The young savages - Age old question "What is art?"

[packman]

Sad, so sad....

[catnhatnh]

1. Bullshit and unfair

Really look at the photo-this is not a random shot-those children are all the same age-this is likely a single tour group who has finished a viewing and lecture on the painting and are now relating it on social media. The girls appear to be looking at photos which are most likely of the painting. Stuff your "Young Savages" wherever it belongs .Honi soit qui mal y pense

[packman]

4. Stuff your "Young Savages" wherever it belongs

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And where do you suggest I "stuff" it? Rather hostile aren't you? If you have something to say to me , do us and everyone on DU and don't use some archaic, British Royal Order of the garter crap.

[mia]

2. We are all born artists.

[pinboy3niner]

3. The Telegraph: The real story behind a viral Rembrandt ‘kids on phones’ photo

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It turns out the children were actually researching a school assignment when the photo was taken.

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Lammie Oostenbrink ?@Iittlelamb

@AggieHH @HarriettSG @AggieHH “pic.twitter.com/OL0rQ6eW0D” fyi: the kids used the iphones as part of the tour of the museum. Special app.

11:35 AM - 7 Dec 2014

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It was posted by literary translator Lammie Oostenbrink who explained: “There's another picture of the same group of kids, totally mesmerised by one of his portraits.

“The kids used the iPhones as part of the tour of the museum. Special app… The interpretation of the photo was just wrong. I tried to correct it.”

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12103150/Rembrandt-The-Night-Watch-The-real-story-behind-the-kids-on-phones-photo.html

[catnhatnh]

5. Thanks

We needed a little reality check.