Story of Smirk — Green Parrot | A Sunny Place for Shady People
Smirk. For nearly 40 years that enigmatic countenance, that sphinxlike kisser, has gazed out from the plywood shutter on the Southard Street facade of The Green Parrot. Facing the barroom when the Parrot is open and facing the street when we are closed, Smirk, has, as we say, “Seen it All”.
The Serious and the Smirk The Smile in Portraiture - The Public …
Sep 18, 2013 · Millions of words have been devoted to the Mona Lisa and her smirk — more generously known as her ‘enigmatic smile’ — and so today it’s difficult to write about her without sensing that you’re at the back of a very long and noisy queue that stretches all the way back to 16th century Florence.
Why Are Smiles so Rare in Art History? | Artsy
Jun 21, 2019 · For most of recorded human history, the open smile has been “deeply unfashionable,” observes writer Nicholas Jeeves in his essay “The Serious and the Smirk: The Smile in Portraiture.” Today, we perceive smiling as …
Why so serious? The reason we rarely see smiles in art history
Jul 10, 2019 · For most of recorded human history, the open smile has been “deeply unfashionable,” observes writer Nicholas Jeeves in his essay “The Serious and the Smirk: The Smile in Portraiture.”
the serious and the smirk. The most famous and enduring portrait in the world functions around this very conflict. Millions of words have been devoted to the Mona Lisa and her smirk – more generously known as her enigmatic smile — and so today its difficult to …
The Serious and the Smirk: The Smile in Portraiture
Jun 23, 2019 · Millions of words have been devoted to the Mona Lisa and her smirk – more generously known as her ‘enigmatic smile’ — and so today it’s difficult to write about her without sensing that you’re at the back of a very long and noisy queue that stretches all the way back to 16th century Florence.
The Serious and the Smirk - Nicholas Jeeves
In fact, there are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk; and we always use the serious for professional people (except actors sometimes), and the smirk for private ladies and gentlemen who don’t care so much about looking clever.
The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits from the Collection
Jul 14, 2018 · “There are only two styles of portrait painting,” Charles Dickens once remarked, “the serious and the smirk.” Drawn entirely from the collection of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, this exhibition explored the social function of portraits in American history.
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16 Things You Didn’t Know About the ‘Mona Lisa’ - Mental Floss
Jun 28, 2023 · There are those who, upon conjuring up a mental image of the Mona Lisa, see the famous painting’s subject wearing an expression that’s more like a frown than a smirk. It’s an example of a ...