In a message dated 9/26/06 8:48:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/26/06 6:33:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >> > > > > That's like Michelangelo hiring some contract painters so he could finish > > that dern chapel ceiling job faster. Sure, they'd get it done, but the > result > > wouldn't be quite the same... ;-) > > > > > Actually, that was a common practice at the time. The master would > outline the work, paint some of the difficult parts, to be completed by > his apprentices. > > But Michelangelo didn't do that in the Sistine Chapel. He insisted on doing it all himself - and it took *years*. The results kinda speak for themselves. > > These works are often known as "from the studio of" and are responsible > for some of difficulty the art world has in attribution. They're also not up to the level of true masterworks. The Renaissance produced a lot of art - of varying quality. Nowadays we hams have lots of equipment to choose from - of varying quality.... If Di Vinci > > painted the outline and some of the work (say 20%) and his apprentices > did the rest, is it an authentic Di Vinci? > I don't know if Leonardo Da Vinci had apprentices, but I doubt he let them anywhere near works like the Mona Lisa. --- I am reminded of the story of the mice in a house who held a meeting because of the new cat. They all agreed that something needed to be done about the cat problem. They also all agreed that the solution was for someone to tie a bell around the cat's neck, so they could hear the cat approaching. It was a great idea and they all congratulated themselves on it and offered various suggestions about the size, tone and type of bell and ribbon to be used. But when it came time for a mouse to step forward and actually bell the cat.... 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
