HISTART 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Classical Antiquity, Secularism, Eucharist

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: History of Art
• Course: HISTART 2002
• Professor: Shelton Andrew

Document Summary

Orthogonal: lines that lead to vanishing point. Disciples being rendered as shocked (emotion, hand gestures) tension. Traitor: judas depicted with face turned away (shameful) Uses geometry with triangle and circle to make focal point. Balance between chaos and order: the last supper by castagno. Can"t see items on table- no depth. Reading: treatise on painting: painting mental workout, sculpting is physical workout, painters use mins to recreate illusion of nature, sculpture use hands to add an object to nature. Reading: the book of courtier by castiglione: nonchalant. Portrait of castiglione by raphael: neutral colors, low-key outfit- not flashy of wealth, looks calm and thoughtful, self-possessed, no explicit emotions. School of athens by raphael: philosophy, theology. No gravity: aristotle in blue and yellow. Composition: split in 2, idealist on left, materialistic on right, balanced and stable composition, subtly asymmetrical. Raphael: relaxed, thinking, casual, heavenly and diving space.