Delacroix admired Rubens above all. He once complained about his fellow artists (19C) who seemed to lack high ambition. "They didn't even care to be Rubens", he wrote. (see Delacroix's Journals). WC
----- Original Message ---- From: caldwell-brobeck <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, August 23, 2012 4:55:06 PM Subject: Re: Aesthetic Ideal With respect to the Rubens drawing, I would say that I'm drawn to it because it stimulates (within me) a deep emotional response using an incredibly efficient mastery of means. Most of the others follow along the same lines. Cheers; Chris On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:35 PM, saulostrow <[email protected]> wrote: > and what draws you to such works > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:11 PM, caldwell-brobeck < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I usually point to this one, by Rubens' drawing of Isabella Brant. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Brant_(drawing) >> although there are a number of others that, for me, vie for top spot. >> especially Rembrandt's drawings, and certain works of Lautrec, Klimt, >> and Schiele. Also Cassatt's "Breakfast in Bed". The first painting I >> ever fell in love with was Raphael's St. George and the Dragon (in the >> DC NGA); I saved my pennies to buy a print in 4th or 5th grade. >> Obviously I'm a sucker for artworks with people in them, though I'm >> also very fond of landscape; the first picture that really opened my >> eyes to art in general was Turning Road at L'Estaque, by Derain. >> Cheers; >> Chris >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:30 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Do you have one? >> >> >> >> Over time, did it change? >> >> >> >> If so, in what way? >> >> >> > >> > Is there a work of art that you can point to that best expresses your >> > aesthetic ideal? >> >> > > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > > *Critical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 St > NYC, NY 10011 > [email protected]
