07/11/2009 by Nikita
Cornelis de Man of Delft, The Chess Players, c. 1670, Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest – Source:mentalblog
We all know by looking at evidence like art, poems, photos etc. we can tell what happened in the past. Do I have to say more…
See this video if you want me to explain more…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WLGMC9B6zw
Spoken by great men:"Give me 20 divisions of American soldiers and I will breach Europe. Give me 15 consisting of Englishmen and I will advance to the borders of Berlin. Give me two divisions of those marvellous fighting Boers and I will remove Germany from the face of the earth." - Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, Commander of the Allied Forces during WW2.
"The Americans fight for a free world, the English mostly for honour, glory and medals, the French and Canadians decide too late that they have to participate. The Italians are too scared to fight, the Russians have no choice. The Germans for their Fatherland. The Boers? Those sons of Bitches fight for the hell of it." American General, George 'Guts and Glory' Patton.
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Are you familiar with the American painter Thomas Eakins? He was known for his realistic paintings of doctors performing surgery, but he also painted a famous picture of two people playing chess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chess_Players_(painting)
hi Dan
Nope, haven’t heard of him. I will go again to the wiki-link you left me..there are a few paintings named: “The Chess players”. In this painting – in my entry – there is a female player…and it’s a painting of the 1600’s. That means…
That means what?? 😉
errr…you really wanna know? 🙂
I like the painting. And the one that Dan linked to. But this one has more life in it.
Hi Kop! Yes, I agree with you, I like this one more too.