The look in European paintings (Olga E.)

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The look
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seductive, mysterious, powerful, melancholic,
absent ... the look has fascinated artists for
centuries
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The look in European paintings
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The intense gaze shared between the two, two
aspects, two abstract entities that confront each
other and recognize each other all too well the
Sphinx, hypnotizing look, aggressive and sensual
due to its proximity Oedipus, upright, proud,
with a defiant gaze. Gustave
Moreau Œdipe et le Sphinx Oedipus and the
Sphinx Edipo y la esfinge 1864 The Metropolitan
Museum of Art , New York, NY
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A sideways stare is often a sign of
complicity. Raffaello
Sanzio, Raphael Autoportrait avec un ami
Autoportrait Self-Portrait with a
Friend Autorretrato con un amigo 1518-1519 Musée
du Louvre, Paris
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his look plays with the viewer's look Some
portraits look at us out of the corner of their
eye as if to make clear that your presence has
been noticed Leonardo da
Vinci Portrait d'une dame de la cour de Milan,
dit a tort "La Belle Ferronnière" Portrait of an
unknown woman, incorrectly known as "La belle
Ferronnière Retrato de una mujer desconocida o
Retrato de dama antes La Belle
Ferronnière 1495 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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a piercing gaze ... Individual portraits were
first painted towards the end of the Middle Ages
as princes, rulers, and warlords wanted to
assert their authority and have their power
recognized. In these profile and front-on
depictions, the subject's gaze is strong,
focused. Piero della
Francesca Portrait de Sigismond Malatesta,
seigneur de Rimini Portrait of Sigismondo
Pandolfo Malatesta Retrato de Sigismondo Pandolfo
Malatesta 1451 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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a total intransigence in the dark expression of
Jupiter, King of the Gods as Thetis kneels
by his side, begging for some favor.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Jupiter et
Thetis Jupiter and Thétis Júpiter y
Tetis 1811 Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet,
Aix-en-Provence
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Having just murdered Jean-Paul Marat ... the
eyes of French Revolutionary figure Charlotte
Corday betray her horror at what she has done
as well her feeling of power and satisfaction
at seeing her duty fulfilled. P
aul Jacques Aime Baudry Charlotte
Corday 1860 Musée d'Arts, Nantes
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an eye watches our every move ... and a shoe
is unlaced Marie-Denise
Villers Étude de femme d'après nature, dit aussi
Portrait de madame Soustras  Study of a Woman or
Portrait of Madame Soustras Estudio de una mujer
al natural, también conocido como Retrato de
Madame Soustras 1830 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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defying the viewer's gaze ... Since the Venus
of the Renaissance, the naked form has enjoyed a
boom like no other. Yet in the 19th century
this naked body took on the appearance of a
woman of easy virtue, becoming a little too real
and a little too tangible and ... scandal
breaks out! Edouard
Manet Olympia 1863 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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terror, amazement, surprise and astonishment in
eyes and faces the moment when the feast
attendants warn, terrified, the miracle of the
writing on the wall Rembrandt
Harmenszoon van Rijn Belshazzars Feast Le Festin
de Balthazar El festín de Baltasar 1635-1638 The
National Gallery, London
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the fragility of human existence compared to all
of the power of the elements ... a man with a
nightmarish look fighting for his family's
survival during a terrible flood
Anne-Louis Girodet De Roussy-Trioson Le
Déluge The Flood El diluvio 1806 Musée du
Louvre, Paris
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The outrageously made-up eyes of these old ladies
conceal nothing youth has long since abandoned
them ... . and time is gearing up to sweep
them away altogether. Francisco
Jose de Goya y Lucientes Le Temps ou Les
Vieilles Old Women or Time El Tiempo y las
viejas 1810 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille
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sidelong glances sweeping the scene the old
gypsy woman lures the victim, her accomplice
watches her, and two other, in the shadows,
steal her Moral keep your eyes
open! Georges de La Tour The
Fortune Teller La Diseuse de bonne aventure La
buenaventura 1630 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York City
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glances and attitudes revealed complicity the
cheat, a slight smile on the lips, looking
sideways, the courtesan, eyes upwards, towards
the servant, the servant, his right eye looking
at the viewer and the deceived young man, his
eyes riveted on his four cards, including a
spade Georges de La Tour Le Tricheur
à l'as de carreau The Cheat with the Ace of
Diamonds El tahúr del as de diamantes
1635 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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on the eve of his fall, slumped on a chair,
despondent, recalling past glories ... his
eyes suggest his disappointment and
disenchantment Paul
Delaroche Napoléon à Fontainebleau, le 31 mars
1814 Napoléon at Fontainebleau, 31 March
1814 Napoleón en Fontainebleau, 31 de marzo de
1814 1840 ou 1845 Musée de l'Armée, Paris
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an absent look the unease and isolation of a
long-suffering woman Edgar
Degas Dans un café, dit aussi L'Absinthe In a
Cafe, also called Absinthe En un café, también
llamado La absenta 1875-1876 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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intense looks, which show a great tenderness
between the two characters that of a
grandfather and grandson. The poignancy of the
image is dramatized by the contrast between the
man's wise face, disfigured by rosacea, and the
child's delicate profile. Domeni
co Ghirlandaio Portrait d'un vieillard et d'un
jeune garcon An Old Man and his Grandson Un
anciano con su nieto 1490 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Cheerful looks in 16th-century Western art
... the mighty Hercules being dressed as a
woman by a gaggle of females to general
amusement. Hercules with a spindle in hand,
dressed as a woman by three maidens of Omphale,
who looks at the viewer from the right edge of
the composition. Lucas Cranach
the Elder Lucas Cranach, l'Ancien Hercule à la
cour d'Omphale Hercules at the court of
Omphale Hércules en la corte de
Ónfale 1537 Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
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a Neapolitan beggar boy, a princely
dignity and a smile José de
Ribera, called Lo Spagnoletto, dit
l'Espagnolet Le Pied-bot The Clubfoot El
patizambo 1642 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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a simple, genuine happiness joie de vivre shine
in the eyes of women in love ... As if
transported by the dance, one of them pauses with
laughing eyes in the embrace of the man
whispering in her ear. Auguste
Renoir Danse à la campagne Dance in the
Country Baile en el campo 1883 Musée d'Orsay,
Paris
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The chain of gaze John's eyes stare at
Salome, who looks at the crotch of the
executioner, who mocks the young woman, who
replies with a laugh Behind them, the dark,
distant gaze of the figure of death.
Lovis Corinth Salome II Salomé II Salomé
II 1900 Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig,
Leipzig
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a look that follows us
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that legendary smile ... the movement by means
of the "twisted pyramid" effect, invented by da
Vinci to give the illusion that the character is
following us with his gaze ...
Leonardo da Vinci Léonard de Vinci Portrait de
Lisa Gherardini, épouse de Francesco del
Giocondo, dite Monna Lisa, la Gioconda ou la
Joconde Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of
Francesco del Giocondo, known as Monna Lisa, la
Gioconda or Mona Lisa Retrato de Lisa Gherardini,
esposa de Francesco del Giocondo, conocido como
La Gioconda o Monna Lisa 1503-1519 Musée du
Louvre, Paris
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