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Carnal Picture: Giorgione (1478 ?—1510) was the first Italian to paint a frankly carnal picture. His allegorical "Concert Champetre" shows an idyllic group of two nude women listening to the lutes of two dressed musicians; in the distance is a poetic background of trees and luminous clouds. In the character of the landscape treatment and in the naturalistic subject matter this picture was a model for many later artists. Giorgione understood humanism, the moods and feelings of man, and how they are affected by the moods of nature. He was a genius in the use of color, and as a portraitist had the capacity to represent the innermost thoughts of his models. His life was unfortunately short, but his student, young Titian, finished many of Giorgione's uncompleted works.The advantages to the buyer are obvious. Does it seem like a bad arrangement for the photographer? At first glance it might seem so, but when this same picture is sold over and over, perhaps fifty times in the course of years, the photographer eventually realizes a handsome total return for his effort in shooting the picture for stock sales. That's why the stock picture photographer doesn't get rich quick, but enjoys a long-term income advantage for his work. Many a picture has earned, over a period of years, more than $1,000 in fees.
The picture was important because it constituted legal evidence. My would-be client didn't want to take a chance on entrusting this picture to just any photographer, because he was afraid the picture might be muffed. I turned down the job for two reasons: first because I don't want my Camera to embarrass any woman and second because I didn't want to be dragged into court as a witness in the divorce case. |
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