Arte, Musica e Letteratura Italiana
Posted by gio23 on February 17, 2007
Just some relative thoughts on art from the Rinascimento. Profesor Ivanova gave an excellent overall presentation of what the Rennaisance was all about. These are just added thoughts, that were not mentioned. If one looks at a painting from Raffaello one notices that for the first time there was a sense of field percetion in the paintings. The human figures were all in the front and the landscape was behind. In Medieval art this was not evident. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Giotto_Madonna_In_Glory_Tempera_on_Panel_1305-10_582px.jpg If one continues looking especially at the elbows, one notices triangles forming, be patient, I see six. The reason for the triangle is that it is a symbol of the Holy Trinity and Classical Structures (Roman, Greek and Egyptian arquitecture.)After all the Rennaisance was a re-birth of Classical Ideas.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raffael_027.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raphael_Spasimo.jpg
Catherine said
Juanito… Gio… where hast thou been? We are starved for your sparkling conversation and Italian witticisms.
Just stopping in to say hello, really.