Female Figure

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ubu507

c.1956

Gnau region
Saint Louis Art Museum

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Nude Girl on a Rug

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1912

Lovis Corinth
German, 1858–1925

Saint Louis art Museum

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Studio (Female Nude and Sculpture)

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1946

Max Beckmann
German, 1884–1950

Saint Louis Art Museum

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Guess

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where I spent last week? and I didn’t get the blues once!

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Masquerade

Posted on September 18, 2011 by ubu507

1948

Max Beckmann
German, 1884–1950

Saint Louis Art Museum

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Judith and Holofernes

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c.1554

Giorgio Vasari
Italian, 1511–1574

Saint Louis Art Museum

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Interest 10

Posted on September 13, 2011 by ubu507

I’m going to get the Saint Louis Blues for a few days so try to hold on without fresh visual stimulus — see ya soon…

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A Maiden, a Monkey, and the Mango Tree

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Indian ca. 850

The celestial woman’s body bends, as if from the weight of her breasts, just as the mango tree is pulled down by the heavy fruit. The monkey is a playful spectator of this masterful play of rounded flesh and lively strands of gems. The figure was originally placed high as a ceiling support in the hall attached to a temple sanctuary, where it suggested fertility and abundance.

The Walters Art Museum

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So Confused!

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Vajravarahi

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Nepalese, ca.1400

Vajravarahi, the “thunderbolt boar,” is the Wisdom belonging to the identification deity Chakrasamvara. She is said to have initiated some of the mahasiddhas (legendary meditation masters with magical abilities). The sow’s head sticking out from behind her right ear is a reminder that some of the Wisdoms have ties with the wild and the inexplicable.

The Walters Art Museum

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