tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103288818005519281.post9054745783117271208..comments2024-02-25T23:39:44.980+00:00Comments on IDLE SPECULATIONS: Memorial DayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216619732353177072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103288818005519281.post-9482963955175557692010-10-16T13:55:33.669+00:002010-10-16T13:55:33.669+00:00Unfortunately I would have to agree
I would suspe...Unfortunately I would have to agree<br /><br />I would suspect that the final composition had to be approved by the patron and the Carmelite authorities at the Church in Lyon before the finished article was painted and then delivered<br /><br />The finished article looks rather staged and didactic particularly in the pose of the Christ.<br /><br />I find the portrait of St Teresa more attractive in the sketch than in the finished work. It has a vulnerable quality about the face as if she is genuinely surprised and taken aback by the vision. The same cannot be said about the St Teresa in the finished article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216619732353177072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103288818005519281.post-28121931358344507422010-10-16T00:13:42.004+00:002010-10-16T00:13:42.004+00:00I don't know whether this is the "right&q...I don't know whether this is the "right" aesthetic reaction, but I much prefer the preparatory sketch to the finished canvas. <br /><br />Had I the cash (!) I would have outbid the Musée Granet.Londiniensishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310965192661014230noreply@blogger.com