ARTH 1520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Isenheim Altarpiece, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Lisa Del Giocondo
19 Feb 2017
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Cultural concepts/ideas of what is being presented and how it is being presented. Da vinci, the virgin of the rocks 20. 2 (21. 2) Virgin and child with angels but young john the baptist is included. This balances the composition at the left, pulled into dialogue with his younger cousin jesus by the long protective arm of the virgin. She draws attention to her child by extending her hand over his head while the angel points to the centre of interaction. The angel looks out without actually making eye contact with viewer. Pyramidal figural group: becomes standard feature of high renaissance classicism. Detailed landscape dissolves mysteriously into the distance. Chiaroscuro: the contrast of light and dark, enhances the modeling of the 3-d figures. Sfumato: specific variant of chiaroscuro, subtle, almost imperceptible transitions between light and dark in shading, becomes hallmark of leonardo"s style. Subject may have been lisa gherardini del giocondo, wife of a prominent florence merchant.
