Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Sir Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of Father Jean Charles della Faille [img]http://uploads0.wikipaintings.org/images/anthony-van-dyck/portrait-of-father-jean-charles-della-faille-1629.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Portrait Of A Monk Of The Benedictine Order, Holding A Skull [img]http://uploads1.wikipaintings.org/images/anthony-van-dyck/portrait-of-a-monk-of-the-benedictine-order-holding-a-skull.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Portrait of a Carmelite Monk, Head and Shoulders [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Anthony_Van_Dyck%2C_Portrait_of_a_Carmelite_Monk%2C_Head_and_Shoulders.jpg/463px-Anthony_Van_Dyck%2C_Portrait_of_a_Carmelite_Monk%2C_Head_and_Shoulders.jpg[/img] vee 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Doménikos Theotokópoulos (El Greco) Portrait of Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino [img]http://uploads0.wikipaintings.org/images/el-greco/portrait-of-fray-hortensio-felix-paravicino-1609.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Portrait of Dominican Friar [img]http://uploads6.wikipaintings.org/images/el-greco/portrait-of-dominican-friar.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias [img]http://uploads2.wikipaintings.org/images/el-greco/portrait-of-diego-de-covarrubias.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Edited October 28, 2011 by Maximilianus vee 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Francisco de Zurbarán Portrait of Fra Zumel Francisco [img]http://uploads2.wikipaintings.org/images/francisco-zurbaran/portrait-of-fra-zumel-francisco.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Brother Alonso de Ocana [img]http://uploads3.wikipaintings.org/images/francisco-zurbaran/brother-alonso-de-ocana.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Brother Alonso de Ocana [img]http://uploads1.wikipaintings.org/images/francisco-zurbaran/brother-pedro-machado.jpg!Blog.jpg[/img] Edited October 28, 2011 by Maximilianus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Carlo Ceresa Portrait of a Friar [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Carlo_Ceresa_-_Portrait_of_a_Friar_-_WGA04649.jpg/459px-Carlo_Ceresa_-_Portrait_of_a_Friar_-_WGA04649.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Henriette Browne La Religieuse [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/La_Religieuse-Henriette_Browne.png/493px-La_Religieuse-Henriette_Browne.png[/img] Nuns [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Henriette_Browne_Nuns.jpg/571px-Henriette_Browne_Nuns.jpg[/img] The Sisters of Mercy [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Browne%2C_Henriette_-_The_Sisters_of_Mercy_-_1859.JPG[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Nicolas de Largillière [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Elizabeth_Throckmorton_-_WGA12479.jpg/481px-Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Elizabeth_Throckmorton_-_WGA12479.jpg[/img] Portrait of Anne Throckmorton as a Nun [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GzQnzaF4k-o/ShL8CTbmUVI/AAAAAAAAHkw/E96pFn-qIzQ/s1600/anne+throckmorton.jpg[/img] mysisterisalittlesister 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandelynmarie 1,812 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Maximilianus' timestamp='1319801319' post='2328138'] Nicolas de Largillière [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Elizabeth_Throckmorton_-_WGA12479.jpg/481px-Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Elizabeth_Throckmorton_-_WGA12479.jpg[/img] Portrait of Anne Throckmorton as a Nun [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GzQnzaF4k-o/ShL8CTbmUVI/AAAAAAAAHkw/E96pFn-qIzQ/s1600/anne+throckmorton.jpg[/img] [/quote] That one on top looks really familiar... Edited October 28, 2011 by brandelynmarie Lil'Monster and Chiquitunga 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandelynmarie 1,812 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Most excellent art choices, btw . Thanks Max! Edited October 28, 2011 by brandelynmarie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Sir John Everett Millais The Vale of Rest [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Millais_The_Vale_of_Rest.jpg[/img] mysisterisalittlesister 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilianus 2,117 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Henri Alphonse Louis Laurent-Desrousseaux The Eve of the First Communion [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxxzXxeNREI/SyF56AHcGuI/AAAAAAAAAto/4QsTRggQs4c/s1600/The+Eve+of+the+First+Communion,+before+1890+by+Henri+Alphonse+Louis+Laurent-Desrousseaux.JPG[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
InPersonaChriste 517 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 [quote name='Maximilianus' timestamp='1319804735' post='2328147'] Sir John Everett Millais The Vale of Rest [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Millais_The_Vale_of_Rest.jpg[/img] [/quote] I stole this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marigold 1,755 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 [quote name='InPersonaChriste' timestamp='1319807251' post='2328158'] I stole this... [/quote] Me too, it's very pretty. I noticed that a lot of the black veils look translucent? Is this artistic license or did veils used to be made of some funny material? Luigi 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandelynmarie 1,812 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 "Ana Dorotea, a Nun at the Convent of the Descalzas Reales" 1628 by Sir Peter Paul RUBENS (1577-1640). [img]http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_1209484/preview.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marigold 1,755 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 [quote name='Maximilianus' timestamp='1319801319' post='2328138'] Portrait of Anne Throckmorton as a Nun [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GzQnzaF4k-o/ShL8CTbmUVI/AAAAAAAAHkw/E96pFn-qIzQ/s1600/anne+throckmorton.jpg[/img] [/quote] "Dang it, door handle came off again!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandelynmarie 1,812 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 What on earth is she holding, God love her! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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