# How many of these famous women can you name: Gotta be quick! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926 "2007-06-13T23:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/1 "2007-06-13T23:10:22Z")
I got this link in an email and I was absolutely mesmerized…it’s a culmination of [500 years of women’s portraits](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs). Very cool. I can name a few. Before I go off and name who I can…I’d like others to have a crack at it. Isn’t it really cool? Maybe I’m just an Art Dork…but I this is really neat! ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/2 "2007-06-14T00:28:00Z")
Wow - that is really gorgeous! VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/3 "2007-06-14T00:51:58Z")
Any idea what software made this? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/4 "2007-06-14T01:04:01Z")
It could be [this](http://www.morpheussoftware.net/). Absolutely fascinating. I don’t know which to be more impressed by, the patience it took to do the this, or the knowledge of art required to match to the painting styles and periods. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/5 "2007-06-14T01:22:52Z")
Very cool! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/6 "2007-06-14T01:28:42Z")
Mesmerizing. I could identify the Virgin Mary and Marie Antoinette, and that’s all. Thanks for sharing this. It’s gorgeous. Now hurry up with the list! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gulliver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@gulliver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gulliver)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/7 "2007-06-14T01:29:49Z")
I also got two. Top that! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/8 "2007-06-14T02:06:58Z")
Let’s see: Marie Antoinette Of course - Mona Lisa The Sabine Women - Roman Andy Wyeth Olympia - Manet Domenico Ghirlandaio Bella Nani - Veronese [several Veronese’s] Rogier van der Weydan ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/9 "2007-06-14T02:10:09Z")
Many of them are simply enigmatic representations of an artist’s conception of what a woman is. Basically, unnamed faces on canvas. I’ll go through it again tomorrow…I can watch it over and over! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/10 "2007-06-14T02:15:11Z")
Ok, fine…I’ll go to be later…if I pause it a few times I get: Hans Memling Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori or Mannerist painter. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/11 "2007-06-14T02:35:39Z")
Botticelli’s Venus Da Vinci’s [Genevra de Benci](http://www.nga.gov/kids/ginevra.htm) Ada Byron (Cs. Lovelace) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/12 "2007-06-14T02:37:27Z")
There was a thread about this about a week ago… it’s totally mesmerizing! ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/13 "2007-06-14T02:38:58Z")
No Frida Kahlo? I’m a little surprised there! Or did I miss her? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/14 "2007-06-14T03:30:16Z")
It’s beautiful, and it’s also like a little tour of art history. Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/15 "2007-06-14T03:45:57Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] There was a thread about this about a week ago… it’s totally mesmerizing! [/QUOTE] Yup. I started it. Here you go: [Women in art - an amazing montage - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423372) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/16 "2007-06-14T03:51:21Z")
I only watched about the first 20 or so, got the Mona Lisa and I think Aphrodite. I’ll have to take some time and watch the whole thing soon. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/17 "2007-06-14T03:53:01Z")
Freakin’ dial-up connection. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/18 "2007-06-14T04:59:18Z")
That was very cool. I could name a number of them, particularly in the first ten or so, and definitely recognized some of the others. A very nifty concept. Reminded me a bit of art history in college. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/19 "2007-06-14T13:19:31Z")
[QUOTE=Eonwe] That was very cool. I could name a number of them, particularly in the first ten or so, and definitely recognized some of the others. A very nifty concept. Reminded me a bit of art history in college. [/QUOTE] If you look very close it appears the morphing has several variables that make it the same…I think it’s shoulder height, nose, and brow line…plus there is a commonality in that they are always looking down and to the left, or to the right, or straight out. Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926/20 "2007-06-14T14:08:49Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] If you look very close it appears the morphing has several variables that make it the same…I think it’s shoulder height, nose, and brow line…plus there is a commonality in that they are always looking down and to the left, or to the right, or straight out. Very cool. [/QUOTE] Yeah. The pictures in sequence are close enough to make it work really effectively. It helps, I’m sure, that stylistically women were often painted similarly for many years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-famous-women-can-you-name-gotta-be-quick/407926.md?page=2)