Each year, millions of tourists flock to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston rushing to see as much as they can in their limited time frame. However, while the 21,000 pieces on display in the Art of Europe wing were not originally designed for this atmosphere necessarily, in today’s modern context these artworks must vie for the attention of their audience. Located in the long Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Gallery in the Art of Europe wing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is Giovanni Paolo Pannini’s Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome. Pannini’s huge 5 ½ ft. by 8 ft. canvas captivates passersby, demanding to be seen amongst the other pieces in the gallery. And, by garnering, at the very least, a double-take from someone scrambling through the …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how giovanni paolo pannini's picture gallery with views of modern rome captures the attention of passersby in the ruth and carl j. shapiro gallery.
- Analyzes how giovanni paolo pannini mixes architectural elements, sculptures, and paintings, in picture gallery with views of modern rome.
- Analyzes how duc de choiseul, the commissioner of picture gallery with views of modern rome, sits in a commanding position. his gaze is out of the space into the real, physical space of those looking at him.
- Analyzes how the scale of the room is so large that the duke and his men barely consume any space. the paintings depict the ancient sights of rome, pannini's specialty.
- Analyzes how four rounded arches create a hallway leading into an open balcony. the closest arch has flowing red drapery, which repeats in the upper left frame closest to the viewer.
The duke sits, facing forward, in a commanding position. His clothes emit a sparkle amongst the white of his blouse, and especially in comparison to the drab clothing of those at his feet. His gaze is not toward any piece in particular, nor at the audience. Rather, his gaze is out of the space into the real, physical space of those looking at him. This gaze though, does not engage the viewer in its acknowledgement of the outside world. Instead, the power dynamic remains consistent. The duke, as the subject, is superior in his isolation. Everyone else works around him. This superiority is further emphasized by the light being cast on him from the upper left from an unknown source. This light highlight both the duke and the statue of Moses equally, promoting this righteous …show more content…
The closest arch has flowing red drapery, which repeats in the upper left frame closest to the viewer, implying that the person looking at this painting is also standing under an archway. These arches are grounded with clean, red marble columns topped with complex, Corinthian-esque capitals. This traditionally Roman architectural elements reference the artistic movement of Pannini’s time, the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment venerated rationality emphasizing the revival of classical forms, geometrically harmonizing classical art and
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- With the different styles of artists’ works planned to be showcased in this exhibition I hope viewers will be able to see what sorts of artworks were being done during the Renaissance that do not consist of works done by Michelangelo, da Vinci, Donatello, or Raphael. With a topic not usually covered when studying about Renaissance artist, I hope viewers will be able to not only learn about the interesting stories of famous Martyrdoms, but also learn about some of the lesser known Renaissance artists and their styles. Paintings of angles and landscapes from the Renaissance may look pretty but with these different and shocking pieces I hope to create an exhibition that will not soon fade away from visitor’s memories after they leave the National Gallery.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the theme of their exhibition, the holy and the gory: martyrdoms of the renaissance, which will be held from october to november in 2014.
- Explains that bellini's head of st. john the baptist is one of the most famous saints in christianity.
- Recommends bellini's the assassination of st. peter martyr, which shows off a whole martyrdom scene with detailed background.
- Analyzes how piombo del sebastiano's martyrdom of st. agatha depicts the tortures of the patron saint of breast cancer patients.
- Analyzes how luca signorelli's the martyrdom of st. catherine of alexandria depicts the martyrdom scene and the moment after she was beheaded.
- Analyzes how the northern european renaissance painters cared more about emotion and symbolism than the realism in a painting.
- Analyzes how bouts used this approach to show the scene in a pure holy way since it was supposed to be religious — he was one of the first northern european renaissance painters to use vanishing points correctly.
- Describes albrecht altdofer's work, the martyrdom of st. florian, in 1530. he was a painter, engraver and architect.
- Opines that with the different styles of artists’ works planned to be showcased in this exhibition, viewers will be able to see what sorts of artworks were being done during the renaissance that do not consist of works done by michelangelo, da vinci, donatello, or raphael.
2012 wordsRead More - Madonna Of The Cloudsanalytical essayLocated in a hallway nestled between the Art of Europe and Art of Ancient Worlds wings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is the Italian Renaissance Gallery (Gallery 206). Here, Donatello’s Madonna of the Clouds and Luca della Robbia’s Virgin and child with lilies face one another, vying for museum-goers’ attention from alternate sides of the narrow gallery. Both pieces indulge ingenious techniques, original at the time of conception, to create a completely new visual experience of a very traditional biblical scene, the Virgin Mary with her child, Jesus Christ. This paper will employ close visual analysis of two 15th-century Renaissance reliefs from Florence depicting the Virgin Mary and Jesus Chris in order to show how these artists used innovative
In this essay, the author
- Describes the italian renaissance gallery in boston, where donatello's madonna of the clouds and luca della robbia’s virgin and child with lilies compete for museum-goers' attention.
- Analyzes donatello's stiacciato relief technique, which utilizes shadows to enhance emotion, as seen with the virgin mary.
- Analyzes how donatello reflects the movement of humanism that swept through florence in the 15th-century.
- Analyzes how luca della robbia's virgin and child with lilies combined two- and three-dimensional art on one relief.
- Analyzes how donatello's madonna of the clouds and luca della robbia’s virgin and child with lilies employ their painterly skills to reinvent their forms for a humanist audience.
929 wordsRead More - The School Of Athensargumentative essayImagine you are in standing in the Stanza della Segnatura, a small yet very crowded room located in the Papal Palace in the Vatican City. The room is not only dense with people, but dense with imagery. As your eyes gaze at each of Raphael’s incredible frescoes, one reaches out with its persuasive palms and caresses your attention. The painting beholds a sea of great thinkers and mathematicians who surround two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. The School of Athens is an elaborate fresco, which represents the synthesis of worldly and spiritual thinking, and ranks alongside the finest examples of classically inspired Renaissance art.
In this essay, the author
- Describes the stanza della segnatura, a crowded room in the vatican city, and raphael's incredible frescoes. the school of athens represents the synthesis of worldly and spiritual thinking.
- Explains that raphael painted the school of athens, a grand and "nostalgic" piece that resembled the age of the renaissance.
- Explains how raphael revolutionized the practice of furnishing libraries with portraits of the greats in 15th century italy by harmoniously arranging large groups of people as one unit in his fresco compositions.
- Analyzes raphael's technique to paint a realistic scene, which captures perspective, motion, and depth. the two philosophers, plato and aristotle, are the focal point of the painting.
- Compares the philosophies of plato and aristotle, stating that both men were interested in the theory of the theoretical and observable aspects of life.
- Concludes that raphael's work reaches its peak with the school of athens, which captures renaissance ideals in a humanistic, unique, and beautiful way.
787 wordsRead More - Early Italian Renaissance Artanalytical essayDunkerton, Jill, Susan Foister, Dillian Gordon, and Nicholas Penny. Giotto to Dürer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery. London: Yale UP in Association with National Gallery Pubblications, 1991. Print.
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- Explains that the 'madonna and child' has its roots in early christian art due to the iconic roles that christ and mary play in the christian religion.
- Analyzes how zanobi di jacopo machiavelli depicts the virgin mary with her iconic rich blue robe and child, jesus, on her lap.
- Analyzes how marco palmezzano's 'the virgin and child enthroned with saints john the baptist and lucy' depicts the virgin mary with her child jesus in a very classical setting.
- Explains that the two painted altarpieces, ‘the virgin and child enthroned with saints john the baptist and lucy’, were created a mere forty-three years apart and have several similarities.
- Analyzes how palmezzano utilizes a more classical approach that follows heavily from the likes of giotto and masaccio. the use of perspective, symmetry, and naturalism were features used more prominently in the work than machiavelli.
- Explains that the renaissance brought about a revival of the classical style of art in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Analyzes brenner, carla, robyn asleson, and debra pincus' "virgin and child." italian renaissance learning resources. grove art online, 2013.
- Explains dunkerton, jill, susan foister, dillian gordon, and nicholas penny. giotto to dürer: early renaissance painting in the national gallery.
- Narrates the national gallery of ireland: essential guide, 2008.
1470 wordsRead More - Money and the Recovery of Renaissance Florenceanalytical essayWallace, William E. Michelangelo: Selected Scholarship in English Drawings, Poetry, and Miscellaneous Studies. Vol. 5. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1995.
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- Explains that the medici family sponsored the architectural design and construction of many elaborate buildings and churches.
- Compares the distribution of wealth in florentine in 1992 with that in the united states today.
- Explains how florence's new buildings needed decorations, furniture, fixtures, and other extra goods to beautify it. the medici family took advantage of this need and started a banking business.
- Analyzes how florence's supply and demand economic equilibrium was affected by changes during the renaissance.
- Analyzes how increases in consumer incomes, population, and consumer preferences add to the demand for goods and services in an economy.
- Explains that florence's economic growth provided the environment for a thriving community, beauty and art.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's inelastic works enabled him to act as a monopoly business.
- Explains that michelangelo's works were scarce, and he had difficulty finishing them. some people were willing to give up their lives to be a part of the greatness surrounding him.
- Explains how the medici family rose to power as a result of the new opportunities in italy.
- Narrates how lorenzo de' medici ruled in florence from 1469 to 1492 while the faith and support of the florentines dwindled.
- Cites wallace, william e., michelangelo: selections in english drawings, poetry, and miscellaneous studies.
- Analyzes how supply and demand for goods played a critical role in the economic recovery of florence during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Explains that since michelangelo's works were so rare, the supply curve was very steep.
- Opines that the medici family and michelangelo played important and different parts in the recovery of florence.
- Cites baumol, william j., and alan s. blinder. economics: principles and policy. chambers, david sand.
- Cites cole, bruce, goldthwaite, gombrich, e.h., and hale.
2529 wordsRead More - Michelangelo’s Last Judgmentanalytical essay... Michelangelo Buonarroti, Teylers Museum, British Museum, & Ashmolean Museum. (2005). Michelangelo drawings: Closer to the master. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press.
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- Analyzes how the painting depicts a frameless rectangular fresco with blue background with masculine human figures, dressed up or nude, in different positions.
- Describes the arc-like arrangement of seated, standing, or flying figures, with a serious expression and their gazes focused on the male center figure.
- Explains that the fresco depicts the second coming of christ on the day of the last judgment.
- Explains that michelangelo's altar commission was supposed to illustrate the catastrophic reign of clement vi in rome, as it was seen as a place of decadence and sins.
- Explains that the last judgment was a famous theme in italian chapels. the scenes and figures that michelangelo depicted in his fresco are not only part of the new testament, but also includes mythological figures and features.
- Analyzes how christ's painting is full of activity, chaos, and violence at the same time. all saints around christ are identified with the instruments they were tortured and martyred with while looking up to christ.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's christ is more muscular and imbued with heroic power that was not represented in any other portrayal.
- Analyzes how michelangelo painted st. bartholomew's self-portrait of himself in a lifeless skin, hanging over the area of the damned people.
- Analyzes how michelangelo organized the bodies as a swirl around the dynamic center of christ.
- Analyzes how michelangelo and clement vi accepted and embraced the findings of copernicus and found no conflict with the church’s teachings.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's last judgment was a modern idea in the renaissance. it warned people to watch their deeds as they left the sacred space.
- Compares michelangelo's last judgment to the sistine ceiling, which was also done by the artist.
- Opines that michelangelo's last judgment is a true masterpiece after researching the art work and knowing about the hidden meanings intents of what he did in his painting.
- Describes the works of h.chapman, michelangelo buonarroti, and j.a. connor.
- Explains that graham-dixon, and hibbard, have written about michelangelo and the sistine chapel.
1810 wordsRead More - annibale carraccianalytical essay... is a relatively calm and stable scene located in the centre, uniting the vault frescoes as whole. All figures are balanced in an equivalent rhythm, which is easily attributed to Raphael’s Psyche Received on Olympus (Figure 6). However, they move and turn in different directions, creating a dynamic symmetry as regularity and variety are concurrently and simultaneously happening. Along with sense of space recession, figures flow on their will, rather than being juxtaposed. In terms of iconography, it is observed that his treatment of figures, idealised in muscular or voluptuous body shapes, is something of Michelangelo and Raphael. However, it is yet to conclude that he has put less emphasis on a baroque idea of naturalism. Annibale’s luminous, sunlit atmosphere tuning with pale blues and greens, blushing pinks and violets have no source in Michelangelo or Raphael.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how annibale's attempts to reinvent renaissance acts and practices are well noted in the triumph of bacchus.
- Compares renaissance and baroque art in terms of iconography and space.
- Explains that carracci was a family of painters from bologna, italy, who insisted on classically inspired realism and naturalism, as well as principles of high renaissance.
- Analyzes how annibale's farnese gallery is an ambitious reinvention, not a mere imitation after sistine ceiling.
974 wordsRead More - Bartleby Reviewanalytical essayIn addition to the notably simplistic design, the collection itself provides access to a remarkable breadth and depth of both classic and contempora...
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- Explains that steven van leeuwen's bartleby project is the most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the web.
- Explains that the user is impressed by the simple, friendly layout of the site. the collection is divided into reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction.
- Explains that the collection provides access to a remarkable breadth and depth of both classic and contemporary works with over 370,000 web pages of searchable data and the largest freely available verse database in the world.
- Explains that bartleby.com is completely free and offers a commercial bookstore where physical versions of its online works can be purchased through amazon.
- Analyzes the website design's design flaws, such as the lack of a direct link from any of the websites main pages.
- Opines that bartleby.com is a well-designed, well maintained, efficient website that offers literary works in convenient, searchable formats for use by anyone with internet access.
- Cites bartleby.com's unveils web’s premier referencelibrary.
632 wordsRead More - Mark Preaching In Venice Analysisanalytical essayIn the extracts mentioned above Gentile and Giovanni Bellini are commissioned to decorate the albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Marco in Venice by its governing body. The first commission follows the loss in a fire of works by their late father Jacopo (c 1400 - 1470) and the last piece is after the death of Giovanni (Chambers, 1970, pp. 56 -7) (Fortini, 1988, p. 292 -3) (Chambers, 1970, p. 58). These extracts describe both the form and conditions surrounding the production of paintings that began in 1504. The last was left unfinished at the time of Gentile’s death in 1516.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the instructions for the first work, st mark preaching in alexandria, indicate its position on the upper façade of the grand council hall and its form, which would have been painted in oils.
- Describes the financial arrangements for each commission. the grand guardian of the scuola agrees to cover all ‘just and honest’ expenses and will advance monies during the work in accordance with the guardian’s view of progress and quality.
- Analyzes how gentile and giovanni bellini are commissioned to decorate the scuola grande di san marco in venice by its governing body.
- Analyzes how the scuola stipulates quickness and solemnity in their contracts. they stress that the work is not for worldly gain but for spiritual kudos.
1025 wordsRead More - Analysis Of Le Forze Di Una Stradaanalytical essayIn the painting the audience can infer that the artist wanted to portray the new age through traditional means by placing the man and horse in front of the heavily industrialised background. The contrast in the two main focal points of the image is what the artist intended to highlight, and all done through the medium of oil and the Futurism movement. The painting is called Elasticity, and from this the audience can infer a few things the artist may have intended. The style of the painting is very flowing and smoothly curved in places which can symbolise the ‘elasticity’ of war and time, or how things can change and adapt in time. What he actually meant through this is ‘the title of the painting is represented by the powerful muscular movements of the horse, the protagonist of the scene. The energy gushing from the canvas reflects Italian attitude of being present with its tireless and vital energy on an international scenario. In the background we see the skyline of a city in continuous growth and expansion, reaching out for
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the composition of ‘le forze di una strada’, which uses a plethora of colours, but contrasts between other objects in the painting to differentiate the horse from the man riding it.
- Analyzes how the painting depicts the horse and rider's extremities as lying beyond the paintings edge, giving it a sense of impressionism along with cubism and futurist style.
- Analyzes how the title is an unrealistic depiction of the type of growth within milan, but it has a great relevance to the horse's muscles that expand and contract like elastic. the divisionism within the painting helps to distort the composition.
- Explains that ‘the city rises’ is composed of oil painting on canvas and is articulated with lots of diverse colours and shapes contrasting one another.
- Analyzes how boccioni's triptych states of mind 1911 tells the story of those who go, the farewells, and a train station with mechanical influences juxtaposed with the emotions of departures.
- Analyzes how the farewells train number is a direct influence of picasso and braque's cubist period. the gloomy colours reflect the angst of leaving and departures.
- Opines that umberto boccioni's work is innovative and unique, combining modernity, speed, technology advancements, and geometric abstraction.
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