tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post5714567945408707317..comments2024-03-27T23:37:16.303-04:00Comments on Southwest Daily Images: Two DuchessesJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-16429499221407598842012-12-18T23:59:36.201-05:002012-12-18T23:59:36.201-05:00I love art but these images would not be my first ...I love art but these images would not be my first choice. I, however, appreciate the style and color; they're all quite lovely and remarkable.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-88640977149394440512012-12-18T16:11:46.856-05:002012-12-18T16:11:46.856-05:00Love that last detail photo.Love that last detail photo.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-62249949626414846272012-12-18T04:46:20.640-05:002012-12-18T04:46:20.640-05:00The gallery looks lovely as wellThe gallery looks lovely as wellMohttp://aglimpseoflondon.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-60440580451453330052012-12-17T22:19:18.685-05:002012-12-17T22:19:18.685-05:00Beautiful works and a reminder of the eternal bene...Beautiful works and a reminder of the eternal benefits of nepotism. But what's the portrait to the left of the duchess? That's the most interesting one.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-28377369432520938032012-12-17T21:31:40.933-05:002012-12-17T21:31:40.933-05:00What beautiful paintings.What beautiful paintings.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-55514137570208822972012-12-17T17:26:00.633-05:002012-12-17T17:26:00.633-05:00Hello and thank you. I love Vigée Le Brun. She was...Hello and thank you. I love Vigée Le Brun. She was an excellent portraitist.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-69997643733348999242012-12-17T15:11:55.482-05:002012-12-17T15:11:55.482-05:00These are all stunning. These are all stunning. LOLfromPasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885733052838545978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-43357097391979799002012-12-17T14:30:13.743-05:002012-12-17T14:30:13.743-05:00An exquisite French art-work .... framed perfectly...An exquisite French art-work .... framed perfectly. Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-62113388639129646162012-12-17T14:23:20.755-05:002012-12-17T14:23:20.755-05:00She was a great portraitist, you got a fancy and b...She was a great portraitist, you got a fancy and beautiful work of art here!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-86360336102981950552012-12-17T14:12:19.082-05:002012-12-17T14:12:19.082-05:00These are very very beautiful !! These are very very beautiful !! Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480403752005019620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-63144039356822892612012-12-17T12:55:35.127-05:002012-12-17T12:55:35.127-05:00These are quite lovely, Jack. Like you have said a...These are quite lovely, Jack. Like you have said about the blogs, they show one side of the world as it was but there was a whole other side that was struggling to survive.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-7465923687192193862012-12-17T10:58:33.125-05:002012-12-17T10:58:33.125-05:00Just beautiful! I especially like the Duchesse du ...Just beautiful! I especially like the Duchesse du Polignac detail at the bottom. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-3945228732863571272012-12-17T10:56:22.987-05:002012-12-17T10:56:22.987-05:00Wonderful paintings, Jack, and fascinating histori...Wonderful paintings, Jack, and fascinating histories indeed! Thanks for sharing the beauty -- something we all need to focus on these days! Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-32378033061272974702012-12-17T10:49:17.668-05:002012-12-17T10:49:17.668-05:00Isn't it funny to think we are a 'civilise...Isn't it funny to think we are a 'civilised' world today when really all this culture has been going on for hundreds of years and how lucky we are that it has survived for us to appreciate, thanks Jack.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-8667407491413374572012-12-17T10:29:45.161-05:002012-12-17T10:29:45.161-05:00You've shown us some beautiful works of art wi...You've shown us some beautiful works of art with very interesting histories. Wonderful.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-26568952254317826602012-12-17T08:33:11.930-05:002012-12-17T08:33:11.930-05:00What artistry! The portraits are so realistic. Alt...What artistry! The portraits are so realistic. Although I would not want to hang paintings like this in my home, I love looking at them in museums. It's amazing what the human mind and hand can create.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-25313664963686617572012-12-17T07:48:08.496-05:002012-12-17T07:48:08.496-05:00I haven't been to an art museum in years... yo...I haven't been to an art museum in years... you've inspired me to go again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-35248906737632689602012-12-17T05:53:20.784-05:002012-12-17T05:53:20.784-05:00I would imagine these paintings effectively portra...I would imagine these paintings effectively portrayed the way these people really looked so these are like photos in that sense and the painters might be thought of as the very first photo bloggers.<br /><br />Oui?<br /><br />Very beautiful work!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.com