On the painting by de La Tour , the shalm player squeeze
a lemon in the eyes on the HG player to check if he is really
blind , the HG player holds a knife in his hand
http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/fmlac12105_30b.jpg
Notice the angle from wich the HG is shown , this tri-lobal
shape often puzzles makers .
From: "Daniel Musick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [HG] A new project, Bruegel
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:33:33 -0500
Georges de la Tour painted the street musicians fighting. He did several
pictures of a hurdy-gurdy player by himself; seems to be probably the same
guy for several pictures. You've probably seen some of them...I think he
was a bit later than Bruegel.----------Daniel
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Subject: Re: [HG] A new project, Bruegel
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 02:57:20 EST
Oh, there are so many HGs from Bruegel. I found them in the fantasy
painting, in the festival painting and in the dance/wedding paintings. I
think he did
the blind leading the blind painting where the lead blind man, the one
already on the ground, has an HG.
Also, how many people are making the HG with the removable handles
and
cranks. I forget the painter but there is the painting with the musicians
fighting (that never really happens right) and the HG player is using the
pull off
crank handle as a weapon. Thanks Curtis for pointing that out to me.
The problem being that most early paintings were commissioned or
religious or commissioned religious. There are very few painting based on
the
pastoral life or the common man. I have not look to closely at illuminated
manuscripts but that may be a good source, who knows. I have looked
through the
pictures I have and have not come across any HGs in early art (at least
the art I
have).
Scott
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