Danae Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn (1606-1669)

Что тут скажешь?!!! ШЕДЕВР!!!

Красота!!!

великая вещь! а в живую так и вовсе дух захватывает от такой красоты!

классс

Id heard about this painting; is it expensive? By the way, the man in the background symbolizes the misunderstanding of the immaculate conception.

Жаль, что шизофреничный ублюдок облил этот шедевр серной кислотой.

Life is about understanding your existence in a hostile environment. As the saying goes, Kyivan Rus wasnt actually located in Kyiv.

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The soul doesnt resonate. Many professional artists would say its due to a lack of education and taste, but the fact remains: the soul doesnt connect with its essence. But if it were my painting? I would admire it all the time. Its full of contradictions. You need to see the original.

Dear Roman, the woman in the background is not a man. King Argos imprisoned his daughter Danae after learning of a prophecy that he would be killed by her son. He placed a servant girl with her... you can easily find the entire story of the painting online. Thank you ARPANET and its creators!

Великолепно!

In 1985, a tragedy struck the Hermitage Museum: a madman slashed Rembrandts Danaë with a knife and then doused it with hydrochloric acid. Almost half of the painting was reduced to a brownish mass, and everyone believed that it was lost forever.

However, during the restoration, a secret of Rembrandts masterpiece was revealed: two Danaës were depicted on the canvas – one over the other! At first, the artist painted a happy woman awaiting love; she lay under a white sheet – the artist did not want to expose his wifes nakedness to prying eyes. The painting radiated joy, reflecting the authors emotional state.

Then, another woman took Saskias place in the painting. The restoration of the desecrated Danaë lasted for fifteen long years. Finally, the canvas was restored. The renewed Danaë was placed behind bulletproof glass. Scientists bitterly claim that the true destruction of Danaë occurred long before the tragedy at the Hermitage. This happened when the great artist, after Saskias death, heeded the persuasions of his maid and mistress, Geertje Dircx, and repainted the immortal canvas. Saskia disappeared from it, and Geertje Dircx appeared in her place!

Thus, Rembrandt broke a vow of fidelity to the incomparable Saskia and was cruelly punished for this by higher powers.

Its a shame that the website doesnt allow you to download this wonderful picture (and others) in full size. What is the reason for this? The maximum resolution available seems to be 800x500 pixels, with a file size of approximately 115 KB.

I couldnt help but look at this painting, knowing its history of being restored after the assassination attempt in April 1985. As a reminder of that event, part of the floor was left untouched.

Служанка ли?

Служанка ли?

It turns out this isnt Saskia, but a portrait of Gherdtje Dirx. She has very lifelike features and smooth, soft skin, unlike the painted plaster look seen in most ancient heroines on canvases.