tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8504082968114748232..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Cadaver on the CrossJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-21381959502330155972011-02-09T10:52:39.648-05:002011-02-09T10:52:39.648-05:00In addition to the tense muscles, the skin tone an...In addition to the tense muscles, the skin tone and color leads us to believe the figure is still alive. I'd imagine the color would have been drained from the skin if deceased.Gene Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053341689191983550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28309603125969243352010-07-12T01:14:18.395-04:002010-07-12T01:14:18.395-04:00Hard core
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www.humzakhan.blogspo...Hard core<br /><br />www.humzakhan.com<br />www.humzakhan.blogspot.comHumza Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091795470529188200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46364039433872942042010-07-06T03:02:28.718-04:002010-07-06T03:02:28.718-04:00Pietro Annigoni did the same for his Christ figure...Pietro Annigoni did the same for his Christ figure in the Annigoni Room frescoes in San Marco, Florence (1939) and again in his Deposition in the church at Ponte Buggianese (late 1960's)Off the Coast of Utopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025320647237757184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86705179173898867272010-07-06T01:52:04.366-04:002010-07-06T01:52:04.366-04:00was going to say teh same thing as james, it appea...was going to say teh same thing as james, it appears this would be just before deathBrandon Cline-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323691652771466616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47952407290711592492010-07-05T22:38:32.134-04:002010-07-05T22:38:32.134-04:00Very interesting anecdote!
Poortvielt's pai...Very interesting anecdote! <br /><br />Poortvielt's paintings of the crucifixion are some of the best of this subject I've ever seen. When I was a kid, we had his book, "He was One of Us".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423051076809524563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42261697040848341272010-07-05T16:34:52.646-04:002010-07-05T16:34:52.646-04:00Armand, good observation, and I think you're r...Armand, good observation, and I think you're right. Perhaps he regarded Christ's last struggles as the essence of the story.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27184980063860537212010-07-05T15:19:41.188-04:002010-07-05T15:19:41.188-04:00Great post.
I wonder why he chose to paint a livi...Great post.<br /><br />I wonder why he chose to paint a living figure in the end? As the painting shows muscles that are tensed from holding oneself up in that position not relaxed as they would be in death.armandcabrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772142818316748471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79314799745789908702010-07-05T13:13:25.384-04:002010-07-05T13:13:25.384-04:00Wow, what a commitment to realism! That must have ...Wow, what a commitment to realism! That must have been a disturbing yet awe-inspiring sight for those students.Will Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776250635500898092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35641332170193946242010-07-05T13:02:55.743-04:002010-07-05T13:02:55.743-04:00Too bad this guy didn’t know about Sculpey; it wou...Too bad this guy didn’t know about Sculpey; it would have saved him a lot of time, trouble, and expense. -RQRobertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751501281929627657noreply@blogger.com