The Masterful Hand Thread

[Andrew Sonea]

So Donato Giancola posted a really GREAT blog post on hands...and it got me thinking that it would be cool to get a whole thread of different artists' interpretations of hands. His post is here:
http://muddycolors.blogspot.ca/2012/...ing-hands.html

So just post any paintings or drawings of hands that you particularly admire--don't forget to say who painted it! I'll start (I would repeat a bunch of Donato's examples...but that seems like a waste when you can just click on the link).

Bouguereau:





Alma-Tadema:



Brugghen:


(argh the attachment manager is being bitchy, so I'll just post tehse for now and post more later)

Please add more to this thread! I have high hopes

[Star Eater]

Iain Mccaig



And I've always loved the powerful hands in this piece
by Denis Loubet, cropped from the Ultima VI cover

[M.A.C.]

Joao Ruas



Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl (more so for how the hands/arms work in the composition)

[Andrew Sonea]

Carpeaux:





Schiele:

[OldJake666]

Durer:



Beksinski:





Rembrandt:

[Andrew Sonea]

Nikolai Blokhin:

[OldJake666]

Some Russian Academic drawings:

[Andrew Sonea]

Great submissions so far guys I know there are more out there though, so post more! I don't want to be the only one adding to the thread...I've got a bunch to upload still. For now just take a few...




Cornwell:




Leyendecker:





Ribera:




Rubens: