Click-to-enlarge image available from here.Portrait of Innocent X is described in its current-location page (the source of the title image). A shorter description can be seen here (with a different coloration, click-to-enlarge image).That website sometimes includes detail images along with the painting and I thought this was the description of a detail image; but, though pertinent for this painting as well, it is of another painting (philatelists may recognize it) of him (his Catholic Encyclopedia bio) by this artist (his Catholic Encyclopedia bio).Perhaps a blogger had already seen Mr. Melcher’s blog when he wrote this a year later. It does point to this different coloration and description. The artist‘s (search for Diego, click adjacent link for works and descriptions) Wikipedia page and collection.Second of the 2 works by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our weapon is suprise…surprise and fear…fear and surprise…. Our two weapons are fear and surprise…and ruthless efficiency…. Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and the ruthless efficiency…and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope…. Amongst our weapons…are fear, surprise, ruth… Amongst our weaponry…are such elements as fear… I’ll come in again.
BE THIS GUY over 12 years ago
He should of won for “The Conversation.”
Linguist over 12 years ago
Pope Gene XXI
Andrew Capp over 12 years ago
I saw Gene Hackman before I read the comment.
King_Shark over 12 years ago
So that’s the Papal Bull…
Woody157 over 12 years ago
Why must you continue to insist on getting 2 per cent when I put alphadophilus milk on the list?
Arianne over 12 years ago
The Pontiff, aka Papal Doyle.
mamarose127 Premium Member over 12 years ago
I would have said Vincent Price, but then again I’m old.
mabrndt Premium Member over 12 years ago
Click-to-enlarge image available from here.Portrait of Innocent X is described in its current-location page (the source of the title image). A shorter description can be seen here (with a different coloration, click-to-enlarge image).That website sometimes includes detail images along with the painting and I thought this was the description of a detail image; but, though pertinent for this painting as well, it is of another painting (philatelists may recognize it) of him (his Catholic Encyclopedia bio) by this artist (his Catholic Encyclopedia bio).Perhaps a blogger had already seen Mr. Melcher’s blog when he wrote this a year later. It does point to this different coloration and description. The artist‘s (search for Diego, click adjacent link for works and descriptions) Wikipedia page and collection.Second of the 2 works by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
V-Beast over 12 years ago
Wait! Where are you going?…..I was going to make expresso.
Simon_Jester over 12 years ago
You know the line, “I was gonna make espresso?” It wasn’t in the script, Hackman ad-libbed it.
pcolli over 12 years ago
Looks like my old deputy head master.
Linguist over 12 years ago
NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our weapon is suprise…surprise and fear…fear and surprise…. Our two weapons are fear and surprise…and ruthless efficiency…. Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and the ruthless efficiency…and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope…. Amongst our weapons…are fear, surprise, ruth… Amongst our weaponry…are such elements as fear… I’ll come in again.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Here is another work by this artist (ignore name under image there),