Came across this and thought it was totally cool Frida admired parrots. Check out the article about the imagery: http://scratchings.net/2008/08/04/benja ... ida-kahlo/
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Parrots in art
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Parrots in art
by Michael » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:10 am
Came across this and thought it was totally cool Frida admired parrots. Check out the article about the imagery: http://scratchings.net/2008/08/04/benja ... ida-kahlo/
Post about parrots you've spotted in famous artwork here.
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Re: Parrots in art
by Becco Lunatico » Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:10 pm
Thought this an interesting thread...
Great painting "Nobleman with a Parrot" by Jozef Simmler here:
http://artyzm.com/e_obraz.php?id=1674
Someday I will get serious about learning how to attach *sigh*
Great painting "Nobleman with a Parrot" by Jozef Simmler here:
http://artyzm.com/e_obraz.php?id=1674
Someday I will get serious about learning how to attach *sigh*
"She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." ~Mark Twain
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Re: Parrots in art
by entrancedbymyGCC » Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:32 pm
Becco Lunatico wrote:Thought this an interesting thread...
Great painting "Nobleman with a Parrot" by Jozef Simmler here:
http://artyzm.com/e_obraz.php?id=1674
Someday I will get serious about learning how to attach *sigh*
Nice macaw!
To show the img I got the link to the picture itself (on my mac, by right clicking on the picture and choosing "copy link location", then I paste it inot the post box and click the Img button above the post box.
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Re: Parrots in art
by Becco Lunatico » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:10 pm
Dontcha love it? Ive been collecting digitals for awhile...just curious about parrot history...when was the big influx of exotics? 17-1800"s???
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Re: Parrots in art
by Becco Lunatico » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:32 pm
"She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." ~Mark Twain
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