ART HIS 22 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aphrodite Of Cnidus, Rape Culture, Cupid
2 Apr 2016
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*oil paneling dries slowly- allow to make correction and create layers that enhance light reflection. Originally a part of series for the duke. Subject matter: bacchanal, drunken celebration of the god of wine. Her body posed in a way that exposed body parts frontal. Dark side on left side, more male figure structured. 4 figures of contemporary dress in the painting the woman in the center: have a low cleavage => the mistress viletta thought as a visualization of the music she has. 1530 titian summoned = charles v united titian 1590. Portrait of doge andrea gritti, 1540 show the kinds of connection titian has. No hide his age, yet vital and virile. The torso moves to right, head to the left. Wearing urment fur (indicate royalty of a ruler) Huge hands in the front, unusual clutching gesture- drawn from michelangelo"s. A way to characterize doge as a powerful figure/ figure of empowerment.
