Portrait Paintings in Google Earth
Wednesday, 1st August 2007 by James Turnbull
Your average portrait painting isn't very large or, in the case of the Mona Lisa, it's surprisingly tiny. That said, we have found one or two giant portraits which are viewable from above.
To start, Anne Frank can be seen painted on the playground of Anne-Frank-Realschule, a German Six-form high school.
Still in Germany, we can see a likeness of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart painted in chalk outside Cologne Cathedral. I think someone should head down there and put some money in the guy's hat.
Our last portrait we have to admit isn't actually a portrait painting, but may well be a reproduction of one of Picasso's paintings through the medium of field.
I've found suggestion that the original is a portrait of Marie Therese Walter but that might be a red herring, as I can't find any portraits of her that even resemble the field.
Can anyone do any better?
Here’s a couple of pictures that featured Marie-Thérèse Walter: Mujer con gorro y cuello de piel, and (the one that recently got a hole in it) Le Rêve.
Of course they could be of anybody…
Here’s a picture of Marie-Thérèse that does indeed resemble the crop art however. 🙂
Reminds me of the two masks associated with drama, the muses of comedy and tragedy.
I don’t think its “Muses of comedy” due top the size of her nipples, according to Google Earth around 12.5 metres in diameter.
Does this make them “The biggest nipples in the world“
I don’t think those are nipples. It appears to me that the portrait is wearing a suit of some kind – that or maybe a sweater. Some clothing, anyway, because if you look below the neck you can see a vee indicating clothing..
There was once a guy in Boston named Sidewalk Sam who would recreate famous paintings in chalk on the street.
And does the Oprah corn maze count as a portrait? 🙂
lol! Mrb – I actually can’t believe you measured her nipples 😀
@ Dan, I was thinking it could be a chain around her neck as Kate Winslet in Titanic who actually has quite nice raspberries.
@Alex, Google Earth is a fantastic tool as you know Alex and I strongly believe it should be used to its full potential on as many occasions as possible, plus I was a bit bored yesterday afternoon
Found first here: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=EarthHistory&Number=802352
@Felippo: Apologies, I acidentally deleted the Thanks line (which included you name) from a late draft of this post. I’ve reinstated it now.
Here’s a group portrait in the bottom of a swimming pool.