tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post3383901376066065011..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: The Most-Used Cover Image in the World?JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-90937978544879699222009-12-23T13:17:44.477-08:002009-12-23T13:17:44.477-08:00Possibly, yes, but there are plenty that aren'...Possibly, yes, but there are plenty that aren't, too--and I did exclude a lot of others and those grounds. And I actually don't mind the painting's wide use at all--I was just wondering which painting was most used, cover-wise.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-7267802753074432572009-12-23T11:17:04.956-08:002009-12-23T11:17:04.956-08:00Isn't it a cheat, though, to list books that a...Isn't it a cheat, though, to list books that are actually, in some way, about the Rokeby Venus?<br /><br />Depending on how you count, eleven of these are.....Tulkinghornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380273659057130770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-88840736586590012172009-12-22T14:21:15.473-08:002009-12-22T14:21:15.473-08:00I've not seen 'The Tudors', but that&#...I've not seen 'The Tudors', but that's mad!<br /><br />Yes, the Gruber book covers her bum up, and 'Sexualidad Femenina' has given her a little pair of underpants.<br /><br />Flyswatter: thanks!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-32254676922421253012009-12-22T10:27:41.703-08:002009-12-22T10:27:41.703-08:00Because I didn't know the name of the painting...Because I didn't know the name of the painting, I couldn't check the Tudors use of it. But I was sure it wasn't a Holbein painting, and it seemed a completely random inclusion into a busy series. <br /><br />Has the Gruber book covered her bum? :OUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864403754449658803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-58577326258499086592009-12-22T09:17:28.900-08:002009-12-22T09:17:28.900-08:00Wow, great blog! I just popped in here from Reddit...Wow, great blog! I just popped in here from Reddit.Flyswatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997679735458639416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-54839937783198654742009-12-22T04:35:28.469-08:002009-12-22T04:35:28.469-08:00Not a cover, but my favourite inappropriate use of...Not a cover, but my favourite inappropriate use of the Rokeby Venus was in The Tudors (HBO production I believe, but shown on the BBC over here). Remarkably, without any kind of explanation or apparent shame, they showed it being painted by Hans Holbein instead of Velazquez!<br /><br />Truly bizarre.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268056207812049811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-87200620430652657672009-12-21T23:36:42.447-08:002009-12-21T23:36:42.447-08:00It's a beautiful painting, but I agree with Br...It's a beautiful painting, but I agree with Brian. I think that re-using this image again and again is just laziness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-9370625042958111492009-12-21T18:57:28.075-08:002009-12-21T18:57:28.075-08:00'In Praise...' is coming out in 2010 as a ...'In Praise...' is coming out in 2010 as a Penguin Classic, which I'm looking forward too, with a big eye-catching monochrome breast on the cover: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/0141192062.jpgJRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-10303492681081948072009-12-21T18:43:33.819-08:002009-12-21T18:43:33.819-08:00The use of "Rokeby Venus" as a cover ima...The use of "Rokeby Venus" as a cover image for Stephen Vizinczey's <i>In Praise of Older Women</i> seems both inappropriate and lazy. That said, it does provide the opportunity to... well, praise this fine novel (originally <i>self-published!</i>). Also recommended is Vizinczey's <i>An Innocent Millionaire</i>, a wonderful achievement recognized by Graham Greene and, it seems, few others.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com