FAH337H1 Lecture Notes - Grisaille, Sandro Botticelli

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St. sebastian c1480: scene of the martyrdom of st. sebastian, martyred by shot throught by arrows, body type, a type for artists to show his knowledge of the human forms and skills to paint male nude, heroic nude, well versed in the principles of classical architecture, proved in his painting: architectural detailing, cleverly placed fragement of classical sculpture. Samson and delilah: grisaille, and monochrome, biblical story as subject, some are classical subject, plays with the idea of the painter to capture material effects and the appearance of diiferent types of materials, trying to emulate camios, a type of carving of stone, marble or gray stone that is used as a relief carving, ability of painting to show illusionistic sculpture and suggestion of space, placed against an exotic stone, making a contrast/justaposition of different materials color / monochrome; flatness of the color background / depth and monochrome foreground.

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