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- 3. seductive, mysterious, powerful, melancholic, absent ... the look has fascinated artists for centuries
- 4. The look in European paintings
- 5. The intense gaze shared between the two, two aspects, two abstract entities that confront each other and recognize each other all too well the Sphinx, hypnotizing look, aggressive and sensual due to its proximity Oedipus, upright, proud, with a defiant gaze. Gustave Moreau Œdipe et le Sphinx Oedipus and the Sphinx Edipo y la esfinge 1864 The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York, NY
- 7. A sideways stare is often a sign of complicity. Raffaello Sanzio, Raphael Autoportrait avec un ami Autoportrait Self-Portrait with a Friend Autorretrato con un amigo 1518-1519 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 10. his look plays with the viewer's look … Some portraits look at us out of the corner of their eye as if to make clear that your presence has been noticed … Leonardo da Vinci Portrait d'une dame de la cour de Milan, dit a tort "La Belle Ferronnière" Portrait of an unknown woman, incorrectly known as "La belle Ferronnière“ Retrato de una mujer desconocida o Retrato de dama antes “La Belle Ferronnière” 1495 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 13. a piercing gaze ... Individual portraits were first painted towards the end of the Middle Ages as princes, rulers, and warlords wanted to assert their authority and have their power recognized. In these profile and front-on depictions, the subject's gaze is strong, focused. Piero della Francesca Portrait de Sigismond Malatesta, seigneur de Rimini Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta Retrato de Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta 1451 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 16. a total intransigence in the dark expression of Jupiter, King of the Gods as … Thetis kneels by his side, begging for some favor. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Jupiter et Thetis Jupiter and Thétis Júpiter y Tetis 1811 Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
- 19. Having just murdered Jean-Paul Marat ... the eyes of French Revolutionary figure Charlotte Corday betray her horror at what she has done as well her feeling of power and satisfaction at seeing her duty fulfilled. Paul Jacques Aime Baudry Charlotte Corday 1860 Musée d'Arts, Nantes
- 23. an eye watches our every move ... and … a shoe is unlaced Marie-Denise Villers Étude de femme d'après nature, dit aussi Portrait de madame Soustras Study of a Woman or Portrait of Madame Soustras Estudio de una mujer al natural, también conocido como Retrato de Madame Soustras 1830 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 27. defying the viewer's gaze ... Since the Venus of the Renaissance, the naked form has enjoyed a boom like no other. Yet in the 19th century this naked body took on the appearance of a woman of easy virtue, becoming a little too real and a little too tangible and ... scandal breaks out! … Edouard Manet Olympia 1863 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- 32. terror, amazement, surprise and astonishment in eyes and faces the moment when the feast attendants warn, terrified, the miracle of the writing on the wall Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Belshazzar’s Feast Le Festin de Balthazar El festín de Baltasar 1635-1638 The National Gallery, London
- 35. the fragility of human existence compared to all of the power of the elements ... a man with a nightmarish look fighting for his family's survival during a terrible flood Anne-Louis Girodet De Roussy-Trioson Le Déluge The Flood El diluvio 1806 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 38. The outrageously made-up eyes of these old ladies conceal nothing: youth has long since abandoned them ... …. and time is gearing up to sweep them away altogether. Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes Le Temps ou Les Vieilles Old Women or Time El Tiempo y las viejas 1810 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille
- 41. sidelong glances sweeping the scene … the old gypsy woman lures the victim, her accomplice watches her, and two other, in the shadows, steal her Moral: keep your eyes open! Georges de La Tour The Fortune Teller La Diseuse de bonne aventure La buenaventura 1630 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
- 45. glances and attitudes revealed complicity … the cheat, a slight smile on the lips, looking sideways, the courtesan, eyes upwards, towards the servant, the servant, his right eye looking at the viewer and the deceived young man, his eyes riveted on his four cards, including a spade Georges de La Tour Le Tricheur à l'as de carreau The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds El tahúr del as de diamantes 1635 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 49. on the eve of his fall, slumped on a chair, despondent, recalling past glories ... his eyes suggest his disappointment and disenchantment Paul Delaroche Napoléon à Fontainebleau, le 31 mars 1814 Napoléon at Fontainebleau, 31 March 1814 Napoleón en Fontainebleau, 31 de marzo de 1814 1840 ou 1845 Musée de l'Armée, Paris
- 53. an absent look … the unease and isolation of a long-suffering woman Edgar Degas Dans un café, dit aussi L'Absinthe In a Cafe, also called Absinthe En un café, también llamado La absenta 1875-1876 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- 56. intense looks, which show a great tenderness between the two characters: that of a grandfather and grandson. The poignancy of the image is dramatized by the contrast between the man's wise face, disfigured by rosacea, and the child's delicate profile. Domenico Ghirlandaio Portrait d'un vieillard et d'un jeune garcon An Old Man and his Grandson Un anciano con su nieto 1490 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 59. Cheerful looks in 16th-century Western art ... the mighty Hercules being dressed as a woman by a gaggle of females to general amusement. Hercules with a spindle in hand, dressed as a woman by three maidens of Omphale, who looks at the viewer from the right edge of the composition. Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach, l'Ancien Hercule à la cour d'Omphale Hercules at the court of Omphale Hércules en la corte de Ónfale 1537 Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
- 64. a Neapolitan beggar boy, a princely dignity and a smile José de Ribera, called Lo Spagnoletto, dit l'Espagnolet Le Pied-bot The Clubfoot El patizambo 1642 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 68. a simple, genuine happiness joie de vivre shine in the eyes of women in love ... As if transported by the dance, one of them pauses with laughing eyes in the embrace of the man whispering in her ear. Auguste Renoir Danse à la campagne Dance in the Country Baile en el campo 1883 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- 71. The chain of gaze John's eyes stare at Salome, who looks at the crotch of the executioner, who mocks the young woman, who replies with a laugh Behind them, the dark, distant gaze of the figure of death. Lovis Corinth Salome II Salomé II Salomé II 1900 Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Leipzig
- 75. a look that follows us …
- 76. that legendary smile ... the movement by means of the "twisted pyramid" effect, invented by da Vinci to give the illusion that the character is following us with his gaze ... Leonardo da Vinci Léonard de Vinci Portrait de Lisa Gherardini, épouse de Francesco del Giocondo, dite Monna Lisa, la Gioconda ou la Joconde Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, known as Monna Lisa, la Gioconda or Mona Lisa Retrato de Lisa Gherardini, esposa de Francesco del Giocondo, conocido como La Gioconda o Monna Lisa 1503-1519 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 80. Le regard dans la peinture européenne The look in European paintings La mirada en la pintura europea images and text credit www. Music The Piano Guys Arwen's Vigil created olga_oes thanks for watching o.esqsegues@gmail.com