Watson and the Shark (detail)

Painting of the day:

John Singleton Copley
Watson and the Shark (detail) ~ 1778
National Gallery of Art

Published in: on August 22, 2012 at 12:01 am  Comments (4)  

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  1. On August 22, 2012 at 1:08 am hermanking said:

    An ugly painting.

    This monstrosity is apropos to what?

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    • On August 22, 2012 at 1:17 am Chechar said:

      Actually it’s a very well-known masterpiece (I admired it for the first time on a book in 1963). What you see above is only a detail of the whole painting.

      Reply
  2. On August 22, 2012 at 1:32 am hermanking said:

    I prefer the exquisite beauty of Maxfield Parrish.

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  3. On August 22, 2012 at 11:34 am Barbara Cornett (@bjcornett) said:

    This painting is taken from an actual event. The person in the water is an orphan boy who was working on his Uncle’s boat. He was attacked by sharks which took out a chunk of flesh and also his foot in a second attack.

    The kid was rescued by the boat and lived a long life and was Mayor of London.

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