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Artifacts and Theme Luisa M Leo Southern New Hampshire University HUM200: Applied Humanities Dr. Don Macon May 14, 2023 1

Artifacts and Theme Cultural Artifacts My First work is the painting, "The Lamentation", by Giotto di Bondone. During the Italian Renaissance Era. It was painted in the year 1305. The Medium is 'Fresco". Its Dimensions are 6'6.75"x 6'0.75". The Location is in, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy. My Second work is painting, "The Merode Altarpiece, ca", by Robert Campin. During the Netherlandish Renaissance. It was painted between 1427-1432. The Medium is "Oil on oak panel. Its Dimensions are 2'1.5"x 3'10.5". The Location is in, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Common Theme The Main Theme in both paintings is Religion. In both The Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ are being depict, in the painting "The Merode Altarpiece"Jesus Christ is just mentioned to The Virgin Mary by Gabriel when he is announcing to the Virgin Mary that she has been chosen by God to be the Mother of His Child. It is still much reference to both in these two paintings. It is about the becoming of Christ and the history. Personal and Professional Experience The Theme is personally meaningful to me because I believe in God, Christ and the Virgin Mary. I am not an extremist religious person, but I do believe that there is a higher calling and person who is watching and protecting us. I believe in purity and all things Sacred. I believe in what Jesus Christ did for us, sacrificing his life so that we can all be saved, as well repenting from all sins for salvation. Believing that there is a higher purpose is what has guided me through life as well as protecting and supporting the people that surround me and believe in me. We celebrate Jesus Christ birth, and it is a National Holiday as well as his resurrection. 2

Professionally, these transcends, aside from the fact that Jesus Christ affects our national Holidays by observing it, believing in that we have a higher purpose in life allows me to influence and affect a lot of the lives of the people that work for me or with me. Everything that I do is with an extreme positiveness, and knowing that everything always happens for a reason, everything we do serves a purpose, and all the sacrifices we make, and personal investments will always be rewarded. Often those that sacrifice the most with kindness will live a much-fulfilled life. Because of this belief, I always try to help others in any way I can, I always try to uplift them and show them ways professionally on how to improve and find their purpose. Humanities Resources While searching for the Cultural Artifacts, I came across a few resources to reference the two paintings. The first resource I chose is, “Looking at Giotto’s The Lamentation. Thirty -two Minutes” by Chris Morrison. I like how it details and speaks about the Sistine Chapel and references the Scrovegni, or Arena Chapel in Pauda, Italy which interior is covered in Fresco paintings by Giotto Di Bondone. “I was struck by the extent to which Giotto Anticipated Renaissance era painting in his work” (Morrison.C. April 6, 2012. Looking at Giotto’s Lamentation). The Second resource was “The Interpretation of Merode Altarpiece” from The Encyclopedia or Art Education. It speaks in detail about the background of the painting and of Netherlandish Renaissance Paintings. Also, searched in the “Arstor Slide Gallery Collection” Sourced from University of California, San Diego. Historical Context The historical context of “The Lamentation “is the Scrovegni Chapel, in Pauda, Italy, where the interior is covered with Fresco paintings by Giotto Di Bondone. This painting emerged during the Italian Renaissance or proto-Renaissance, it was during the 14 th century, a period in 3

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