{"id":4845,"date":"2011-02-01T01:10:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T06:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2011-02-13T20:34:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T01:34:29","slug":"paranormal-path-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/02\/01\/paranormal-path-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Paranormal Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Haunted Works of art
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Have you ever seen a painting that just gave you an uneasy feeling, or perhaps felt the eyes of a portrait following you?\u00a0 Is it possible that a simple work of art could be haunted?\u00a0 Art is made to stir emotion.\u00a0 Some images stay with us or remind us of evil or darkness.\u00a0 Simple images can \u201chaunt\u201d a person\u2019s mind, but can something within the painting itself be paranormal?\u00a0 An artist will put much of them self into a painting and at times can capture the essence of another in a portrait, but can this act stir up more than just hidden emotions?\u00a0 Here are some example of art pieces believed to have a supernatural touch to them.<\/p>\n

Madame Delphine Lalaurie; A<\/strong> New Orleans Mardi Gras painter named\u00a0 Ricardo Pustanio, was asked by a resident of the Lalaurie home to paint a portrait of the former socialite.\u00a0 She became infamous during the 1830\u2019s not only for her high stature in social circles but also because of her involvement with the torture of slaves.\u00a0 The painting was done in 2003 using whatever images the painter could find. The resident hung the painting and was pleased by the response visitors would give, some even assuming the painting was an original part of the home that was believed to be haunted.\u00a0 S\u00e9ances were held as well for tourists and paranormal researchers and they would watch in astonishment as the painting would rock or fall from the wall.\u00a0 Soon the resident claimed frightening things were happening due to this painting so he gave it to another tenant.\u00a0 Soon the new owner of the painting returned it to the artist.\u00a0 She claimed the eyes would follow her, the expression would change, and that she heard it sigh. The painting is now with a private collection and it is unknown if the new owners have experienced anything that was described by the first two.<\/p>\n

The Crying Boy; <\/strong>In the early 1980\u2019s the British tabloid The Sun released a story of several house fires occurring in a short period of time.\u00a0 There was one strange thing these homes had in common, each contained a painting of a young boy shedding a tear and these paintings were always untouched by the flames.\u00a0 Once the story was published there were several calls from people who owned the print stating that they too had suffered fires.\u00a0 Several weeks later the paper offered everyone to send in their copies of The Crying Boy to be destroyed and end the \u201ccurse\u201d.\u00a0 One woman claimed to try and set fires to 2 copies of the painting but to her horror they would not burn.\u00a0 The origin behind the painting is just as mysterious. Some theories are that the boy was an orphan whose parents died in a fire; another is of the painter taking in the young boy only to have his studio burn.\u00a0 There have also been psychics who have studied the painting and reported the child is stuck inside the print.\u00a0 There are several variations of this painting; the boy\u2019s age and clothing slightly differ.\u00a0 There have been reports as recent as early 2000 of fires occurring with this painting in the home, some are still dismissing the story as nothing more than an urban legend.<\/p>\n

Pogo The Clown; <\/strong>John Gacy was executed in 1994 for several murders, yet his alter ego is still causing trauma.\u00a0 Gacy once performed as Pogo the clown at children\u2019s parties.\u00a0 As an artist he would often paint images of Pogo. These paintings became very sought after.\u00a0 Soon the people who possessed these works of art would only want to get rid of them, due to tragic events occurring. \u00a0These events would range from what seemed like a streak of bad luck, to more serious events such as car crashes and suicides.<\/p>\n

So is it possible that such things actually exist?\u00a0 Can the soul of another be caught in a painting? True art comes from within, and it may be very possible to have that connection between our planes of existence and beyond caught on canvas.\u00a0 The next time a painting gives you the creeps, try researching the artist and the subject.\u00a0 There are quite a few pieces of art out there that carry more of a supernatural quality than one may think.<\/p>\n

Sources;<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.hauntedamericatours.com\/museum\/haunted.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/73801\/the_curse_of_the_crying_boy_paintings.html?cat=38<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.hauntedamericatours.com\/cursed\/CURSEDPAINTINGS.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Haunted Works of art Have you ever seen a painting that just gave you an uneasy feeling, or perhaps felt the eyes of a portrait following you?\u00a0 Is it possible that a simple work of art could be haunted?\u00a0 Art is made to stir emotion.\u00a0 Some images stay with us or remind us of evil or darkness.\u00a0 Simple images can \u201chaunt\u201d a person\u2019s mind, but can something within the painting itself be paranormal?\u00a0 An artist will put much of them self into a painting and at times can capture the essence of another in a portrait, but can this act stir up more than just hidden emotions?\u00a0 Here are some example of art pieces believed to have a supernatural touch to them. Madame Delphine Lalaurie; A New Orleans Mardi Gras painter named\u00a0 Ricardo Pustanio, was asked by a resident of the Lalaurie home to paint a portrait of the former socialite.\u00a0 She became infamous during the 1830\u2019s not only for her high stature in social circles but also because of her involvement with the torture of slaves.\u00a0 The painting was done in 2003 using whatever images the painter could find. The resident hung the painting and was pleased by the response visitors would give, some even assuming the painting was an original part of the home that was believed to be haunted.\u00a0 S\u00e9ances were held as well for tourists and paranormal researchers and they would watch in astonishment as the painting would rock or fall from the wall.\u00a0 Soon the resident claimed frightening things were happening due to this painting so he gave it to another tenant.\u00a0 Soon the new owner of the painting returned it to the artist.\u00a0 She claimed the eyes would follow her, the expression would change, and that she heard it sigh. The painting is now with a private collection and it is unknown if the new owners have experienced anything that was described by the first two. The Crying Boy; In the early 1980\u2019s the British tabloid The Sun released a story of several house fires occurring in a short period of time.\u00a0 There was one strange thing these homes had in common, each contained a painting of a young boy shedding a tear and these paintings were always untouched by the flames.\u00a0 Once the story was published there were several calls from people who owned the print stating that they too had suffered fires.\u00a0 Several weeks later the paper offered everyone to send in their copies of The Crying Boy to be destroyed and end the \u201ccurse\u201d.\u00a0 One woman claimed to try and set fires to 2 copies of the painting but to her horror they would not burn.\u00a0 The origin behind the painting is just as mysterious. Some theories are that the boy was an orphan whose parents died in a fire; another is of the painter taking in the young boy only to have his studio burn.\u00a0 There have also been psychics who have studied the painting and reported the child is stuck inside the print.\u00a0 There are several variations of this painting; the boy\u2019s age and clothing slightly differ.\u00a0 There have been reports as recent as early 2000 of fires occurring with this painting in the home, some are still dismissing the story as nothing more than an urban legend. Pogo The Clown; John Gacy was executed in 1994 for several murders, yet his alter ego is still causing trauma.\u00a0 Gacy once performed as Pogo the clown at children\u2019s parties.\u00a0 As an artist he would often paint images of Pogo. These paintings became very sought after.\u00a0 Soon the people who possessed these works of art would only want to get rid of them, due to tragic events occurring. \u00a0These events would range from what seemed like a streak of bad luck, to more serious events such as car crashes and suicides. So is it possible that such things actually exist?\u00a0 Can the soul of another be caught in a painting? True art comes from within, and it may be very possible to have that connection between our planes of existence and beyond caught on canvas.\u00a0 The next time a painting gives you the creeps, try researching the artist and the subject.\u00a0 There are quite a few pieces of art out there that carry more of a supernatural quality than one may think. Sources; http:\/\/www.hauntedamericatours.com\/museum\/haunted.htm http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/73801\/the_curse_of_the_crying_boy_paintings.html?cat=38 http:\/\/www.hauntedamericatours.com\/cursed\/CURSEDPAINTINGS.php<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}