Human Figure: Painting Analysis

Several human figures can also be found gathered around one central human figure who is lying on the ground with the other figures of children around him. The figure of the man is in the foreground of the painting in the center. His arms are oriented in positions indicating fatigue or anguish, one arm by his side tucked tightly in toward his body, and the other is stretched over his head bent at the elbow and draping over his forehead. The man's clothing seems rather loose and baggy exposing his chest and stomach, while also leaving his legs from the knee down exposed. But his feet are being covered by the figures of two human children so it is unknown whether he is wearing shoes. While this man lays in the field there are also many different species of flowers that spring from the ground all around him. Some seem to be placed next to him while

The painting would lack purpose and arrangement with the absence of just this one figure. This figure gives the painting a much needed center piece and a meaning. With no man in the center then there is no painting, their can be no awakening of adonis, without adonis himself. But the main idea of this aspect seems to be the figure's arm that drapes over his brow. This lets the viewer know that he is in some sort of anguish or pain, or maybe he just woke up. But without his arm showing that something is wrong, then the hidden picture waiting to be seen in Adonnis will be much harder to conclude or even understand. With this figure placed ever so carefully in the center of the image it has taught me that placement, perception, and arrangement of a work of art truly means a lot when it comes to conveying a story or an idea on a canvas. If this figure were to be placed slightly askew from his regular position then the painting could be interpreted rather differently by many people, but who knows everybody sees things with their own