In his series of Biblical scenes in the Vatican Logge, what narrative methods did Raphael employ and how does his approach differ from that of his contemporaries?
In his series of Biblical scenes in the Vatican Logge, what narrative methods did Raphael employ and how does his approach differ from that of his contemporaries? In the following essay, I aim to summarise a select few of the narrative methods employed by Raphael in the Vatican Logge. I will firstly discuss the method of organisation in the Logge as a whole and the relationships between the individual narrative scenes. I will then go on to analyse some of the narrative techniques used within the individual scenes. Within the latter, I will compare Raphael's techniques primarily with contemporary Michelangelo's works and his scenes from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Vatican Logge consists of 13 arches forming a gallery 65 metres long and 4 metres wide. The construction was started by Bramante in 1512, under Pope Julius II and was completed by Raphael under the reign of Leo X.1 The pictorial work was initiated in 1517. The 52 scenes on the ceilings of the loggia are commonly known as "Raphael's Bible". Lack of words and space prevent me from presenting all 52 compositions here so I will concentrate on a select few. Scenes from the Old and New Testament were the subject for Raphael's work and undoubtedly made completion of the Logge scenes a demanding task. Reconstructing the most well known stories of all time proved challenging and in doing this he aimed to show the
Brandind the Future
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womens presentation in realism and impressionism
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Feminism - When you think of an artists - its likely your answer will be a man. Yet lots of women take art courses.
Feminism When you think of an artists - its likely your answer will be a man. Yet lots of women take art courses. Art was mainly created by men for men, on an overwhelmingly large percentage. Books were also written by me for men with authors such as Hertz Gonwick. There are two halves to the feminist lecture: Feminist art history and how female historians talk about art 2 Women artists who use a female agenda in their work From the 1960's onwards equality of women's right occurred as well as inventions such as contraception and abortion rights. Women's studies began to be published and noticed for the first time. Women who came apparent at that time were people such as Betty Freeman writing the 'Feminine Mystique'. People were beginning to think about women's needs and rights comparing this to the situation they were actually in. Socially constructed ideas such as homemakers and mothers were what was 'expected' of women. 'I want something more than my husband, my children and my home'. They wanted more of higher education, books, and work and wanted to be known as well established and serious artists. A voice was found for women and looking back into history men overwhelmingly controlled history and its interpretation. Feminist thinking about art history is known as very influential and can change interpretations form vary famous artworks. In 1870 John Edward Millias
Surrealism is a movement in art. Sur-real means beyond reality, and surrealist art shows the importance of experiences, which are hidden, in normal life, such as dreams and memories.
Surrealism is a movement in art. Sur-real means beyond reality, and surrealist art shows the importance of experiences, which are hidden, in normal life, such as dreams and memories. The surrealists were a group of artists who invented and developed surrealism. Surrealist painting exhibits great variety of content and technique. That of Dalí, for example, consists of a more or less direct and photographic transcription of dreams, deriving its inspiration from the earlier dream-like paintings of de Chirico. Arp's sculptures are large, smooth, abstract forms, and Miró, a formal member of the group for a short time only, employed, as a rule, fantastic shapes, which included deliberate adaptations of children's art and which also had something in common with the designs used by Catalan artists to decorate pottery. The Russian-American painter Pavel Tchelichew, while not a member of the Surrealist group, created Surrealist images in his paintings as well as in his numerous ballet designs. The Persistence of memory. Salvador Dalí. Possibly the greatest surrealist artist was Max Ernst; he seemed to be a surrealist by temperament. From an early age he had a fertile imagination, observing reality vividly and letting his fantasies play on it. Painting his fantasies and self-induced hallucinations seemed perfectly normal to him. Ernest often painted forests that are tightly
Roy Lichtenstein: - Biography
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The Sheepfold morning in Autumn - Analysis of the visual elements of a selected image.
THE SHEEPFOLD MORNING IN AUTUMN Visual Studies Analysis of the visual elements of a selected image. I have chosen the image of 'The Sheepfold, Morning in Autumn' c 1850-88, by James Thomas Linnell, which can be accessed through the group folder 'shared urls' weather paintings by Margaret Ponsonby. The links I have used to access this picture are enlisted below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/paintingtheweather/ click on 'artist' Linnell http://www.bbc.co.uk/paintingtheweather/artists/index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/paintingtheweather/csv/artist/linnell.shtml I chose this picture, as instantly I was captivated by the photograph it gives you a sense of calm aura, and I was mesmerised the sight was so overwhelming, that instantly I chose to analyse its significance. James Thomas Linnell - the artist came from a family of painters, his father used to compile romantic pictures and Linnell similarly followed his theme. That inspired Linnell to capture these images as he might have too been in love with the countryside. His paintings were based in South England in Reigate Surrey. Linnell is illustrating 'autumn' in the English countryside; he could have shown a busy city but he didn't he shows the countryside and the simplicity and the beauty of the autumn month. He uses vibrant colors in the landscape. The hard work shows the coldness of autumn, the picture is so fresh, precious,
The Link Between Fashion And Art
The Link Between Fashion And Art The term "fashion" is frequently used in a positive sense, as a synonym for glamour, beauty and style. In this sense, fashions are a sort of communal art, through which a culture examines its notions of beauty and goodness. It's the make or form of anything, the style, shape, appearance, or mode of a structure. Casablanca Migueles has analyzed each of Jesús del Pozo's collections -both spring/summer collections and autumn/winter collections- from the year 1974 onwards. During the 1980s, the researcher worked as an illustrator for his atelier. This close relationship is one of the factors that explains the quality of the study. This study is the first of this kind ever conducted in Spain. The researcher states: "Fashion is so important today. It's a socio-cultural phenomenon which individualizes the human body. To dress means both to be interpreted, and to interpret others". He also declares that fashion reflects every change in our social values. "Nowadays, we live our sexuality in a much freer way. That is why we show our bodies and our underwear more frequently". If we want to understand the close relationship between fashion and art, we have to look back at ancient societies. In Egypt, Greece or Rome "sculptures and paintings reflected what people used to wear". Art is the products of human creativity, works of art collectively "a
Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century
The seventeenth century was a period during which Dutch society underwent dramatic change. Spain's cultural and spiritual domination finally ended in 1648, after years of sporadic fighting, when Holland formally became recognised as a republic. This new status had a profound political, social, and economic effect on the country, which was reflected in the visual arts of the period. The role of patronage also underwent changes, as the artists could no longer rely on the support of the church and aristocracy, leaving painters to find alternative markets for their works. These new circumstances also led to conspicuous changes in the style and subject matter of their work. With the signing of the Treaty of Munster in 1648, Holland finally broke free from the domination of the Spanish Court, and adopted a democratic style of Government.(V:pg514.) The power of the Dutch crown was considerably reduced, and the monarch, Prince William of Orange became a figurehead rather than a ruler. The artists had depended almost entirely on the patronage of the nobility, who commissioned large works to grace the walls of their palaces and stately homes. But the changes in Holland and the constitutional reforms led to the privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy becoming curtailed at this time. This restriction of privilege ultimately led to many of the aristocracy leaving Holland, taking with them
ART HISTORY - ANDY WARHOL
ART HISTORY - ANDY WARHOL "Pop artist Andy Warhol passionate, if eccentric, commentator on American society." Andy Warhol was a marvel of his time, he confused art issues, he sabotaged modern at. He placed Marilyn Manson and the electric chair on the same level, and popularized the image of America in all the commercial aspects. Andy Warhol also popularized boring objects, from Coco cola bottles to the U.S Dollar or to the hamburger making these everyday objects into art, this caused uproar amongst the art critics of the early 60's who discarded his work as being "Kitsch Postcards". I am interested on his work to do with boring objects and how he manipulated these to become interesting, but another reason why I have picked him is because I really enjoy his work and looking at his life and how he came to be one of the most controversial artist of all time. Even at birth his life started in a cloud of controversy and mystery. Andy Warhol was the son of a Czech Immigrant named Andrew Warhola- later known as Andy Warhol. His exact date of birth is not known, but we do know that he was born in-between 1928-1933 on the 6th August; even from here he was to maintain an artistic haze around his date of birth. At the age of seventeen he moved from his home town Pitsleurgh, Pennsylvania to the "Institute of Technology" where he studied in pictorial design. During graduation