THEME: RELIGIOUS ARTSLIDES # 27-29

LA PIETAMICHELANGELO

“Pieta” means pity Michelangelo signs his name across Mary’s

chest Mary’s face displays a sense of calm and

peacefulness, Michelangelo wanted to show Mary accepted her son’s fate

Mary’s body is not proportionally / she is very large, he does this to create a sense of compositional balance.

Sculpture is arranged in triangular balance

DOUBTING THOMAS

Artist uses extreme light and dark areas to make the image more dramatic.

Religious story of doubting Thomas Artist directs the viewer to look at Jesus’

wounds.

It was designed to sit at the top of Florence’s Cathedral.Michelangelo intentionally made parts of his body larger because the viewer will be looking up

DAVID MICHELANGELO

Sculpted from a single piece of marble. It was designed to sit at the top of Florence’s

Cathedral Story from the Old Testament of David and

Goliath. Michelangelo sculpted David in the nude because

he believed the human figure was beautiful. He admired the art of the Greeks and Romans and modeled his work after there art.

THEME: TRUE STORIESSLIDES #30-32

Can you find the objects that symbolize…1.Hope2.The terrifying power of technology3.A fallen warrior

-A real story depicting the bombing Guerica (a Spanish city)- during the Spanish Civil war-11 ft tall & 25.5 feet wide-This works shows the tragedies of war on humans / the innocent-Picasso painted images of anti-war / and the idea of embracing peace-Picasso decides to keep remove colour and kept it in black and white like a newspaper to show the lifelessness of war.-In Spanish an electric light blub is called “bombia” – it is a metaphor for the terrifying power of technology that can destroy us-Picasso depicts the warrior not as a hero but fallen to show how war can hurt us

Photograph of the bombing in Guernica.

Photograph showing the scale of Picasso’s Guernica.

PHOTOGRAPH OF PABLO PICASSO.

The Artist: Theodore Gericault

-he was influenced by Michelangelo’s muscular figures-he examined corpses to understand the body

Meaning of the Painting-true story of a French shipwreck, The Medusa, that occurred in 1816-the French government did nothing to help-it became a national scandal-reports of cannibalism and insanity

Technical-artist directs the viewer to look out toward the distant-figures are arranged in a triangular composition-use of strong light and dark areasSymbolism:-”Pyramid of Hope”-Image of Ugolino – cannibalism-bright skies - hope

The Artist: Francisco Goya-Goya becomes deaf - this makes him more aware of gestures and facial expressions-Goya painted this painting to show the inhumanity of man

History of the painting- Citizens of Spain rose up against the French (Napoleon’s troops) who occupied Spain.

Symbolism:Figure in white – the innocent / Jesus ChristGovernment buildings in the background – injustice by the Spanish Government they did nothing to helpNo faces on the soldiers – to make it timeless