Madonna and Child

The Madonna watches fondly as her young son and his cousin get acquainted. Mary introducing Jesus and John the Baptist is an iconic image, especially around the Renaissance Period. The unknown object being studied in this paper is Image #3, which is one such illustration that depicts this classical scene. The Madonna in the Meadow by Raphael made in 1505-1506 is the art that was selected to compare to Image #3. The Madonna in the Meadow was chosen because the unknown artwork shares a similar topic

Women play a complex role in Robert Orsi’s The Madonna on 115th Street, at some points exercising power and at other points exercising less power than men. In Italian Harlem when describing a “domus,” the woman at the center is the one actually being described. A domus, according to Emmanuel LeRoy Ladurie, “constitute[s] a formidable reservoir of power and counter-power which could hold out with some degree of success against the external powers surrounding it.” Italian women in Harlem had no direct

This painting depicts one of Raphael's favorite subjects, that of Our Lady with the Infant Jesus. However, unlike his famous Madonnas, this one presents another figure, Saint John the Baptist, Jesus' cousin and precursor, as a child. All three figures look directly at the reed cross Jesus holds, a reference to his future crucifixion. The knowledge of Jesus' cruel death is shared by all of them and so is the acceptance of sacrifice in each of their lives. A little bit of technique Raphael was

way. There are many artist during the High and Late Renaissance that depicted Christ in their work however, Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks, Tintoretto’s Last Supper, Veronese’s Christ in the House of Levi, Michelangelo’s Pieta, and Last Judgement most exemplify their different perceptions of Christ. Leonardo daVinci depicted Christ as the Christ Child in his painting of Madonna of the Rocks. During the Renaissance, period the nativity scene was common in Christian art. Nativity scenes tend to emphasize

innovation and rebirth that began in southern Europe and slowly spread its influence to the north. Much like today, Renaissance artists were inspired by history and other artists of their time. This is evident with two paintings tthat both feature Madonna and Jesus as the main subjects, however presented with many differences. It is important to note that artists in Italy were heavily inspired by the civilizations before them, such as the art of classical Greece. Meanwhile, artists in the North were

Madonna in a Church is a small oil panel on oak by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. Madonna in a church was made between c. 1438-1440. Van Eyck has been traditionally credited with the invention of painting in oils, and, although this is incorrect, there is no doubt that he was the real master of the technique. The use of oil paints is very significant in this artworkʼs luminescent quality and presentation of space. The artist creates a new relationship between the viewer and the picture. There is an

designed many brilliant pieces of work and the stanzas inside the Vatican. He was a master at such necessities of modern art such as depth and perspective and the use of light and shadow, and was the turning point styles of paintings like the use of Madonnas in paintings. Through his short life, Raphael would make some of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful, and influential works of art during the Italian Renaissance. Raphael whose full name was Raphael Sanzio, (also known as Raphael Sanzi), was born

comparison/contrast of Giorgione’s Enthroned Madonna with Saints Liberals and Francis of Assisi and Tintoretto’s The birth of John the Baptist. Giorgione’s is painted during the high renaissance era and Tintoretto’s is painted during the Counter Reformation era. We will begin with the main focal points in the paintings. Both painting have different main subjects but they both have the Madonna as/in the main focal point. Giorgione’s painting has the Madonna as the main focal point; she is the apex of

subject matter, use of color, symbolism, figure placement, artist attention and technics. The 5 pieces of artwork are Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist (1510), Portrait of a Man (1620/21), The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, Christ and the Centurion, and The Triumph of Bacchus. The Painting of Madonna with the two children by Lorenzo di Credi, shows Madonna in a blue dress with a veil covering her face to show a sign of virginity and innocence with two children. Di Credi worked

Visual Art Analysis, Madonna of the Rocks Analysis of artwork enables scholars to have in-depth understanding paints and drawing. The painting analyzed in this paper is called the Madonna of the Rocks by Leonardo Da Vinci using oil painting as the medium, painted between c. 1483 to 1485. This paper aims to analyze the elements of art such as line, color, and space among others. • Line: There are smooth lines such as those lining the babies and the ladies. There are also zigzag lines, for instance