ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vanishing Point, Aphrodite Of Cnidus, Capernaum
7 Apr 2016
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Compartments in the central scene are eliminated to give a more naturalized composition. The narrative is unified: previously, altarpiece is more iconic, now the paining narrates an actual story, taking a step forward to something like history painting, adoration of the magi is about a long journey of three kings. In the upper arches, a circular piece shows the beginning of everything, the annunciation. In the left lunette, (after three kings receive the annunciation on a rough cliff) there is a procession of three kings with their servants to the city of jerusalem: rewarding in devotional term. A sense of the opulent piece rise before the eye: an element of reflecting the own reality in terms of the textile, since florence is the almost theatrical. The purpose to commission an altarpiece is to advertise the family"s statue, wealth and genuinely to make an offer to god. manufacturing center for textile at that time.
