Random Photo Friday
Name that painting!
Truly a random photo… this was taken on my first trip to Paris back in 2008. I visited the Louvre for the first time… and photographed as much as I could. It was so overwhelming. There are masterpieces stacked on masterpieces on extremely high walls.
Now if you follow art circles and the news in general… you know that there was a treasure trove of paintings re-discovered in Germany. They were stolen by the Nazis from Jewish households in WWII. Among them are works of Matisse, Chagall, Picasso and so many more! They total over 1,400 in number.
There are some amazing works included as seen here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/12/nazi-art-website/3504817/
This is much needed to counteract the needless proposed burning of priceless artworks stolen by that fool in Rotterdam.
La Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres.
I didn’t (don’t) recognize the particular painting, but it that posing is often titled “Olympias”.
M. Lonie… you are correct, Sir. Ding ding ding… you win… um, the title of winner! Yay!