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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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camel	Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4817 (08/25/2002 18:30) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Remove this ad Neo-classical meets Romantic... good stuff -Noel no method, no guru, no teacher
afterimage	Re: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres	#1	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 2448 (08/25/2002 18:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love his portraits. The people depicted always comes across as rich and beautiful aristocrats (which they obviously are), but with this open, face that you can then imagine all sorts of emotions behind the eyes. I'll find an example... Madamoiselle Riviere 1805; Louvre, Paris This is my favourite Ingres portrait... she looks like a little doll dressed up to look like a full adult. I find the gloves are a striking contrast to the fur. But it's the eyes that mesmerise me. Very exotic. Ingres also painted this young lady's, mother and father, which give you a nice idea of the full family. I recently picked up a nice book with large colour plates at the markets for $2, unfortunately, it didn't have the picture above in it... Art books are a true weakness for me... *Amanda
anoshun	Ingres, the artistic draftsman	#2	[-]
Posts: 751 (08/25/2002 19:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How are you enjoying this subjectivity lately, Noel? I was desparately seeking out some of Ingres' work in July while visiting the Loooovra in Paris. My dogs were simultaneously barking while my arches were falling, trying to take me to his shrine....then a museum guide informed me that his section is closed. My feet thanked me and happily rested before the large scale Ruebens!! If not more magnificent as a formalist. So, Inges is one of the all time figurative draftsman. I discovered him in my mid-twenties. Still doesn't compare to Da Vinci or Bernini, but I still think he's brilliant and one of the best figurative artists ever. I'm more fond of John Waterhouse, John Singer Sergeant as they seems to be more lively...with their personal style.
camel	Re: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres	#3	[-]
Posts: 4817 (08/25/2002 21:11) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	John Williams Waterhouse certainly expanded upon Ingres' style. His 'Hylades and the Nymphs' is a great example. The wanton -believable- look on the faces of the Nymphs renders the women in 'The Turkish Bath' almost prosaic in comparison. However, it is as Amanda put it, 'behind the eyes' of the women where one is drawn. Nearly all the senses are tantalised in 'the Bath'. One woman plays an Oud. There is perfume and incense in the air (one woman holds a brazier full of myrrh -or frankinsence, perfuming the very Celtic-looking blonde's hair). Each woman's gaze seems directed at something specific. Some seem orgiastic, some very focused, others are slipping into contended languor. The imagination runs wild. And what's in the vessels on the tray? Mint tea? Turkish coffee (a weakness of mine)? Claret? Very stirring picture. Cheers, Noel no method, no guru, no teacher
anoshun	The Influence of Ingres	#4	[-]
Posts: 751 (08/25/2002 23:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's true Noel, Ingres was majorly influential in the academic world of drawing and painting....all the pre-French Revolution artists weren't quite as free thinking as Ingres with his nudes. Perhaps they couldn't show their drawing expertise in this useful way that Ingres chose. One of my favorite nude paintings ever is Ingres "The Source"- it's economical in it's single woman and the detailed modeling, well developed color....what can I say, he could draw too well. His great paintings are rare, and I like his later things....the reflections of 'The Source' are nearly mirror perfect. to view a good collection of Ingres' drawings, paintings, and "The Source": www.geocities.com/ingresweb/ www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/ingres/

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