Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by Jaruzel » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 9:36 AM UTC

Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by AdamN » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 1:47 PM UTC

"During the Renaissance period, hands were as important a focus of attention as the face was, because they were the only other visible area of the body."

[Example painting is a Titian with a naked Mary Magdalene]

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by baldr333 » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 1:50 PM UTC

Hitler also had the same hand gesture in his portrait by Heinrich Knirr

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by imglorp » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

baldr333 wrote: post #3

Hitler also had the same hand gesture in his portrait by Heinrich Knirr

More than one evidently.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Hitler+portrait+by+Heinrich+Knirr&...

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by riskable » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

baldr333 wrote: post #3

Hitler also had the same hand gesture in his portrait by Heinrich Knirr

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Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by Dr_Birdbrain » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 1:59 PM UTC

I am confused why this appears on NIH.gov

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by mandibeet » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 2:00 PM UTC

Symbolic language in paintings is always so interesting for me to discover

Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by mvkel » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 2:03 PM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 2:03 PM UTC

Dr_Birdbrain wrote: post #6

I am confused why this appears on NIH.gov

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Re: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019)

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 2:03 PM UTC

mvkel wrote: post #8

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