ART H102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Millefiori, Vanishing Point, Sandro Botticelli
4 Jul 2016
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Mantegna"s oculus alludes to the argument over which mode of art is most. Eyelike opening into the heavens important (ex. painting, written work, sculpting, etc: peacock indicates that visual preferences are subjective. Birth of venus and primavera : intertwined venus and the virgin mary, paintings unusual in many ways, nothing religious, purely mythological* Also, the images were huge, not typical for purely mythological paintings. Only two big paintings that survived the problematic time in history: it was likely that he had produced more. In the aftermath of savonarola, botticelli"s subject matter goes back to. Relationship between the qualities of the ideal women embodied by venus, and compared with the virgin mary. Coloration based on white marble, similar to figures that botticelli was studying. Figures in the painting look almost like cutouts who are pasted to the painting. Refer to textbook for information on symbolism.
