ART HIS 22 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hermaphroditus, Actual Art, Arnolfini Portrait
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Apollo and daphne sculpture vs jupiter and io painting. Show a man pursuing a woman, but in different ways. Metamorphosis of the actual art, rough to smooth marble. Movement as you walk around the sculpture, see the change in material. Painting is on a flat plane, can really see them coming together, caravaggio is really showing off his skills in this painting. Painting was made for the duke of mantua, was one of four paintings that are also of a similar context. Let the prince imagine himself as jupiter, brings a sense of masculine potency. Used for discourse, other men would come and discuss (they were knowledgeable viewers) Female body associated with a vessel, also rough grounds. Metamorphosis connected to motion, need to see the sequential views. Braids of her hair around her neck, and they become unleashed around her head as their become leaves.
