Fountain of the Four Rivers

Gianlorenzo Bernini

David

Gianlorenzo Bernini

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Caravaggio

Isenheim Altarpiece

Matthias Grunewald 1512-1516

saint anthony, saint sebastian. hands of christ are exagerated for theatric effect. a little "off" christ is emaciated, can see the painful look on his face. his hands/fingers are twisted in a grotesque fashion. symbol of the lamb.

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Great Piece of Turf

Albrecht Durer

Fall of Man

Albrecht Durer

Four Apostles

Albrecht Durer

French Ambassadors

Hans Holbein 1533

worldly objects. showing prominence, education, social class. lots of textures. the skull reminder of death. top shelf heavens, times. bottom shelf, earthly objects. music the lute. forshortened, "discord in europe". very detailed. top left corner tucked behind curtain is christ. floor perfect linear perspective.

Garden of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch 1505-1510

triptych. was wealthy didnt need the church for money, didnt need the monarchy. painted what he wanted. when closed: black & white dome/earth. god with bible looking down.

open: explosion of color, naked people having sex, having fun, indulging in life.

left panel: garden of eden adam & eve. god as christ. elephants, giraffes, odd structure in body of water.

right panel: hell, darkness, repulsion, ungodly creatures eating people.

center panel: lots of naked people. fruits, flowers, animals coming out of people. decadence, indulgence and loving it!

Netherlandish Proverbs

 Bruegel 

Fall of Icarus

Pieter Bruegel 1555-1556

 Icarus flies to close to the sun, so his wings melt and he falls to the sea and dies. during this beautiful spring day everyone goes on about their business and nobody notices icarus' death. just a splash in the sea.

Hunters in the snow

Pieter Bruegel

Burial of Count Orgaz

El Greco 

Caravaggio

calling of st matthew 1597-1601

chiaroscuro. christ is summoning levi, the tax collector, to a higher calling. jesus' halo is very faint, he's in the shadows. levi's pointing to himself, he's surprised jesus is calling on him. in a common place setting.

de ribera

martyrdom of st bartholomew 1639

naturalistic approach. influenced by caravaggio. dramatic painting, dark subject matter. everyone in the painting looks beat, tired. bartholomew is about to be strung up to be crucified, looks dramatic, very sad.

velazquez

surrender of breda 

velazquez

las meninas 1656

velazquez is painting himself into the painting, painting this painting, philip iv and his wife. the princess, their daughter, is looking out at us, the king/royalty, the looking is a gaze. everyone is looking at the king and queen. sense of naturalism, sense of being matter of fact, informal. straddles the line of everyday life and portrait painting. intimacy of the moment, behind the scenes of a private royal family and life.

the vatican

bernini, michelangelo

peter paul rubens

elevation of the cross 

rembrandt

nightwatch 

jan steen

feast of st nicholas 

watteau

return from cythera

watteau

gilles

jean honore fragonard

the swing 

jacques louis david

oath of the horatti

1784

jacques louis david

death of marat

1793

thomas jefferson

monticello

west 

death of general wolfe

hogarth

marriage a la mode

wedding paintings

rembrandt

self portrait

durer

self portrait