TheLastSupper.Info

14.0 th…Post…Eakins’…DNA

dan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:03:18 +0000

I must repeat my purpose of posting this website: to help establish beyond any doubt the authorship of my painting, The Last Supper. It is a long chain and I have to connect many links. I have additional avenues open to me in establishing provenance.

I even have the possibility of a DNA link to Thomas Eakins.

Picture by Dan Breslin ( # 16)

The picture above was explained in the 10.4 th…Post…Thumbprint.

After Thomas Eakins completed painting The Last Supper in 1898 he had it framed at Earles Galleries. I removed it from the frame and the painting hasn’t be touched by anyone but me since 1898. On this basis I don’t think it has been contaminated.

April 18, 2012: However, when the painting was being framed it

could have been contaminated. I hope not….dan

I have been in touch with two firms that do DNA analysis. I explained my project and it seems pretty basic and straightforward. Although I will have to do a genealogy search and be sure that Thomas Eakins has some living descendants and that one will cooperate. I will go to Ancestry.com for the search. If a descendant still exist they probably will cooperate, it won’t cost them anything.

13.4 th..Post..The Economy Gripe

dan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:04:30 +0000

ELISA BORELLI…Gripes that:

THE AMERICANS, I THINK NEED TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING, EVERYONE IS TO BLAME THE BANKS THE IVESTORS AND THE HOMEOWNERS WHO SIGNED DOCUMENTS TO A LOAN THEY KNEW THEY COULD NOT AFFORD AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS WHO LIED TO PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM GO TO CLOSING AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE GETTING THEM SELVE INTO, AND THEN OF COUURSE THERE ARE THIRD PARTYS SAYING THAT THEY CAN GET A LOAN MOD DONE OR ANY HOME RETENTION SOULTION QUICKER THAN THE SEVICER OR LENDER, AND MOST OF ALL THE GOVERNMENT WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO LEARN THAT THE GOVERNMENT ARE FULL OF MEN THAT ARE LIARS AND MAKE PROMISES THEY CANT KEEP. ITS CRAP THAT PEOPLE BUY INTO THIS . HOMEOWNERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT FIRST THING THE ONES MAKING THE DECISIONS ARE NOT THE SERVICERS IT IS THE INVESORS B/C THEY ARE TH ONES THAT GAVE YOU THE LOAN SO YOUR SERVICER LIKE CITI OR WEELS FARGO OR COUNTRY WIDE HAVE TO AND WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW THE INVESTORS RULES AND IT IS THAT CUT AND DRY. THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM PEOPLE IS THAT WHEN THEY ARE GOING OVER YOUR QUAILIFACAIONS AS A MRTG THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE DELIQUENT AMOUNT AND THE INVESTOR AND IF IT IS A RENTAL PROPERTY BECAUSE NO INVSTOR WILL MODIFY A RENTAL PROPERTY, THEY ARE MOSTLY LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND IF YOU CAN NO LONGER AFFORD YOUR PROPERTY IN 6 MNTHS FROM NOW THAN SELL OR APPLY FOR DIL WHY PUT YOUR SELF THROUGH ALL THE STRESS AND THE CRAP. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH . AND THE WHOLE CREDIT SCORE AND SELF EMPLOYMENT NEEDS TO STOP, NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS RECESSION BUT EVEBODY IS DEALING WITH IT JUST THE SAME, AND THE EMPLOYEES AT THE MRTG COMPANIES, THEY GIT THERE HOURS CUT AND OT TAKEN AWAY AND THEY DONT GET PAY RAISES AND MOST OF ALL THEY PAID AND GOT TAXED FOR THE BAIL OUT JUST LIKE YOU DID, GROW UP PEOPLE. AND FYI THE BAIL OUT AND THE STIMLUS FUNDS WENT TO INVESTORS NOT HOMEOWNERS AND DONT CALL INTO YOUR SERVICER AND SAY THAT YOU DONT WANT YOUR CREDIT RUINED AND YOU HAVE BEEN RCVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR 2 YEARS IT WILL NOT HELP YOU. PLACES LIKE CITI AND WELLS AND CHASE AND COUNTRY WIDE ARE INBOUND CALL CENTERS YOU WILL NEVER TALK TO THE SAME REP SO YOU BETTER START GETTING ID #S. REALLY PEOPLE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE RECESSION AND ECONOMY ARE NOT JUST HAPPENING TO YOU THEY AR HAPPENING TO EVERYBODY, NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS. BE PATIENT AND ABOVE ALL TREAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED AND YOU WILL GET A LOT FURTHER BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NICE THEY WILL BE NICE TO YOU.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website.The Last Supper.info, must first be approved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

13.3 th..Post…Griping…IRISH BALLADS

dan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:19:58 +0000

PADDY says:

Hi, this really isn’t a gripe but conditions were not very good for the Irish in the 19th century and I would like to post some ballads that give us the emotions of the times.
I was scanning the web and visited the Historical Society of Pa. There I found some old Irish Ballads from the mid 1850′s. I believed them to be very nice and thought others might take pleasure in reading same.

If I get a nice response I will post more. I have several others.

“The Irish Emigrant”

I’m sitting on the stile*, Mary,
______.Where we sat side by side
On a bright May morning long ago,
______.When first you were my bride,
The corn was springing fresh and green,
______.And the lark sang loud and high,
And the red was on your lip, Mary,
______.And the love light in your eye.

The place is little changed, Mary,
______.The day as bright as then,
The lark’s loud song is in my ear,
______.And the corn is green again,
But I miss the soft clasp of your hand,
______.And your breath warm on my cheek,
And I still keep listing for your words,
______.You never more may speak.

‘Tis but a step down yonder lane,
______.And the little church stands near,
The church where we were wed, Mary,
______.I see the spire from here,
But the graveyard lies between, Mary,
______.And my step might break your rest,
For I’ve laid you , darling, down to sleep,
______.With your baby on your breast.

I’m very lonely now, Mary,
______.For the poor make no new friends;
But oh! They love the better far
______.The few our Father sends!
And you were all I had, Mary,
______.My blessing and my pride;

There’s nothing left to care for now
______.Since my poor Mary died!
I’m bidding you long farewell,

______.My Mary, kind and true!

But I’ll not forget you, darling,
______.In the land I’m going to.
They say there’s bread and work for all,
______.And the sun shines always there;
But I’ll not forget old Ireland,
______.Were it fifty times as fair!

* (a set of steps for crossing
over a fence or wall)

PADDY

It was a very nice ballad, PADDY and I think we would like to read more. You are welcome anytime. dan

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website, The Last Supper.info, must first beapproved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

13.2 th…Post….GRIPING

dan — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:35:09 +0000

Bill KRUSE’S GRIPE:

What I find most disconcerting is the speed and willingness with which S&P moved to downgrade the States compared to the way they looked the other way for years leading up to and during the credit crunch. It suggests they were on one agenda then and a different one now – but what? Is this evidence of the ‘banker wars’ rumours that are floating around?

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website, The Last Supper.info, must first be approved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

13.1 th…Post…….GRIPING

dan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:06 +0000

This GRIPE is for those readers that are comparing Leonardo’s apostles with that of Eakins’ apostles.

These two paintings are proportionally identical. However, when I photographed each painting I must have inadvertently nudged the camera slightly. I did not notice the results at the time. I just now became aware of the difference. Or it might have occurred in a photo shop program.

This nudging or whatever caused the pictures to be approximately 3/16″ difference in size and affects the comparative view as follows:

If you left click either picture, it will enlarge. Holding the left click the viewer can drag either picture and overlap it upon the other. Still holding the left click one can line up both pictures. However, the 3/16″ nudge will cause a shadow to be cast by either one or the other pictures. Still holding the left click line up the fingers of Jesus and you will see a shadow above His head. That is the 3/16″ nudge. If the viewer lines up the head, the fingers will then have a shadow. This shadow will occur at every comparative view. Although I am not sure that all browsers perform the same. However, the shadow as I call it, is not really a shadow but an overlay that did not quite line up. My fault. I think.

I know that Eakins’ painting is precise, since I previously checked it thoroughly with dividers.

In the very near future I plan to check my photo shop program or to
re-photograph both pictures eliminating this difference. The change will be seamless, I hope.

ADDENDUM: (Aug 30, 2011) About 6 weeks ago I posted the above statement. I have manually re-checked the scale and I assure the you that the scale between the two paintings is exact. I have adjusted the scale of the pictures and everything is now precise. Therefore you can click either Leonardo’s of Eakins apostle, hold the click and drag it over the other. You can see that it is a puzzle like fit.

Thomas Eakins traced and painted Leonardo’s, The Last Supper.

Thomas Eakins was clever. More on this later.

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13.0 th…Post…….GRIPING

dan — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:09:33 +0000

I
jumped ahead with this post number. The reason being, I thought it to be a good post number for GRIPE items for which I can now see one and I am sure, there will be more in the future. GRIPING is for a subject that does not require a post heading in and for itself. In addition I am sure that there will be some GRIPING on current topics. Hopefully, these will be interesting. And they are FREE.

In addition, if any reader wishing to post their own GRIPE, (on any subject they choose) they can do so FREE of charge at this site. They need only to have a valid e-mail address. Their GRIPING will be posted with their name as author (e-mail addresses will not be posted but it must be valid). Moreover, they will be assigned a posting # and be able to respond to another reader replying to their GRIPE. It is FREE. Subscribe and send in your gripe to 13th Post… GRIPING. It will give our censorship dept. something to do.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website, The Last Supper.info, must first be approved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

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12.0 th…Post…Eakins’…”E”

dan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:26:41 +0000

This is how Thomas Eakins would show his mark of excellence when marking papers or works done his students. Thomas Eakins taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and later became the Director of the School. During his tenure there he had a unique method of grading. We can be sure that he gave B, C or a D to his students and even an A but if the work was exceptional the student received an large “E”. It was almost like receiving a badge of honor.

Picture by Dan Breslin ( #14 )

However, his methods of teaching, that is displaying some nudity in his male and some mixed classes provoked dissension within the school administration. There were some that sought his position, envied his popularity or envied his rise in authority. His enemies acted as individuals yet moved as a group. It all culminated with the board of directors on Feb. 8, 1886 formally requesting his resignation. The following day on Feb. 9, 1886 in a very brief statement, Thomas Eakins resigned his position.

The students protesting the boards request for Eakins resignation banded together and marched down Broad Street to Thomas Eakins’ studio at 1330 Chestnut St., Phila. Eakins did not make an appearance at their arrival. Disappointed the students disbanded.

During the student march down Broad St. they each wore large “E” placard in their hat bands to show support for Thomas Eakins. Thomas Eakins often used the large “E” as his moniker.

I believe that he used it again, in 1898, when he an Susan Eakins walked into Earls Galleries at 816 Chestnut Street, and he gave his personal approval to the framing of his painting , The Last Supper.
I can equate this signing event ,to driving into Pep Boys, requesting service, the clerk writing down my instructions and then I sign.

The personnel at Earls Galleries knew Thomas Eakins very well.

The picture you see above is of a stand alone large “E” that was inscribed on the matting used in the framing of the painting, The Last Supper.

( The upper portion of the “E” has some of the brown paper dust cover still glued to it. Moreover, this style is just how Thomas Eakins would make his upper case “E’”s)

“Help !!!….if you like what you have read, BOOKMARK our site and pass it along to some of your friends, thus enabling us to build a following. And keep in mind, our material is not time sensitive, therefore, read at your leisure. We thank you greatly. Moreover, if you belong to any social network, why not just drop our name around, it doesn’t cost you anything. Thanks again, dan.”

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website, The Last Supper.info, must first be approved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

11.0 th…Post…ThumbNail

dan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:04:35 +0000

The photos below #11 and #12 are exploded and slightly different views of the tip of the thumb seen in 10.0th…Post…ThumbPrint. These photos are displaying the inside edge of the thumb.

Photo by: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC [#11]

Photo by: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC [#12]

Viewing the underside of the thumb pad one can see some puffiness. This appears to be some scar tissue and can be seen in these and other photos. Putting the patina aside, to me this does not look to be the thumb of a young lady.

Looking carefully at the edge of the thumbnail we can see a hack nail. Both photos show the nail. To me this does not look to be the nail of a young lady.

Also, while researching at the Hirshhorm Museum in Washington DC, I did see a picture of a bronze casting of a right hand made by Samuel Murray. Samuel Murray shared a studio (18 years ) with Eakins at 1330 Chestnut St. Phila. The art community believes without question that this bronze hand is that of Thomas Eakins. I examined the photo and could see a hack nail. I am working to obtain a photo of this hand. I might have photos made of this bronze hand. Although it could be in a private collection. I am working on it. We know for certain that this is not the hand of a young lady.

At some time in the future there will be another Eakins exhibit and hopefully someone will undertake having both hands examined. After all the human body is symmetrical or very close to it. Therefore the length of the fingers can be measured, the girth at the joints, etc, etc. We could get a definitive answer. The question is half answered before examination is even attempted…dan

That might be another project for me.

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10.4 th…Post…ThumbPrint

dan — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:00:20 +0000

What you see here is a photo of a partial finger print that was made in the fresh paint of my painting, The Last Supper. It was made on the left outside edge and is about 1/4″ by 3/4″ overall. It was unintentionally made.

Photo by: Dan Breslin [#15]

I believe it was made by the artist Thomas Eakins as he observed his work. I am attempting to match it to the thumb of the bronze arm

( 10.0th…Post…ThumbPrint ) that Eakins is known to have cast.

In doing so I have I have acquired the prints of the bronze arm from the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC. They own the bronze arm.

I have picked one view to work on. (10.3th…Post…ThumbPrint ) I have made a transparency of this view and laminated it between two sheets of glass, 8.5″ by 11″. I thought that I would be able to show it today but I have had a problem scanning the laminate. The thickness of the glass prohibit me from closing the top of the scanner. I will remove it from the glass and retry. When I succeed I will add it to this post . I will alert readers through my Announcement link (check them out).

My purpose of laminating the transparency was to be able to handle it without smudging. I also had a transparency of the thumbprint that you see here. I was attempting to on- lay the prints to see if they would match. Although I could never get them to align due to difference in sizes. I just don’t have the proper equipment to make them the same size.

However, working in this area is when I discovered I was wrong. The thumb orientation was not pointed to 12:00 -6:00 but was pointed to 2:00.

I now have a digital camera/microscope which I will use to retake the thumb print on my picture. It should be a great deal better to work with. I will remove the old and post the new. It will be seamless.

My strategy is to use the Hirshhorn print #13 and have a poster size copy made and laminated. I have been to Staples and learned that they can do the job that I require. When I secure the poster I will rent some power point equipment and project my thumbprint onto the poster. I should be able to make fine adjustments. We will see what happens. My fingers are crossed.

Don’t go away we have an addendum ( 11.0th…Post…ThumbNail ) this should help solve another Eakins mystery….dan

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To avoid any possible copyright conflict we have been advised by our legal department to forgo any content feeders and make no direct link to social medias nor other web sites. Our painting The Last Supper by Thomas Eakins might be the most important American painting of the 19th century. It is an AMERICAN ICON. All the material on this site is original and copyrighted and we must take all possible precaution in protecting those rights. Permission to make use of any part of this website, The Last Supper.info, must first be approved and approval must be in writing from our Legal Department. © 2011-2012: DanBreslin

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