ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rucellai Madonna, Sienese School, Chamfer
27 Nov 2017
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Council of nine: ran by merchant and bankers. Duccio, madonna and child (or rucellai madonna), commissioned 1285. Council of nine has a very intimate ties with the church. Madonna is tilted in its pov, feels like she has depth. Angels on the left side reach the front and back of the throne a(cid:374)d it does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake se(cid:374)se. 4 special saints, original 4 patrons of the city, the ones who were replaced by mary. Grand space in the middle, the throne splays out in the middle, making mary and jesus the focus. Different annunciation when the angel gives mary the holy spirit. This annunciation is the death of mary, the angel gives her a. Not a story in the bible, apothecial text. Not the angel gabriel, darker wings, this is the angel of death. Her reaction is not as shocked as the first time an angel was in her room. Pa(cid:272)ial aspe(cid:272)t of the pai(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake se(cid:374)se.
