ARTH 112 1st EditionLecture 9Renaissance: Mood and meaningAffetti (Affect)Verismo (Realism)More narrative complexityPerspective and emotional complexityImportance of styleMichelangeloPieta (1500) cont.Meditative state; interpreted as looking at her son “as if in a dream”= envisioning that she was back in Bethlehem and her child was just born.David (1501-1504)Carved from a weathered piece of stone found outside of a cathedral.Portrays David before he slays Goliath; Sizing up his enemy.Face portrays a mixture of emotionsPerilous, nervous. Fight or flight.Pietà (#2)Michelangelo had created the first when he was 24, but this was done when he was an old man.Awkward, unbalanced, more contorted and distorted.Mary’s face is unfinished.Less concerned with realism.Face of Joseph is Michelangelo’s face.Pietà (#3)Created this the week that he died.Beginning of expressionism.Jesus is extremely frail.Not in a Renaissance style; but a personal one.ARTH 112 1st EditionLecture 9Renaissance: Mood and meaning -Affetti (Affect)-Verismo (Realism)oMore narrative complexityoPerspective and emotional complexityoImportance of styleMichelangelo-Pieta (1500) cont. oMeditative state; interpreted as looking ather son “as if in a dream”= envisioningthat she was back in Bethlehem and herchild was just born. -David (1501-1504)oCarved from a weathered piece of stonefound outside of a cathedral. oPortrays David before he slays Goliath;Sizing up his enemy. oFace portrays a mixture of emotionsPerilous, nervous. Fight or flight.- Pietà (#2)oMichelangelo had created the first whenhe was 24, but this was done when hewas an old man. oAwkward, unbalanced, more contortedand distorted. oMary’s face is unfinished. oLess concerned with realism. oFace of Joseph is Michelangelo’s face.-Pietà (#3)oCreated this the week that he died. oBeginning of expressionism. oJesus is extremely frail. oNot in a Renaissance style; but apersonal
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