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Title: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: cosine on February 19, 2007, 07:09:39 PM
This is one of my favorites, from Vladimir Kush:



http://www.vladimirkush.com/editions.php?category_id=9


I think that painting is a very apt analogy for marriage.
Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: Manedwolf on February 19, 2007, 07:31:37 PM


It's not a pipe. It's paint on canvas that looks like an image of a pipe to us. But as Magritte said, you can't put tobacco into it, so it's not a pipe.

Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: 280plus on February 20, 2007, 03:08:41 AM
 I'm so sorry, I just couldn't resist... grin
Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: 280plus on February 20, 2007, 03:29:01 AM
Ok, now for my real choice...

Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: zahc on February 20, 2007, 05:02:30 AM
Do woodcuts count? I'm thinking of night, death, and the devil.
Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: Dannyboy on February 20, 2007, 05:13:17 AM
One of my favorites.
"The Oath of the Horatii" by Jacques-Louis David
Title: Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
Post by: CAnnoneer on February 20, 2007, 05:38:50 AM
Nothing beats da Vinci's smirk.