MOC of a Rembrandt by Barbara Werth

Post by **Bruce N H** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:35 pm

Hey all,

The source material is a couple of centuries too late to be truly medieval, but everyone should definitely check out Babara Werth's recration of the Rembrandt painting "The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp":

The original Rembrandt for comparison:

Barbara's Lugnet announcement

Bruce

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:58 pm

Very cool, in a sort of grotesque way. It looks very much like the original. Those (scala?) foam pieces are very useful for frilly collars, and as always, fleshies make the perfect dead people.

~smcginnis

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:12 pm

Well crafted! I am most impressed by the head choice and the lighting she used. They both make the whole thing look very much like the original!

Azaghal · Post by **Azaghal** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:18 pm

I didn't know TLC even made blank fleshie torsos.

{shudders}

Anyway, I applaud any attempt to render flat art into LEGO, and this one is particularly well done.

Post by **Bruce N H** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:11 pm

Azaghal wrote:I didn't know TLC even made blank fleshie torsos.

I'm not 100% sure it is light flesh--it may be tan, as the head and torso look slightly different to me, but that may well be a trick of lighting. However, AFAIK there is no blank light flesh torso, but if you took any of these three torsos:

Poison Ivy, Patrick (Spongebob's friend), and Slave Leia, respectively, and turn the arms backwards, you'll have a blank fleshy torso. As long as no camera angle shows the back side.

Bruce

mysticallyenchanting · Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:47 pm

I think I prefer the lego version to the original!

Shurtugal · Post by **Shurtugal** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:36 pm

Hmmm. I like it. I'm a fan of the painting, too. They both look very similar, good job on the re-creation.

Now if only you could capture those pointy noses in Lego...

kelderic · Post by **kelderic** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:54 pm

mysticallyenchanting wrote:I think I prefer the lego version to the original!

I second that! This is very nice.

Kelderic

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:36 pm

Hehe, I'm not sure I can say I prefer LEGO to Rembrandt, but I like them both equally. I never thought I'd be saying this, but that is an ingenious loincloth!

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:52 am

Wow. I didn't think Annie Preston's artistic vigs could be topped, but this is amazing. Great find, Bruce!

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:44 am

Interesting MOC. I think I'll borrow that design for some colonial era European minifigs.

CAI · Post by **CAI** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:16 pm

This is awesome and well done, she also has a Pirstes of the Carribean moc that I just noticed in her gallery.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=154575

cheers.

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:45 pm

Very well done! I took that opportunity to view her other stuff, she has some fantastic MOCs! I'm glad you all brought this to my attention.

Post by **Athos** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:28 am

Looks like there is another painting rendered in Lego:

This time its a Spitzweg:

http://eurobricks.hosting.ipsyn.com/eur ... topic=6864

I'll refer you to the eurobricks thread so you can see the original painting too...

Steve

Azaghal · Post by **Azaghal** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:40 am

I think the Anatomy Lecture was better, but there were a couple intersting bits in the Poor Poet - like the single leg in place of the boot.