tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174968997245861623.post50388566491402520..comments2024-03-24T18:46:54.104-04:00Comments on Missives from the Art World: Mauritshuis at the FrickGerald G. Stiebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15193602274020829489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174968997245861623.post-79543013080061752492013-11-11T14:25:42.825-05:002013-11-11T14:25:42.825-05:00Thanks for reading Richard, i appreciate itThanks for reading Richard, i appreciate itGerald G. Stiebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193602274020829489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174968997245861623.post-56339877841851862592013-11-11T07:35:44.541-05:002013-11-11T07:35:44.541-05:00Great post, Gerald. I agree with your comment abou...Great post, Gerald. I agree with your comment about glazing. I haven't yet seen the Frick show, so I don't know what kind of glass the Mautizhaus is using, but there are good non-reflective options these days. We've had to glaze all the pictures in the current tour of the Clark's collection, and it turned out all right. Depends on the lighting as well.<br /><br />Regarding Rembrandt's Susannah, you're right that it is a more sympathetic depiction of her plight than most from the era (compare Tintoretto's in Vienna!); but that's not to say that she isn't still presented as an object of (male) delectation. Mary Garrard noted long ago that Rembrandt depicted her in the pose of Venus Pudica, which would have encouraged lustily thoughts, presumably. As you say, the Elders (the villains of the story) are barely visible...but it's still a great painting!<br /><br />Richard Rand curiokellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555134206827439105noreply@blogger.com