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Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« 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.
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Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2007, 03:08:41 AM »
 I'm so sorry, I just couldn't resist... grin
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2007, 03:29:01 AM »
Ok, now for my real choice...

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Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2007, 05:02:30 AM »
Do woodcuts count? I'm thinking of night, death, and the devil.
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Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2007, 05:13:17 AM »
One of my favorites.
"The Oath of the Horatii" by Jacques-Louis David
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Re: Paintings of a philosophical nature you especially like...
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2007, 05:38:50 AM »
Nothing beats da Vinci's smirk.
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