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$30 Drawing Could Be a Renaissance Work Worth Millions
- going_ham 5y agoSweet.
- mdoms 5y ago
- ThePowerOfFuet 5y agoHN was better back when comments like this weren't posted.
- redis_mlc 5y ago[dead]
- coolso 5y agoI think it’s good when people call out dishonest and misleading news organizations, no matter how established they are. Though, in this case it’s not really a political news article so I don’t think the comment is relevant for this particular submission.
- caenorst 5y agoIsn't there a psychological phenomenon (I can't remember the name) where despite that you can find some news article that are complete BS, and you know it because it's an area in which you are knowledgeable, but you still believe the other articles in which you have no knowledge? While such comments appear to be troll-ish I think it's always good to have a reminder.
- netrus 5y agoGell-Mann amnesia.
- drenvuk 5y agoI don't really understand why any drawing of the virgin mary could be worth millions regardless of whom it's by. There's so many renditions. At this point it feels like biblical fan art and the Louvre is filled with it. I'd rather see art that hasn't been repeated ad infinitum like stuff by osman bey or charles curran or something else. I guess it's just taste? I probably don't know anything, just talking.
- xcambar 5y agoI understand you may not like the theme, but really, the possibility of uncovering a 600 years-old drawing of a major artist is certainly worth mentioning in an article.
- dgellow 5y agoIt seems to be more about the artist, and not the subject.
- OtomotO 5y agoFits the Zeitgeist (of today)
- unbanned 5y ago>At this point it feels like biblical fan art Snorted. Thanks for that.
- jdavis703 5y agoNo, it’s not really fan art. It just happened one of the largest art patrons was the church. They wanted art to “educate” (i.e. evangelize) a largely illiterate population. And there was no internet back then, so every religious site would need art illustrating the same themes.
- tdrdt 5y agoThings are worth what the highest bidder is willing to pay. There are no other reasons involved. Taste doesn't matter, history doesn't matter, material doesn't matter, the creator doesn't matter. The highest bidder does have his reasons, but they can be very different from person to person.
- fumeux_fume 5y ago99.9% probability it's a forgery. But many people stand to make a lot of money if it's sold so they'll try to find enough experts to say it's legit and everyone wins.
- daenz 5y agoThere's an interesting application of the "greater fool" theory too. Even if the original buyer finds out it was forged, they potentially stand more to gain by continuing the charade and selling it to the next person. It becomes "real" by sheer collective distortion of reality.
- iamacyborg 5y agoThis is a great explanation of the NFT market
- bryanrasmussen 5y agowait, genius idea, scan this and put it inside of an NFT along with the video of you burning the original! So much money!
- cinntaile 5y agoHow so? The analogy breaks down immediately. You're not trying to sell forgery?
- iamacyborg 5y agoYou realise a ton of NFT’s are selling stolen art or breaching someone’s copyright, right?
- cinntaile 5y agoI don't keep track of that, but I'll take your word for it. It doesn't invalidate what I said though. NFTs have more purposes than selling "stolen" art.
- jameslk 5y ago> Mr. Schorer has traveled the world to learn about art, but he remains astonished that the greatest piece he helped discover was found, as he put it, “in my backyard.” > “Life is downhill from that moment forward,” he said. “I’ll never have an experience like that again.” Statistically, he's probably right... but what a depressing outlook on life. And a strange way to end this piece.
- xikrib 5y agoThe interactive piece on Dürer found hyperlinked in the article was an awesome read. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/25/arts/durer-self-portrait.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/25/arts/durer-se...
- pcthrowaway 5y agounpaywalled: https://archive.fo/AnGYX https://archive.fo/AnGYX