That ain't death... That's Hugh Hefner and some chick 60 years his junior!!!
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Death And The Maiden
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That ain't death... That's Hugh Hefner and some chick 60 years his junior!!!
I don't think I've seen #2 before. Death seems to have turned the maiden into a figurehead of the boat. There's a metaphor in there, but it looks amusingly dramatic.
That ain't death... That's Hugh Hefner and some chick 60 years his junior!!!
Tree
That is, the same thing in other words!
Top-Cat
A very fascinating group, Madiosi, interesting me enough to try to track down the artists -
#1 Death and the Maiden - Elna Borch - Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
#2 Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) American fashion and portrait photographer.
#3 Alejandro DeCinti Oyarzún Chilean-Italian painter, established now in Spain
The other two I can't find, #4 must be somewhere in north Europe with a seagull or pigeon problem
#1 Death and the Maiden - Elna Borch - Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
#2 Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) American fashion and portrait photographer.
#3 Alejandro DeCinti Oyarzún Chilean-Italian painter, established now in Spain
The other two I can't find, #4 must be somewhere in north Europe with a seagull or pigeon problem
malins
Stumbling Seeker
#4 Rolf Brem (1976) Der Tod und das Mädchen, Stans, Switzerland
anyway one thing I notice about a lot of the images, that show Death with his trademark implement... most of the artists don't really know what a proper scythe looks like
Jetzt bist du mir zuvorgekommen...#4 Rolf Brem (1976) Der Tod und das Mädchen, Stans, Switzerland
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anyway one thing I notice about a lot of the images, that show Death with his trademark implement... most of the artists don't really know what a proper scythe looks like
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picswiss_NW-26-35.jpg
never mind how to hold and use one - clumsy bugger, Death! (sorry Jollyrei, no offence...#4 Rolf Brem (1976) Der Tod und das Mädchen, Stans, Switzerland
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anyway one thing I notice about a lot of the images, that show Death with his trademark implement... most of the artists don't really know what a proper scythe looks like
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malins
Stumbling Seeker
started learning that last weekend
- and oh, the hip pouch with the whetstone is really a good idea.
never mind how to hold and use one - clumsy bugger, Death! (sorry Jollyrei, no offence...
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Ok, two West England saints.
malins
Stumbling Seeker
Scythes as weapons of battle -- or instruments of execution -- are a questionable proposal, expert says...
Okay, thanks Madiosi, I like a challenge - especially one where I have to dance with Death!next few.. brain teaser for Eulalia.
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#1 I've found this version
#2 I did actually recognise, it's by Marianne Stokes:
##3 and 4 are bookplates - different names on them - but they allude to the 1st and 3rd movements of Schubert's quartet 14
#5 frustrating to track down, it's all over the internet, but I eventually chased it to the Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa
Clever and wise Eulalia! I think all and #5 is right. Giulio Monteverde, Monumento Celle/Danza MacabraOkay, thanks Madiosi, I like a challenge - especially one where I have to dance with Death!
#1 I've found this version View attachment 394684
#2 I did actually recognise, it's by Marianne Stokes: View attachment 394685
##3 and 4 are bookplates - different names on them - but they allude to the 1st and 3rd movements of Schubert's quartet 14
#5 frustrating to track down, it's all over the internet, but I eventually chased it to the Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa
Naraku
Draconarius
The video is correct...
Scythes as weapons of battle -- or instruments of execution -- are a questionable proposal, expert says...
Oh, and that bit about feet falling off in the end, it can't happen. Says barefoot scything beginner
Except that he's using a modern scythe.
In the Middle Ages, producing that ergonomically curved handle would have taken a great deal of effort. Bending wood like that isn't quick or easy. And, making a thin, light blade that didn't break would have been quite a challenge for the village blacksmith. The quality of iron and tools available to him, would have made a heavier blade much easier and far more reliable. And, the blade would have been wrought-iron. High carbon steel would be way too expensive.
Based on illustrations, it appears that the Medieval scythe had a straight handle and the angle of the blade varied from parallel to perpendicular.
Modern artist are coping the work of earlier artists who may have been depicting the scythes used in their region.
