Board Home | Search | Login The Resistance HQ :: Resistance Forums :: Resistance Discussions :: ...looking for the painting... Author Topic: ...looking for the painting... (Read 1,597 times) Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 ...looking for the painting... « Thread Started on Mar 20, 2004, 1:08pm » Last fall, I saw a framed print of a painting called "The First Lesson" in an antique store and fell in love with it. Problem is, they want $400 for it. Last night I watched Equilibrium for the first time (awesome movie!!) and it blew me away when right in the beginning of the movie, there was the painting!! I've searched for it on the web for hours and hours with no success. Does ANYONE know who the painter is, or where I could order a print? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #1 on Mar 20, 2004, 10:55pm » Hi Bella...I was hoping that someone might already have this answer for you but I guess not. Can you discribe which picture exactly that you are looking for since the title does not seem to helping?? Maybe we can get someone to grab some screen caps of it then to help in the search. « Last Edit: Mar 20, 2004, 10:56pm by JenGe » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show MAX Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline The South Park Cleric Joined: Aug 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 947 Location: hidden Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #2 on Mar 20, 2004, 11:17pm » This one? http://www.american-buddha.com/a-eq.15_small1.jpg http://www.freewebs.com/equilibrium-movie/johndoe2.JPG Hmmm? That's the only one I can think of... Apart from, of course, the Mona Lisa. http://www.american-buddha.com/a-eq.57a_small.jpg Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #3 on Mar 20, 2004, 11:49pm » No, there are several on the back wall in that raid sequence as well. I think I remember seeing a Nude. Was it Aphrodite?? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show MAX Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline The South Park Cleric Joined: Aug 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 947 Location: hidden Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #4 on Mar 21, 2004, 2:04am » Oh. The "right in the beginning" made me think it was that one. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #5 on Mar 21, 2004, 9:46am » Quote: Oh. The "right in the beginning" made me think it was that one. Could be...that's why I was asking. Don't want to waste time searching for the wrong painting. BTW, thanks for pulling up the images. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #6 on Mar 21, 2004, 10:47am » That's the one Max. The girl with a book on her lap. I'm not usually a fan of portraits, but the look on this girls face is what caught my attention. Sort of ..wistful...hard to describe. I still can't find it I think it was painted in 1856. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Libby Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it! Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Female Posts: 3,138 Location: England Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #7 on Mar 21, 2004, 11:32am » Are you sure of the title? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged ] Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #8 on Mar 21, 2004, 1:46pm » Hi Libby ...well, that's what it said on the picture. I have been looking through English artists, but maybe it's American. And a belated thanks Max, at least I can look at it here for now Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Libby Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it! Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Female Posts: 3,138 Location: England Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #9 on Mar 21, 2004, 2:07pm » Hmmm. I've looked through various sites and come up with zilch. I agree, it's a really lovely painting - such expressive features. It reminded me of Millais, but I was looking through the European stuff - given they filmed in Germany. Maybe it is American. I'll keep looking. Oh, btw, you should register and join the mayhem! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged ] Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #10 on Mar 21, 2004, 3:16pm » I found it!!! http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=1588850003&startat=%2Fstartpage%2Easp The store had the picture mislabelled, they said Unknown artist..and the tile is wrong too. No wonder I had such a hard time finding it. Thanks for looking though! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged MAX Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline The South Park Cleric Joined: Aug 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 947 Location: hidden Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #11 on Mar 21, 2004, 10:53pm » Quote: thanks for pulling up the images. Quote: thanks Max, at least I can look at it here for now No problem. Glad to be of help. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #12 on Mar 22, 2004, 11:10am » Quote: I found it!!! http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=1588850003&startat=%2Fstartpage%2Easp ! Ok, that link did not work for me except to take me to All Posters main page. So what's the title (for future reference)?? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #13 on Mar 22, 2004, 6:47pm » oops...sorry It's called The Story Book...and it's by Adolphe-William Bouguereau. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #14 on Mar 22, 2004, 7:27pm » Hey, kewl Bella...I'll keep track of that for the future. Thanks!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show Libby Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it! Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Female Posts: 3,138 Location: England Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #15 on Mar 23, 2004, 2:15pm » Ah... I remember that KW made a reference to Bouguereau in his Commentary in 'Man's Inhumanity....' Quote: ...and if I had used a Bouguereau or something some people might have actually cheered. Do you think he had something against the artist? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged ] Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Bella Sense Offender member is offline Joined: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #16 on Mar 24, 2004, 9:29pm » This web page explains a bit of it...I was wondering why I had never heard of Bouguereau before...now that I've seen a lot of his work, I'm just speechless. http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2002/NYSOPA_speech/bouguereau1.asp Thank you Kurt Wimmer. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged JenGe Evidentiary Storage Officer member is offline "Its just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt." Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,505 Location: Surfing the Net Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #17 on Mar 30, 2004, 10:07pm » Just FYI... I place the info about this painting in the Trivia section of the site... Thanks to Bella...here...have a Coke... Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented." - Truman Show Xenia Onatopp- Bale Grammaton Cleric First Class member is offline A CB addict and an EQ junkie Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Female Posts: 4,139 Location: in CB's bedroom Re: ...looking for the painting... « Reply #18 on Mar 31, 2004, 8:19am » Thanks Bella for the link. Those paintings are really precious and beautiful. What a collection!!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Terrorism is the war of the poor. War is the terrorism of the rich."-an Iraqi protester. 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