UFO Conjectures

Sunday, March 04, 2018

That MJ Banias "portrait"

Scott said it reminded him of van Gogh and dubious f thought Rembrandt was close.

Their choices are in the ballpark. (See below)

But not quite what I see, but I still haven't found the painting (or portrait) that MJ represents.

But I did find a cartoon rendition that comes close, but still not quite on the mark.

Here are some renditions, including one of Shakespeare by an unknown artist and not proven as an authentic portrait of the Avon writer.

van Gogh (two portaits, the pencil drawing a self-portrait):
Rembrandt (self-portrait):
The Shakespeare:
And Federico Cecchin (by Ryan Nore):
RR

5 Comments:

  • I threw it at you in desperation, i'm loosing my mind. I see it too! but can't find it either. In my head, I see a baroque portrait, I've been looking at mj's picture over and over and dreaming about it. Brouwer, Rubens, Velazquez.... where the hell is that portrait ?

    By Blogger Unknown, at Sunday, March 04, 2018  

  • Yah, dubious...

    I am also chagrined by not finding the damn thing and I thought it was from the Flemish school.

    But was it from Bosch? Or the Bruegels?

    RR

    By Blogger RRRGroup, at Sunday, March 04, 2018  

  • A False Memory that the aliens implanted after your last abduction?

    By Blogger David From AU, at Sunday, March 04, 2018  

  • Rich, I don't know what painting is a match for your friend. The Rembrandt suggestion seems pretty good, but maybe not his work but a contemporary. It would be a rare thing for a portrait to have that expression (or any expression) on their face unless it was of a performer or a child. An exception would be Dutch genre paintings. I suggest looking at Frans Hals (and others in the genre) work, perhaps his portrait of Descartes. Anyway, his work might remind you of what you are looking for.

    Best Regards,

    Don

    By Blogger Don, at Monday, March 05, 2018  

  • Franz Hals is a superb possibility, Don.

    I'm going through his portraits at this very moment.

    RR

    By Blogger RRRGroup, at Monday, March 05, 2018  

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