louvre:do you think Mona is genuine?
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[email protected] (Sam) wrote in
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> I was reading up on Mona Lisa on the net where I read several
> suggesting that it is a fake as security make little attempt to stop
> flash photos of it.some ppl even boasted they went inside the barrier
> and took a photo with it.Elsewhere however I read that the fake Mona
> rumor was spread by con "artists" who claimed to their clients that
> they sold them the real Jaconda and the one inthe louvre is a
> fake.What do you think from what you saw?I am going to the louvre next
> week.Is there details of the painting which can be seen which support
> either of these theories?
>
> thanks,
> Sam
It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
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> I was reading up on Mona Lisa on the net where I read several
> suggesting that it is a fake as security make little attempt to stop
> flash photos of it.some ppl even boasted they went inside the barrier
> and took a photo with it.Elsewhere however I read that the fake Mona
> rumor was spread by con "artists" who claimed to their clients that
> they sold them the real Jaconda and the one inthe louvre is a
> fake.What do you think from what you saw?I am going to the louvre next
> week.Is there details of the painting which can be seen which support
> either of these theories?
>
> thanks,
> Sam
It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
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Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in news:41150807$1_2
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> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
> where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
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> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
> where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
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On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 15:07:22 -0500, jcoulter
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>Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in news:41150807$1_2
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>> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
>> where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
>uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
"the of the Orsay"?
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>Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in news:41150807$1_2
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>>
>> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away some
>> where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
>uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
"the of the Orsay"?
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jcoulter writes:
> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
What does "the the Orsay" mean?
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> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
What does "the the Orsay" mean?
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> "the of the Orsay"?
d'Orsay = of Orsay
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> "the of the Orsay"?
d'Orsay = of Orsay
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
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> jcoulter writes:
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>> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
>
> What does "the the Orsay" mean?
>
stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the Orsay
or the more meaningless of Orsay. the point of course being that one should
say in English The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
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> jcoulter writes:
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>> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
>
> What does "the the Orsay" mean?
>
stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the Orsay
or the more meaningless of Orsay. the point of course being that one should
say in English The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
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John Bermont <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mxsmanic wrote:
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> It's not _that_ valuable. It's famous, but it's not a
> > tremendously good work of art.
> >
>
> What would you consider a good work of art?
Msx is almost right. It is famous and it is a very good work of art, but
it is true that there is a lot of hype. I can think about a lot of works
(say, some Giotto series or Caravaggio paintings) that were much more
influential than La Gioconda, and have not as much hype.
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> Mxsmanic wrote:
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> It's not _that_ valuable. It's famous, but it's not a
> > tremendously good work of art.
> >
>
> What would you consider a good work of art?
Msx is almost right. It is famous and it is a very good work of art, but
it is true that there is a lot of hype. I can think about a lot of works
(say, some Giotto series or Caravaggio paintings) that were much more
influential than La Gioconda, and have not as much hype.
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
> [email protected] writes:
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> > "the of the Orsay"?
>
> d'Orsay = of Orsay
Speaking of d'Orsay does anyone know if Whistlers Mother is there
> [email protected] writes:
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> > "the of the Orsay"?
>
> d'Orsay = of Orsay
Speaking of d'Orsay does anyone know if Whistlers Mother is there
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On 8 Aug 2004 00:47:21 -0700, [email protected] (Sam) wrote:
>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
>> [email protected] writes:
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>> > "the of the Orsay"?
>>
>> d'Orsay = of Orsay
>Speaking of d'Orsay does anyone know if Whistlers Mother is there
She's in the Tate gallery.
>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
>> [email protected] writes:
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>> > "the of the Orsay"?
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>> d'Orsay = of Orsay
>Speaking of d'Orsay does anyone know if Whistlers Mother is there
She's in the Tate gallery.
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jcoulter writes:
> stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the Orsay
> or the more meaningless of Orsay.
With or without context, d'Orsay means "of Orsay." There's no definite
article in there, much less two.
> the point of course being that one should say in English
> The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
That would be a good choice, yes, although sometimes one says things
strangely in other languages for the sake of euphony or recognition.
It's routine to say the Pont Neuf bridge, for example, even though
"pont" already means "bridge."
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> stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the Orsay
> or the more meaningless of Orsay.
With or without context, d'Orsay means "of Orsay." There's no definite
article in there, much less two.
> the point of course being that one should say in English
> The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
That would be a good choice, yes, although sometimes one says things
strangely in other languages for the sake of euphony or recognition.
It's routine to say the Pont Neuf bridge, for example, even though
"pont" already means "bridge."
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In message <1gi4bmw.814i9416u080qN%[email protected]>, Luca Logi
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>"Mona" with a single "n" is a Venetian insult with a
>possible sexual overtone.
I wonder what was going through the minds of the people who opened an
Italian restaurant in London and called it La Figa.
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>"Mona" with a single "n" is a Venetian insult with a
>possible sexual overtone.
I wonder what was going through the minds of the people who opened an
Italian restaurant in London and called it La Figa.
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On 6 Aug 2004 08:08:03 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] (Sam) arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this :
... I was reading up on Mona Lisa on the net where I read several
... suggesting that it is a fake as security make little attempt to stop
... flash photos of it.some ppl even boasted they went inside the barrier
... and took a photo with it.Elsewhere however I read that the fake Mona
... rumor was spread by con "artists" who claimed to their clients that
... they sold them the real Jaconda and the one inthe louvre is a
... fake.What do you think from what you saw?I am going to the louvre next
... week.Is there details of the painting which can be seen which support
... either of these theories?
Have you already seen one of pics taken by the tourists ? I bet it's a dot of light and
nothing else...
electrons, so they looked like this :
... I was reading up on Mona Lisa on the net where I read several
... suggesting that it is a fake as security make little attempt to stop
... flash photos of it.some ppl even boasted they went inside the barrier
... and took a photo with it.Elsewhere however I read that the fake Mona
... rumor was spread by con "artists" who claimed to their clients that
... they sold them the real Jaconda and the one inthe louvre is a
... fake.What do you think from what you saw?I am going to the louvre next
... week.Is there details of the painting which can be seen which support
... either of these theories?
Have you already seen one of pics taken by the tourists ? I bet it's a dot of light and
nothing else...
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jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in news:41150807$1_2
> @news.tiscalinet.ch:
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>>
>>
>> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away
>> some where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
Give me a break. ;-)
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> Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in news:41150807$1_2
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>>
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>> It's a total fake! The real one is probably in a basement hide away
>> some where. Skip the Louvre and go to the D'Orsay.
> uhh the Orsay or The musee d'Orsay, but not "the the Orsay" ;-)
Give me a break. ;-)
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
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> jcoulter writes:
>
>> stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the
>> Orsay or the more meaningless of Orsay.
>
> With or without context, d'Orsay means "of Orsay." There's no
> definite article in there, much less two.
>
>> the point of course being that one should say in English
>> The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
>
> That would be a good choice, yes, although sometimes one says things
> strangely in other languages for the sake of euphony or recognition.
> It's routine to say the Pont Neuf bridge, for example, even though
> "pont" already means "bridge."
Exactly. To say "visit the Orsay" is not exactly beautiful in English.
Anyway, the point of my post was to assure the OP that the Mona Lisa in the
Louvre is in fact a fake. Can we never stick to the topic?
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> jcoulter writes:
>
>> stripped of context Musee, d'Orsay by itself only means de Orsay the
>> Orsay or the more meaningless of Orsay.
>
> With or without context, d'Orsay means "of Orsay." There's no
> definite article in there, much less two.
>
>> the point of course being that one should say in English
>> The Orsay or The Orsay Museum,
>
> That would be a good choice, yes, although sometimes one says things
> strangely in other languages for the sake of euphony or recognition.
> It's routine to say the Pont Neuf bridge, for example, even though
> "pont" already means "bridge."
Exactly. To say "visit the Orsay" is not exactly beautiful in English.
Anyway, the point of my post was to assure the OP that the Mona Lisa in the
Louvre is in fact a fake. Can we never stick to the topic?
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Emilia <emilia@(spam-so-)easy.com> wrote in
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> Exactly. To say "visit the Orsay" is not exactly beautiful in English.
>
> Anyway, the point of my post was to assure the OP that the Mona Lisa
> in the Louvre is in fact a fake. Can we never stick to the topic?
>
Ok we can skip the intelligent discussion of linguistic nuance and jump
right into the conspiracy of the week topic. Silly me!
You offer what as validation for your claim of fakery? Untill I see
credible proof to the contrary, I am going to continue to believe that the
Louvre as one of the world's premier art exhibitions is not conning us.
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> Exactly. To say "visit the Orsay" is not exactly beautiful in English.
>
> Anyway, the point of my post was to assure the OP that the Mona Lisa
> in the Louvre is in fact a fake. Can we never stick to the topic?
>
Ok we can skip the intelligent discussion of linguistic nuance and jump
right into the conspiracy of the week topic. Silly me!
You offer what as validation for your claim of fakery? Untill I see
credible proof to the contrary, I am going to continue to believe that the
Louvre as one of the world's premier art exhibitions is not conning us.