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Old August 28th, 2011, 08:48 PM   #261

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I love this picture, who is the painter?

"Danae" by Corregio:
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Old August 28th, 2011, 10:37 PM   #262

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Maxfield Parrish: Maxfield Parrish Art
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I love this picture, who is the painter?
It's Evelyn De Morgan:

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Maxfield Parrish: Maxfield Parrish Art
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Never seen this one. Parrish is one of my favorites.

Edit: Actually is that Maxfield Parrish? This is what you meant to post I think:

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Old August 29th, 2011, 06:43 AM   #265

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Old August 29th, 2011, 07:42 AM   #266

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I love paintings of Pieter Bruegel the elder:

The Blind Leading the Blind
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The Dutch proverbs:
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Tower of Babel:
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Old August 29th, 2011, 10:34 AM   #267

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As for ancient paintings, I am particularly fond of the garden of Livia :

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Old August 29th, 2011, 12:03 PM   #269

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Was going to offer several paintings by Albrecht Dürer and Auguste Renoir but was obviously distracted. The "Face Off" painting is spectacular.
Yes, so spectacular that I don't think they are real. So, who else thinks the paintings I posted are fakes?

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Old August 29th, 2011, 04:37 PM   #270

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Never seen this one. Parrish is one of my favorites.

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Yes it is. The wife and I have a print hanging in our bedroom. In fact, the picture played a small part when we first met over twenty years ago.
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