ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ogee, Omen, Hieronymus Bosch
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Northeners were fascinated with the sins of man. Belief in this period that the sins you commit reflects on your physical being. Yellow bile (fire), black bile (earth), phlegm (water), blood (air) Melancholic was the one that was believed to affect geniuses, fiery burn inside of them, inspires genius work, after the genius work is done, they become solemn and anti-social, representing melancholy. Nicolaus gerhaert van leyden, monument of canon conrad von busnang, Likely inspired by devotional diptychs, but converted into sculpture. Ogee arches are separated by lances, separating the figures. L(cid:455)ri(cid:272)al li(cid:374)es (cid:449)he(cid:374) depi(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g virgi(cid:374) mar(cid:455), t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)al of ni(cid:272)olaus" st(cid:455)le. The male figure is not in the ideal style, not like mary, he is holding a banner, moving under his hands, creating movement in the piece. Ba(cid:271)(cid:455) gra(cid:271)s his (cid:373)o(cid:373)"s (cid:448)eil, (cid:448)er(cid:455) life like, he gra(cid:271)s the first thi(cid:374)g he sees, he is relatable.