ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - 13Th Century, Uffizi, Hodegetria
28 Nov 2012
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Duecento art in rome (and assisi) and florentine art of the early trecento. Local traditions and styles as well as international styles that are grafted onto these. Depicts the dead christ, much more emotional as opposed to a triumphant. Christ which would depict christ triumphant over death from here on out there would mostly be images of christ dead or dying on the cross. The apron of the cross (the panels around his torso) shows narrative scenes of the life of christ. These crosses would have been hanging fairly high in churches, making it difficult to see the narrative scenes. Different idea of realistic depiction: they would have seen the body differently than we do today but there certainly is an effort to move towards realism. Attempt to show the ribs and the abdomen, as well as the folds in the drapery.
