ART HIS 22 Lecture 12: Lecture 12 Perspective
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Judith got him drunk and cut off his head. Dark background was part of the artists signature. Blood isn"t just dripping, it is directly shooting out of the neck. She has a serious look on her face while she kills this guy. Sense of physicality through the use of models. We know the actual models that the painter used. She is taking his ideas and altering it strategically. Forcefulness, taking a lot of energy to hold him down. Red cloth of the young made and the red of the blood is in a line a line. Puts her body into the painting, embodies a biblical figure. Links the power of judith with her artistry. Women were seen as a threat to men. Using the mythological story of diana to demonstrate his artistic skills. Women bathing was a painting commissioned by the. In france women were the ones on top, they were the ones in control.
