MPC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Innatism, Daguerreotype, Reception Piece
17 May 2016
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Able to get access to a lot of crowns in europe, partly responsible fro the anglospanish peace. Stylistically, blend of high renaissance and baroque characteristics. Samson and delilah: conquering of samson; dramatic chiaroschuro; musculature derived from. Michelangelo; delicacy with which the barber cuts the hair; ugly woman in the background is introduced to make delilah seem even more beautiful in comparison; single spotlight on the soldiers. Allegory of the outbreak of war: point during the 30 years war between cathoicism and. King philip iv of spain: after this he becomes the royal painter; king posing in the uniform of battle; Juan de pareja: velasquez"s slave; freed during the time of this painting; shows slave in aristocratic position; nobel gaze; dignified pose; psychological power he gives to his models; On the trip around 1650 he became very successful. Built some of the character of the person into his paintings.
