Name the 5 most famous paintings!
Henry Eisenson
In your opinion, what five pre-1900 paintings are the most recognizable
and "famous" to western society (not to the art world). Please exclude
works by Michaelangelo, da Vinci, and Van Gogh, which seem to be
automatic.
Thanks,
Henry
Jonathan Clift
Henry Eisenson wrote
1. The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
2. The Laughing Cavalier, Frans Hals
3. The Fighting Temeraire, Joseph Mallord William Turner
4. The Hay-Wain, John Constable
5. The Scream, Edvard Munch
Does this match your selection Henry?
--
Jonathan Clift
Marilyn
I agree with your #1 - Venus on the half-shell
and then:
2. Gainsborough's "Blue Boy"
3. Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte"
4. Millet's "Gleaners"
5. Whistler's Mother - "Study in Black & White" (this may be turn of
the century).
These are paintings which I remember seeing in reproduction over & over
and I am sure the Canadian experience is different from you Brits.
I am leaving out all those religious paintings, hundreds of crucifixions
etc. or Titian's "Touch Me Not."
Marilyn
bre...@deltanet.com
In article <nQtlqCAm...@ipsart.demon.co.uk>#1/1,
Jonathan Clift <jona...@ipsart.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Henry Eisenson wrote
> >In your opinion, what five pre-1900 paintings are the most recognizable
> >and "famous" to western society (not to the art world). Please exclude
> >works by Michaelangelo, da Vinci, and Van Gogh, which seem to be
> >automatic.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Henry
> >
>
> 1. The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
> 2. The Laughing Cavalier, Frans Hals
> 3. The Fighting Temeraire, Joseph Mallord William Turner
> 4. The Hay-Wain, John Constable
> 5. The Scream, Edvard Munch
>
> Does this match your selection Henry?
>
> --
> Jonathan Clift
>
1. Birth of Venus - Botticelli
2. Liberty leading the people - Delacroix
3. Impressionist Sunrise - Monet
4. Artist in his studio - Vermeer
5. Girl at the Bar of the Follies Bergere - Manet
Others:
The Boating Party - Renoir
Salvation of St. Paul - Carravaggio
Absinthe Drinker - Degas
Please discregard all spelling errors.
Thanks - Aldo
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Bob C
bre...@deltanet.com wrote:
>
> 1. Birth of Venus - Botticelli
> 2. Liberty leading the people - Delacroix
> 3. Impressionist Sunrise - Monet
> 4. Artist in his studio - Vermeer
> 5. Girl at the Bar of the Follies Bergere - Manet
>
I'd have to think that Monet's Rouen Cathedral paintings are far more
recognizable than anything else he ever did (ok, its not a single
painting, but I think it's close enough...) and definitely belong in
this top 5 list. And for Vermeer, I'd be more likely to choose "The Girl
with a Pearl Earring", but even then I don't know if it makes the top 5.
So how about:
1. Birth of Venus - Botticelli (seems like we ALL agree on that!)
2. Rouen Cathedral - Monet (pick one)
3. Self Portrait - Rembrandt (the 1659 version)
4. The Scream - Munch
5. Nighthawks - Hopper
Give me some time, though, I'm sure I could come up with a completely
different list! ;)
- Bob Cantor
Marilyn
Bob C wrote:
> 1. Birth of Venus - Botticelli (seems like we ALL agree on that!)
> 2. Rouen Cathedral - Monet (pick one)
> 3. Self Portrait - Rembrandt (the 1659 version)
> 4. The Scream - Munch
> 5. Nighthawks - Hopper
>
> Give me some time, though, I'm sure I could come up with a completely
> different list! ;)
>
> - Bob Cantor
Was Hopper pre_1900?
Marilyn
S Hossack
We would suggest:-
1. The Haywain, Constable
2. Two Dancers on Stage, Degas
3. Olympia, Manet
4. The Garden of Earthly Delights, Bosch
5. The Valpincon Bather, Ingres
Phil & Sue Hossack
Bob C
Sorry, I didn't realize that was one of the several restrictions.
Nevertheless, after some consideration (not too much, of course ;), that
was the only post-1900 painting I selected; although many 1900s styles
may be very famous, I don't know that the actual images are. I was also
assuming from the original request that the famous aspect was meant to
refer to the general public and not just artists or the type of people
who post to this group. It seems like a lot of the paintings being
mentioned here are very well known to artists but not necessarily to the
general public (like the Haywain or any of the Manet paintings listed),
but maybe that just reflects the prejudices of the particular culture I
grew up in.
- Bob C.
Marilyn
Bob C wrote:
snipped here
It seems like a lot of the paintings being
> mentioned here are very well known to artists but not necessarily to the
> general public (like the Haywain or any of the Manet paintings listed),
> but maybe that just reflects the prejudices of the particular culture I
> grew up in.
>
> - Bob C.
I agree with you about the Haywain, which I had never seen until
in an art history class, as well as Manet's "Dejeuner sur l'herbe."
I tried to think of reproductions I had seen over the years, and not
the usual art history selections. If I were to include them I would have
to, of course, mention the cave paintings in Altimira which seem to open
almost every art history or painting book. I was thinking more of
the cliches and that would depend on the cultural milieu. For example,
if asked about 20th century paintings I would have to say the
Canadian Group of Seven, their paintings in reproductions were like the
wall paper of my childhood.
bye
Marilyn
JCMandel
I think that if you are going to include a Monet, the Water Lilies is a better
choice than Rouen Cathedral.
Also, how can this list be complete without a Van Gogh? The Irises? The
Sunflowers? A Self-Portrait? Bedroom at Arles? Hummmm...
Bob C
The original request asked us to ignore Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Van
Gogh. I'm not sure why, since this might only add two or three to the
list - The Mona Lisa, The Creation of Adam, and possibly a Starry Night.
But how could you mention Van Gogh and leave out "A Starry Night"? Well,
I guess the same way you could think that the Water Lilies are more
recognizable than the Rouen Cathedral. In your experiences, they
probably are; in mine, they don't come close.
What we really need to do is have someone take a survey - where's Komar
and Melamid when you need them?
- Bob Cantor
JCMandel
Bob,
Of course you are right about Starry Night... I guess my oversight was a
Purloined Letter kind of thing... I see that painting about six times a year...
Thanks for reminding me.
Orion713
1. Mona Lisa
2. Water Lilies
3. Starry Night
4. Birth of Venus
5. Does the Sistine Chapel ceiling count?
-Amy
abyw...@bidmc.harvard.edu
In article <354F95...@erols.com>#1/1,
Monet's water lilies are everywhere, on post-cards, notebooks, kleenex boxes,
binders - everywhere. I've only seen the Rouen Cathedral in museums. In real
life, the water lilies are much more impressive (imho) than any of the
cathedral paintings.
-Alexis