tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post1225199444709862580..comments2023-12-06T13:31:17.163+00:00Comments on The Painting of Melancholia: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post-88144668130912822022009-03-17T23:05:00.000+00:002009-03-17T23:05:00.000+00:00Thank you Philine - a good point about his age and...Thank you Philine - a good point about his age and inner turmoil when he painted this self portrait. I probably focused too much on what I saw rather than what he was trying to convey about himself.Blackdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917019570643578121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post-68134730459931700472009-03-17T13:45:00.000+00:002009-03-17T13:45:00.000+00:00A detailed and perceptive analysis of a really im...A detailed and perceptive analysis of a really impressive self-portrait- interesting are your remarks about the painting style and your observation "seems near and yet distant" which might sum up the main impression. - EM is 32 years old, successful as artist, but -as you are saying- there is a feel of loneliness, deeper, inner sadness and a feel of being in distress, perhaps by experiences inAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132023142258421054noreply@blogger.com