Need help from teh Lounge, please

[blogslut]

I need the name of a famous and/or classic painting where the subject concerns gossiping, whispering or conspirators. Hopefully one that's old, like pre-1900's old.

Anybody know of something like that?

[Deep13]

1. How 'bout The Last Supper?

:shrug:

[blogslut]

4. Sorry

Not quite what I need. :)

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. .

http://www.paintedchurch.org/lmelgoss.htm

[blogslut]

3. Awww

Thanks but that's too etchy for my needs. Here's a sample of what I intend to do with the image:

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. Try going to art.com and search "gossip" in their search box.

Good luck!

[blogslut]

6. Ahh

Thanks for the suggestion!

[Ptah]

7. Norman Rockwell

[blogslut]

8. I know!

That's an excellent one but it's too new and the faces are too profile for what I want to do. But thanks for that. :hi:

[Haole Girl]

9. Les Noces de Pierrette

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_gAAU4no0IoA/SYqiTqsswXI/AAAAAAAAA1M/cyVz_oGgOQU/Les+Noces+de+Pierrette%3BPiasso.jpg

Les Noces de Pierrette
Picasso created this painting during the most critical period of his life, when he suffering of continuous depression from the death of his friend Carlos Casagemas.

The paintings considered as a blue period masterpiece. Les Noces de Pierrette (translated as ‘The Marriage of Pierrete’) was painted in 1905, a time when Picasso faced poverty early in his career.

In this painting, Picasso uses many shades of blue. The blues help express the somber mood of the painting.

Picasso portrays rich socialites gossiping and suited up in gowns and top hats yet no person seems to express any real emotions.

This being done in one of the most down and out points of his life, Picasso was probably implying that, that was not a happy life either.

In 1989, it was sold for US$49.3 million.

[blogslut]

12. Lovely

I really like that but not for this project. :)

[myrna minx]

10. How about Aubrey Beardsley?

http://rogallery.com/Beardsley_Aubrey/Aubrey-Beardsley_Untitled-Gossip.htm

[blogslut]

13. I wish

Beardsley is great for me because his stuff is public domain but, sadly, b/w line stuff is right out.

[Call Me Wesley]

11. Botticelli's 'Calumny?'

Here's a detail:

[blogslut]

14. Gorgeous

Although not correct for this project I will keep that in mind for future use. :)

[blogslut]

15. Found one!

The Three Gossips by Louis Grosclaude - date late 1800s:



Wheee!

[Call Me Wesley]

16. And a very nice one!

Great painting!

[hippywife]

17. That looks like a scene

out of Cranford, the series they've been playing on Masterpiece Theater on PBS. LOL

[Arkansas Granny]

18. LOL. It would even more like it if the little dog was wearing a ruffled dress.

[hippywife]

19. I'm really loving that series. LOL

I was so glad that they continued it last night and have one more episode to go. :hi:

[blogslut]

21. I'll have to look for it when it comes out on DVD

I don't have a teevee machine anymore. Actually, I haven't watched Masterpiece Theater since I Claudius. I did re-watch the Henry VIII and Elizabeth thingies when I had a Netflix account. Sadly, that's gone too. :(

EDIT for a caveat: I do own a teevee machine but it's a tube teevee and only works for watching DVDs and playing video games.

[hippywife]

23. PBS is all we watch

and the only reason we still have a TV. Actually, my husband worked some magic so we can get it without through a computer and flat panel monitor so we didn't spend squat when people were supposed to be buying converter boxes.

I think there are already DVD's out of Cranford, as the orginal series is a couple of years old. Judi Dench is wonderful in this series.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/cranford/index.html

:hi:

[old mark]

20. bs- look for paintings by Watteau - he painted a lot of scenes

that may be interesting to you, especially details of them.


mark

[blogslut]

22. Thank you!

His stuff is a treasure trove for my evil purposes. :)

EDIT: This one is gonna come in handy, LOL:

[old mark]

24. He is one of my favorite painters of that period,and an interesting guy, litterally

grew up on the streets and started as a sign painter for small shops.

mark

[woo me with science]

25. A couple of possibilities:

http://goldenagepaintings.blogspot.com/2008/08/edmund-blair-leighton-gossip.html





http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=2828566&CID=013ae61ba47a47e295ca714fe0cff200&search=&FindID=&P=&PP=&sortby=&cname=&SearchID=

[MilesColtrane]

26. This may be too contemporary.

There's this, but it may not be quite right either.