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Sense Of Touch Vs Ribera Essay

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The two pieces that I decided to use was; The Sense of Touch by Jusepe de Ribera, and David Slaying Goliath by Peter Paul Rubens. The Sense of Touch by Ribera was created in 1615-1616 in Rome, and David Slaying Goliath was created in 1616 and was created in Flanders. The Sense of Touch is about 45x34 inches, and David slaying Goliath is about 48x39 inches, so a little bit bigger than the one by Ribera. One used the Flemish Baroque and the other one combined the Classical with the Caravaggio. This was because of the time period and which art styles were big where they were and both had big influences on these artists. Both of the painters used a representational style as they both had identifiable figures that represented their ideas. The Sense of Touch by Jusepe de Ribera was created between 1615 and 1616. The piece was oil on canvas, and was depicting a …show more content…

For example, The Sense of Touch, is about a blind man who is trying to understand the characteristics of the sculpture he is holding. He puts his hand by the face trying to identify the pieces, textures, and feelings just by his touch. So what Ribera is trying to says that we don’t need just our eyes to understand what a piece of artwork is trying to tell us. Also, there is a book on the table, I am not sure what it is, but I’ll guess it might be the sculptor of the statue. The main function is saying that we can understand an art piece by some of our others senses rather than just sight. Also, in David Slaying Goliath, it depicts the Biblical scene after David has hurled the rock and knock over Goliath. It is going back to the sculptures done before this painting with Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini. Something interesting that I noticed is the painting never seems to show the stones or slingshot he used. Also, in the background of his painting it shows the Israelites charging at the Philistines after David defeated

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