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Image comparison between Concert and Dance to the music of time
The works of art will be compared in this paper are Titan, Concert (c 1510), and Poussin, Dance to the music of time (c 1650). Two pictures are from different period and have different styles. Concert is an outstanding masterpiece in Renaissance period and Dance to the music of time is an unprecedented art piece of Baroque arts. Both of the paintings have two kinds of characters depiction. Concert shows the realism and classicism of Renaissance art. Dance to the music of time shows the dramatic lights and darks and movement of Baroque art.
Titan’s Concert has two kinds of character depiction. The man on the left is dressed in the red clothing worn by nobles of the period and seems to be playing a lute, and the man on the right wears a simpler brown costume more typical of peasantry. The two male figures are wearing contemporary costume during the Renaissance time. There are two curvy nude women on the picture, which shows the idealize beauty for Titian’s art. The painting shows the simple life of civilian at that time. It relieves the pressure of urban life for sophisticated peoples.
In Poussin’s Dance to the music of time, each figure has different representations. The four figures in the middle represent the four states of life: poverty, labor, wealth, and pleasure. Poverty is the male figure at the very back of the circle. He dances barefoot. Wealth are showed by the young woman who dancing in golden sandals and robes. Pleasure gazes knowingly at the viewer with a sly smirk. The girl dances with barefoot show Labor. The dancing of fortune try to tell people that if a poor man works hard enough he can became wealth. Once wealthy he can have a life filled with ple...

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...ses of warm colors shows that the four dancers are fulfill with happiness and joyfulness. However, Poussin doesn’t just use warm color, he also uses cold colors like grey and dark green to make a contrast with the people dancing. This contrast shows that although they are enjoying dancing right now, but they have to face the fact that time is passing by and time doesn’t wait for any people, including the god Father of Time on the right side.
In conclusion, Concert shows the ideal life of people during Renaissance period. They want a pastoral life peace. Dance to the music of time shows the passing of time and different four stages of life. Poussin brought mythological figures into his paintings to illustrate that even god can’t avoid passing of time. These two paintings differ from their depiction of characters, backgrounds; their using of colors and their themes.

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