My piece will be
named Angels in Place and it is 18’8”
X 9’2” oil on canvas. In my
piece, I used figures such as angels, clouds, and babies to portray the
biblical themes for the painting. The elements are apparently layer over one
another like I have seen in many other pieces from this time. The colors would
include deep tones of red, blue, yellow and green to provide boldness and
meaning. Formally, I drew inspiration from many pieces from our text book but
especially Creation of Adam by
Michelangelo. I tried to represent the repetitive male figure idea in the
bottom right of my painting. “In late medieval
and Renaissance Italy, theologians continually emphasized the humanity of
Christ and the need for the faithful to lead lives modeled on Christ’s own.
This perspective welcomed visual images that stressed his human existence and
particularly favored themes related to his earthly birth
and death.”
[1] I tried
to incorporate the idea of Christianity and the idea of being “reborn”. “Images
were meant to enhance the experience of the faithful both in communal and in individual worship,
and devotional treatises gave instructions for how to use pictures to enter
more fully into sacred history. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, such
pictures often occurred in series that allowed viewers to trace the progression
of events, but the stories of Christ’s life were also represented in
independent easel paintings, especially in the sixteenth century and after.” [2] I
included a woman’s head because besides the fact that human figured were used a
ton in Italian Sixteenth Century painting, painters often could sell their
paintings for more and faster if they commissioned their pieces to people who
wanted a portrait of themselves. The clouds and the dark tones were used to
create a sense of drama and also a feeling that we might be in an unearthly
place. Commissioning my piece would be what were to happen and how I would fund
my piece. I would work for a church to help to expand the knowledge of Christ or
a wealthy person to create a piece of art for them to buy and use as
decoration. Churches could be able to request a piece. This piece would be for
personal expression as well as for commissioned work. Details of the painting
would be left for me to decide and left for me to express myself. Artists
during this time were really able to experiment creatively which is something I
wanted to express. Creativity is key when it comes to producing a unique piece
and being able to put your own thoughts and expression into art is necessary in
order to stand out. I would tell my
paying client that I would finish this piece in 4 weeks. The painting would
need to be done in a large area because of it’s size. Artworks of this
magnitude require immense mental concentration and work. Four weeks would give
me ample time to be able to complete the painting. Long days and nights are required
to achieve the detail and intricacy on each piece I create and I need the time
to do so. I expect this to impact the viewers in the church in a spiritual way.
I would hope my piece would help the community of the church in Italy to
develop a closer relationship with the god they worship. The depictions and
entities I portray in my paintings have strong biblical connection and I
believe people feel this and are attracted because of it.
[1] Sorabella, Author: Jean. "Painting the Life of Christ in
Medieval and Renaissance Italy | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art
History. Accessed December 03, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chri/hd_chri.htm.
[2]
[2] Sorabella, Author: Jean. "Painting the Life of Christ in
Medieval and Renaissance Italy | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art
History. Accessed December 03, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chri/hd_chri.htm.
