tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post5744366162480208069..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: The Duke's ArtistMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-39824927329425241132012-05-17T12:23:50.237-04:002012-05-17T12:23:50.237-04:00A smaller nose, but bigger ears!A smaller nose, but bigger ears!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-53958989419047480752012-05-17T10:58:00.977-04:002012-05-17T10:58:00.977-04:00Hello Mark,
I have to say that your profile is muc...Hello Mark,<br />I have to say that your profile is much more pleasing. Great post!<br />Anyes<br />XXAnyes K. Busby - Studio Vignette Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989650562190771548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-45242967164963183522012-05-13T11:17:01.089-04:002012-05-13T11:17:01.089-04:00No, I'm sure I'm more like the duke's ...No, I'm sure I'm more like the duke's artist, but I did have fun working on that portrait!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-87498558591792038332012-05-11T15:59:32.431-04:002012-05-11T15:59:32.431-04:00Enjoyed reading this, Mark. So THAT's where yo...Enjoyed reading this, Mark. So THAT's where your catchy (not to mention artistically fetching) profile pix comes from. I wish I had the knowledge to put something like this together from one of my own pix. It is really very, VERY clever.<br /><br />So, what are you now, like - the Duke of Ruffernia? :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-46974636022002809372012-05-07T17:14:48.478-04:002012-05-07T17:14:48.478-04:00Thank you for visiting, and for the nice complimen...Thank you for visiting, and for the nice compliment!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-35718081092598118302012-05-07T17:14:14.054-04:002012-05-07T17:14:14.054-04:00Thank you, Parnassus for inspiring this posting!
...Thank you, Parnassus for inspiring this posting!<br /><br />The "Triumphs" are indeed on the reverse of the portraits, so that the whole affair was four spectacular paintings that could be held at one time. Receiving them must have been a thrill not unlike opening a Fabergé Easter egg.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the Duke's library! It's great to get a taste of his millieu, and one can easily see how he might have been regarded as the most well-read man in Italy, perhaps Europe.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-24931001036404432632012-05-07T17:00:25.475-04:002012-05-07T17:00:25.475-04:00Hi, Steve -
Your observation about the perspectiv...Hi, Steve -<br /><br />Your observation about the perspective is certainly in character with who della Francesca was and the creative atmosphere in which he lived. My biography of him relates that a subject like perspective would have been discussed less as a technical subject and more as an intellectual dialogue.<br /><br />I can't thank you enough for putting me onto the Aponovich blogspot. His work is gorgeous! I've just visited it and bookmarked it for a more thorough investigation!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-51889267747719101452012-05-07T16:51:58.134-04:002012-05-07T16:51:58.134-04:00Dear Rosemary - In profile, I do have a distinctiv...Dear Rosemary - In profile, I do have a distinctive nose, but thank goodness it hasn't been formed by a lance!<br /><br />I really like the idea of a theme-based art trip, though I've never done that. You're giving me some great ideas for the future!<br /><br />Della Francesca's interpretation of The Resurrection is my own favorite because the image of Christ is so physically powerful, much more effective than an etherial rendition. I did not know that about the sleeping guard. I guess I still have some studying to do!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-72376951716725598772012-05-07T16:43:13.259-04:002012-05-07T16:43:13.259-04:00Hello Jane and Lance:
As you may know, St. Peters...Hello Jane and Lance:<br /><br />As you may know, St. Petersburg, Florida has the largest collection of Salvador Dali's work outside of Spain. And just as Piero della Francesca was interested in geometry, Dali was interested in the sciences, and particularly physics. Yes, I think he would have loved the symbolism of della Francesca's egg, a symbol he did in fact incorporate into his own paintings often.<br /><br />I, too, am a great fan of Road to Parnassus, both the site and the commentator.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-34054259540934116022012-05-07T15:33:37.523-04:002012-05-07T15:33:37.523-04:00Mark I love your blog. Always something thought pr...Mark I love your blog. Always something thought provoking. Thank you so much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653002570804767370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-33717764997138431862012-05-07T13:32:00.039-04:002012-05-07T13:32:00.039-04:00Thank you for giving us the background story behin...Thank you for giving us the background story behind this iconic image. The Masaccio-Piero link makes me want to start looking for their common themes in other paintings of the times. I never knew about the original display of the portraits--your recreation is vivid and telling. Are the "Triumphs" paintings on the backs of the portraits, or are they on separate panels?<br /><br />That Duke of Urbino portrait has been getting around lately. The blog Big Old Houses just used it to illustrate its fascinating article telling how some paneling from the Duke's library was re-installed in a New York house:<br />http://bigoldhouses.blogspot.com/2012/04/ducal-new-york.html<br /><br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-49043744619292794522012-05-07T13:30:24.724-04:002012-05-07T13:30:24.724-04:00I also notice in the "Flagellation of Christ&...I also notice in the "Flagellation of Christ" that the lines of perspective meet at Christ, perhaps a Renaissance op-ed that all paths lead to Christ.<br /><br />You might also enjoy this post by a local artist who uses that painting's atmosphere as inspriation: http://aponovich52.blogspot.com/2011/04/parrot-tulips-in-black-vase.htmlAn Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-54042033308396627342012-05-07T06:52:07.746-04:002012-05-07T06:52:07.746-04:00Dear Mark - my favourite kind of post.
You may h...Dear Mark - my favourite kind of post. <br />You may have the red hat and gown, but what a relief you do not have that nose! <br />H and I once did the Piero della Francesca trail which took us to Florence, Arezzo, then his birthplace of Sansepolcro, and finally Urbino.<br />One of my favourite paintings is The Resurrection in the Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. It is very large and Christ seems to be striding over the wall towards you. One of the sleeping guards is said to be a portrait of Piero.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-85576194626640595522012-05-07T05:54:12.278-04:002012-05-07T05:54:12.278-04:00Hello Mark:
As always, a most interesting post. Ho...Hello Mark:<br />As always, a most interesting post. How we love all of these paintings of the Renaissance period and the frescoes which you illustrate here of the work of Masaccio on Florence are, in our view, sublime.<br /><br />How very intriguing to make the connection as you do with Dali and the Brera Altarpiece - something which we had not previously considered.<br /><br />Like you, we thoroughly enjoy 'The Road to Parnassus'. Jim has always been most supportive of our own blog; we wish that he would post more.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com