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Is that a digital photograph of the Rembrandt? I see coloring in the face that I don't see on most reproductions
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Peter & Tim,
The color may be pushed just a tad, but I don't think very much, if it is. It is a quick digital I took at the Met (you can tell by the crooked framing of the shot). I didn't really think it would come out, but it did quite well. I hit the auto levels in Photoshop, as the photo out of the camera was just a bit dark. Next time I'm there I'll double check and let you know how much extra intensity the camera may have added. If I remember correctly there is a reasonable amount of color in this particular portrait.
I forgot to mention that there is a little Vermeer with a mostly bluish cast there (forgot the title) of a woman in a window (go figure). The values have nice sensitive relationships, and even though it is tiny, it draws me back to it. I'm not a particular fan of the way Vermeer depicts female heads, but the value handling, edges, and color in this particular one is very special.
Of course if we are not talking painting with people... Fredrick Churches "Heart of the Andes" and the Gifford Catskill landscape hanging near it, are very special. There's a Church there that overall is not among the best, however the rainbow painted in it literally glows with it's own light. It