New Avatar Category: The Art Collection

[livius drusus]

freemonkey is doing a wonderful job of making avatars from pictures of art works already in the public domain. Scroll down to The Art Collection to have a look at them.

Thank you, freemonkey!

[freemonkey]

you're welcome, I just snagged a new one for myself.

I might try to slow down and title them properly in future. Or maybe we can make a game of guessing about them.

p.s., I like that you organized that huge smiley list!

[Adora]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

Or maybe we can make a game of guessing about them.

Ohh! Ohh! Kama Sutra ruins in India! I know that one!



Is this one one of Caravaggio's?



Bordecelli?

And if anyone can guess mine, I'll give you a cookie.

[livius drusus]

Ooo! Fun game! I'll be back to play it after dinner.

[HelenM]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

you're welcome, I just snagged a new one for myself.

I might try to slow down and title them properly in future. Or maybe we can make a game of guessing about them.

p.s., I like that you organized that huge smiley list!

Thanks, freemonkey! And hi, by the way

Helen

[freemonkey]

Originally Posted by HelenM

And hi, by the way

Helen

hiya, Helen! How's things?

Adora, I haven't found the original files I took those from yet, so I don't have the answers to the "museum game".

I really need to be more careful.

[pescifish]

Here's one from my old avatar collection:

[HelenM]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

hiya, Helen! How's things?

Good We went to the Botanic Garden here yesterday; it was very beautiful with many things in flower and the most amazing array of water-lily flowers I've ever seen (the source of my new avatar - not that I have anything against art collection avatars ). And it was perfect weather - sunny but a little below average for here in July - it was mid 70s, probably. It's been quite cool this summer and I've been appreciating it. Late Spring/Early Summer was very wet here and although no-one likes that, it does mean that everything is greener than usual for the time of year, making it especially pretty.

I hope things are going well for you

Helen

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by pescifish

Here's one from my old avatar collection:

/me giggles

I've uploaded a bunch more gorgeous pieces freemonkey sent me. Lots of Leonardo da Vinci in this round, including my all time favorite:



Lady with Ermine.

[livius drusus]

I hope y'all don't mind, but I went ahead and moved this thread to Arts & Literature. It seemed more appropriate.

[godfry n. glad]

Originally Posted by Adora

And if anyone can guess mine, I'll give you a cookie.

Hmmm... One of the Pre-Raphaelites, perhaps?

Alma-Tadema?

godfry

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by godfry n. glad

Hmmm... One of the Pre-Raphaelites, perhaps?

Alma-Tadema?

I was thinking Pre-Raphaelites too, godfry, but I'm not sure about Alma-Tadema. Her hair would probably be down, for one thing, and the smooth darkness of her eyebrows just don't say Sir Lawrence to me.

C'mon, Adora. End the suspense.

[godfry n. glad]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

I was thinking Pre-Raphaelites too, godfry, but I'm not sure about Alma-Tadema. Her hair would probably be down, for one thing, and the smooth darkness of her eyebrows just don't say Sir Lawrence to me.

C'mon, Adora. End the suspense.

Well, I'd say it's not "gauzy" enough for Waterhouse and too much detail development for Rossetti (and it's _not_ Jane). Also not Billy Morris. And not Bouguereau. Perhaps someone in the French Fine Arts tradition?

It's certainly a beautious face.

It sure looks like it could be Pre-Raphaelite....

godfry