#1. The piece of art by Giotto is kiss of Judas, also known as La Cattura di Cristo. It was created approximately, between the years of 1304-1306. The medium that was used in the painting is fresco paint. It is located inside of the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy. The kiss of Judas measures approximately six feet one-inch-wide, and six feet six inches long. #2 Giotto’s piece kiss of Judas is a depiction of the moment when Judas betrayed Jesus, following the last supper. There are twenty-one faces within the painting and eighteen raised clubs, spears, and torched, giving the notion that there is at least forty people within the crowd. Most of the men in the painting are solders who are there to arrest Jesus, including the high priest who …show more content…
Following the last supper Jesus went for a walk to the mount of olives to pray. Jesus prayed to God for his will to be done. If God wants a cup to be moved, then God will move it. He was visited by an angel and bestowed the strength to endure what he was going to endure the next day. When Jesus returned from his walk he discovered his disciple’s all sleeping. Jesus woke them up and told them to all pray to not be led into temptation. When the disciples woke up they heard a crowd coming and they were led by Judas. Judas presumptively was possessed by Satan when he agreed to betray Jesus and turn him over to the high priest. When Judas came up to Jesus, Jesus said that Judas was going to betray him with a kiss. The painting is of the moment that Judas did in fact kiss Jesus. After the kiss a brief skirmish ensued as Saint Peter struck the high priest servant in the ear and cut it off. Jesus put quick end to the skirmish and healed the servants ear. After he asked the priest what was the meaning of all of this in the dark? He had no issues with the priest, in fact had been in Temple with the same priests that same day. Eventually, Jesus was taken into custody and was sentenced to be crucified under the order of Pontius
At the top of the artwork the upper part of the cross extends beyond the altarpiece. The edge of John the Evangelist’s red robe on the left of the altarpiece and the edge of Mary Magdalene’s pale blue skirt on the right are cut off when the panel ends, giving the viewer the feeling that, rather than looking in on the scene, the viewer is actually taking part in the scene. This, added to the empathy invoked through the delicate, heart-wrenching rendering of the figures in the artwork, let the observer directly interact with the painting and places him/her within the narrative.
...done. Giotto used tempera to paint this one. There are senses of desperation of the apostles, but it is not as compelling or moving as Leonardo’s. Giotto has bright colors, especially considering the era it was painted in. However, he doesn’t use landscape, there is no symmetry. When you look at it, you can tell who Christ is due to the golden halo around his head. However to decipher which one of the apostles is Judas, would be in vain. He used no symbolism, there is no depth. The background is done in a golden hue, not a natural life like version. The faces of the apostles do show a questioning gaze, but the diverse emotions are not there. Everyone is also sitting straight up around a table, there is no movement. I would have to say that while for its era this was a great painting, it is not a memorable one for me. Leonardo’s version is so much more.
A couple of symbols that can be observed closely in the middle painting are the lily flower which is Mary’s symbolic flower, the vessel in the niche represents Mary’s womb, the star pattern in her dress is the star of Bethlehem that the Magi were looking for and underneath the window is a little guy carrying the cross, a symbol of Jesus’s crucifixion. In the right painting the symbol of the grapes are inferred implicitly because Joseph is making tools to harvest grapes which are needed to make the wine used in the Holy Communion which then becomes the blood of
In addition, scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and St. Blaise, a fourth century martyr, are also present. All the characters in the panels more or less have halos and therefore are holy figures. The twelve apostles line the bottom of the panels, perhaps suggesting that they were the foundation of the Catholic religion. Basically, the painting is designed for a church altar, it has religious figures in it, and it is filled with Bibles and images of Christ's crucifixion. All of this relays a strong message to the viewer that this is what is important in life; one should pay close attention to religion and have respect for
...ough Wright does not say it directly, this may even suggest that the victim Judas encounters could be Jesus on his way to be crucified. Judas temporarily forgets his intent to kill himself and runs to the victim, ignoring the soldiers. Then he remembers the Last Supper and the meal he ate with Jesus and the other apostles ("Bread my flesh had eaten"(12)), and his betrayal of Jesus with a kiss ("the kiss that ate my flesh"(13)). He goes to the man and "[holds him] for nothing is his arms"(14). In this line Wright compares Judas' payment for betraying Jesus to the fact that he now offers comfort for nothing.
A common topic of artwork throughout history has been the crucifixion of Christ. Since it is such a common topic, it makes it very easy to see how artwork changed and developed from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The painting on the left, The Crucifixion by Pietro Lorenzetti, shows the usual characteristics of a painting from the Middle Ages. The facial expressions are not varied or very in depth, Jesus and the other saints have the typical halo that is used very often, and the colors are mostly all bright, making nothing in particular stand out. The second painting, on the right, is by Caravaggio and is titled The Flagellation of Christ. There is an obvious shift from one painting to the next. Caravaggio’s piece is much more realistic.
“Judas did not make only one kiss. (Judas n'a pas fait qu'une seule bise)” This quote from Charles de Leusse, tells the story of the two unsung heros of the late 13th and early 14th centuries are Giotto di Bondone and Duccio di Buoninsegna, and their two very similar but different paintings of Kiss of Judas. These two great minds developed a distinct style of art and are recognized as some of the greatest artists of arguably the most artistic period in history, the Renaissance. Critiquing the differences between these two amazing storytellers we will look at the Patronage, the location for which they were commissioned, as well as how both of these components relate to their function.
Judas Iscariot, the disciple, hanged himself from a tree after betraying Jesus Christ and giving him a kiss. The tree in which Judas hanged himself is known as “Judas Tree,” mainly found in Southern Europe and Western Asia. In the short story “Flowering Judas” written by Katherine Anne Porter the title is related to this religious event of betrayal, murder, and denial. The two main characters in this short story are Braggioni and Laura. Braggioni is a cruel, powerful leader of Marxist revolutionaries in and around Mexico City. Laura is a beautiful American women, age 22, who took up residence in Mexico. Braggioni, Braggioni’s wife, and Eugenio also perform certain actions that make them betrayers, however Laura is Judas the betrayer in “Flowering Judas.”
One of the very first well-known portrayals of this narrative was by Giotto di Bondone. From around 1304, it is an Early Renaissance painting. Jesus is lying down, cradled by the Virgin Mary, and Mary Magdalene is cares...
Judas at the Jockey Club, written by William H. Beezley, is used as a tool for those observing Mexico’s history during the Porfirian Era. This supplemental text addresses the social and political issues that were prominent during the Porfirian Era under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz; whose goal was to lead the modernization of Mexico. Porfirio Diaz was the president of Mexico in 1876; he made a false promise to resign in the Creelman interview in 1908 but did not officially resign until 1911. Beezley displays an analysis of the segregation between the common people and how they attempted to deal with an oppressive government. Judas at the Jockey Club is important to this Latin American course because of the extensive background Beezley provides to shed light on the tensions that allowed the socioeconomic gap to exist.
Jesus and the two criminals are the main characters in the story but a mass of people, soldiers and leaders of the church are also present. Luke is the only synoptic account to focus a lot of attention on the other crucified criminals and Jesus. I believe this is Luke’s attempt to show Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness for all humankind, even criminals. It is also interesting to note that Luke is the only one to draw attention to masses of people. Mark and Matthew mention that “those who passed by derided him” (Mark 15:29 and Matthew 27:39), but Luke really calls attention to them using a pretty dramatic writing technique: “And the people stood by, watching”. You can almost sense the disgust and shock of the writer at the passiveness of the people.
Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. This picture displays Jesus sitting at the table with
The painting is of a young St. John the Baptist preaching to his congregation. St. John is an important figure in Catholicism not only for his preaching and baptisms in the River Jordan, but for his role as the last prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ. His preaching foretells the coming of Christ as the Messiah, and thereupon Christ’s baptism, the voice from Heaven told St. John that Jesus was God’s son. This piece by Calabrese captures John at the height of his oration. Fixed atop a decrepit tree trunk yet grappling for stability, John is shown here in his ascetic attire composed of camel hair, holding his staff and scroll bearing the words “Ecce Agnus Dei,” which translates into Beho...
He criticizes Jesus as he has expected more from him. Jesus seems to think of his future death as a way of being remembered, and Judas thinks it all to be just ambition. The money Judas gets for his betrayal he refused first and took only in order to give it to the poor. It is seen that Judas loves Jesus, and still something makes him betray the one he loves. Of course, Judas sees that Jesus is tired and can't do as much as Judas wants.
The Holy Kiss was comprehensible as the congregation where it was done regardless of how you felt about the other person. The interpretive angle, from Geertz, is the kiss is symbolic of the culture and done to show solidarity within the culture