Based on yesterday’s post, I was asked by a few folks if I went up one more flight of stairs to view the hands of the Sargent murals. Oh, yes indeed I did. I did not begin with the Madonna of Sorrows with her silver crown. With my limited time, I focused first on the prophets.
At the end of my stay, as I focused more on the Madonna of Sorrows, I had to stand close to a young security guard. Finally I turned to her and asked, “Do you ever get bored?” She smiled and suddenly looked about twelve years old. She said, “No, ma’am. Every day I see something new.”
See all of the Sargent murals, in context, via this link. This is an excellent site as well: http://www.sargentmurals.bpl.org/
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I’m loving this “hand” series of yours, Cynthia.
Not coincidentally the hardest part of the body to draw!
Glad you’re enjoying it. 😉
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:52:32 +0000 > To: cynthiastaples@hotmail.com >
Oh what a lovely share!
These hand posts are great! I’ve always been impressed by John Singer Sargent’s hands, especially in his portraits of Robert Louis Stevenson (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Sargent.jpg). 🙂 Best regards, G. E.
Interesting studies of the hands!