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| Simone Martini, The Miracle of the child attacked and rescued by Augustine Novello, c.1328 |
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Andrea Pisano (detail) Baptism of Christ, Life of John the Baptist South doors, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence. 1300-1336. Gilded bronze, |
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| Giotto Crucifixion, Arena Chapel, Padua 1305-1306 |
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Andrea Pisano Life of John the Baptist South doors, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence. 1300-1336. Gilded bronze, |
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| Virgin and Child c.1324-1339 Silver gilt and enamel |
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| Duccio di Buoninsegna Maesta Alterpiece 1308 - 1311 |
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| Chimabue Virgin and Child Enthroned c.1280 |
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| Giotto The Last Judgement, Arena Chapel, Padua 1305-1306 |
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| Giotto Virgin and Child Enthroned 1305-1310 |
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| Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi Annunciation 1333 |
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ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how the Virgin Mary is depicted in Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi's painting-Annunciation. She turns away from the Angel Gabriel almost as a discontented child would. She appears to be unhappy and almost unwilling to accept the news of her role as a vessel which would would bring forth the Saviour of the world Christ. The Angel Gabriel holds out the Olive branch as if to signify to Mary that he means absolutely no harm to her. He looks like he is trying to convince her and make her feel comfortable by not positioning himself too close to her immediately, rather inching his way gradually towards her-all the while with that Olive branch in his hand.
ReplyDeleteI'm drawn to Giotto's use of mostly primary colors in 'The Last Judgement'. They were probably the only colors available to him at the time (I'm just speculating), but it suits the work. It is a large, heavily detailed painting that can be distinguished from afar. If Giotto mixed pigments and was able to uniformly use every color of the rainbow in 'The Last Judgement', it wouldn't be as striking in my opinion, and some of the details may have been lost.
ReplyDeleteGiotto used a similar color scheme for 'Virgin and Child Enthroned', but this time with a heavy gold leaf background, typical for Christian icon imagery. The gold leaf background reminds me of Japanese gold screens, i.e.: Ogata Korin's 'Irises' from the 18th century.
http://www.stolaf.edu/courses/2004sem2/Art/260/Brit/Irises_screen-Ogata%20Korin.jpg
I don't know exactly how old Jesus is supposed to be in this painting, but his face seems more like an adult man than of a child. His body proportions also seem to be not quite right. This throws me off a bit, which I think takes away from the power of the image. Jesus is arguably the most important figure in the painting, but despite being depicted as an innocent child, to me, he comes off as unsettling.