ITT: We Nitpick and Critique Cassic Art Works

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she aint even cute?? leonardo??????

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>American Gothic
The proportions on the woman are way off, her neck looks weird.

>>2881878
I've seen this painting in person in Toronto. It's massive and incredible, they have a room set up basically just for this one painting that fills a whole wall, then the other walls have some small nice sketches by Rubens.

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What even is this, it's like he's never even seen a rhino

That shit is baroque, dude, they used more dark shades in the shadows to apply a more theatrical atmosphere.

>>2881881
Leo was a homo anyways how would he know?

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The hand holding the knife looks more like a pincer and the background is just lazy.

>>2881885
Oh I'm sure it is, this thread isn't meant to be taken too seriously.

There is a fantastic documentary about the price of artwork that features this painting, here are all the parts, I'd recommend the channel as well for a wealth of art documentaries.

What Makes Art Valuable
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFrERdnHibM (part related to Rubens starts at 6 minutes 50 seconds)
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob1pFf2V55U
Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drMDhl8uzI
Part 4 (from 44:50 onwards)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a-29jpmXaY

>>2881881
YOU ARE NOW ALL AWARE THAT LEONARDO USED TRACING TO HELP WITH HIS PAINTINGS

TRACING IS A LEGITIMATE METHOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-IsiLw30Hs

12 MINUTES ONWARDS

>>2881928
So did Norman Rockwell.

>>2882067
Are you trying to make some sort of point or are you just adding to the conversation?

>>2882071
Nah, just agreeing with you. Most big artists throughout all of history traced in some fashion.

Lmao this is the quintessential /ic/ thread. It perfectly embodies the Dunning-Kruger effect.

>>2882188
You do realize it's a joke thread, right?

>>2882190
something something idiots and company.

>>2882304
this is probs some reverse meta-bait since i genuinely believe ur smarter than this

>>2881882
this is what American farm women look like

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>>2881887
The bonus spike is amazing.

I can't believe it's been 500 years, and the best mankind has to offer is sakimichan