So, two priests are sitting in a tree...
August 24, 2012 1:06 PM Subscribe
I am looking for the name of a painting, may have been in a version of The Art Book. Google has failed me for years.
I remember seeing the painting in one of my brother's art school textbooks, or possibly one of his versions of The Art Book, years ago.
I have no idea who the artist was, what time period it was painted in, or anything about the painting at all except for a vague description:
It is a painting of a bush or possibly a tree in which members of the Catholic clergy are sitting. There are bishops and priests, possibly the Pope. I would describe the style as "cute" (an artiste I am not).
Does anyone have any idea what this painting is?! Thanks.
I remember seeing the painting in one of my brother's art school textbooks, or possibly one of his versions of The Art Book, years ago.
I have no idea who the artist was, what time period it was painted in, or anything about the painting at all except for a vague description:
It is a painting of a bush or possibly a tree in which members of the Catholic clergy are sitting. There are bishops and priests, possibly the Pope. I would describe the style as "cute" (an artiste I am not).
Does anyone have any idea what this painting is?! Thanks.
Can you describe the style? It might be a depiction of the Jesse Tree.
Was it something like this?
posted by vacapinta at 1:28 PM on August 24, 2012
Was it something like this?
posted by vacapinta at 1:28 PM on August 24, 2012
Response by poster: OK, so, it was definitely in the style of Fernando Botero. So similar, in fact, that I was surprised I didn't find it when going through 18 pages of Botero prints. His depictions of Catholic clergy are practically identical to the ones in the painting I remember. Thinking back now, it may have been a portrait like the ones I linked to, but with a tree in the background with little people in it.
Am I thinking of a Botero painting that I just can't find on Google? Someone who painted similar themes in the same style?
posted by peacrow at 3:03 PM on August 24, 2012
Am I thinking of a Botero painting that I just can't find on Google? Someone who painted similar themes in the same style?
posted by peacrow at 3:03 PM on August 24, 2012
Charles Bragg? He does satirize religious, especially Catholic, figures. Quickly flipping through a book I have, I found one image of a ship of fools in a tree, although there are military leaders there, not popes. His and Botero's approaches could both be considered "cute".
posted by TimTypeZed at 3:33 PM on August 24, 2012
posted by TimTypeZed at 3:33 PM on August 24, 2012
Response by poster: Found it: Nuestra Señora De Cajicá.
Thanks for the ideas, though!
posted by peacrow at 3:44 PM on August 24, 2012
Thanks for the ideas, though!
posted by peacrow at 3:44 PM on August 24, 2012
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posted by amicamentis at 1:25 PM on August 24, 2012