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Genre PaintingRich patrons purchased this type of work; very popular.Very little work at this time was directly religious or heroicDiego VelazquezWater Carrier of Seville (1619)Focused on the elementally artful in day-to-day life . This image is simply of a man in Seville selling water, assisted by a young boy. That is all.Expresses dignity to even the “lowest of tasks”Emphasis on realism (Pearls of water on the vessel). Hyper-realisticTenebrism is a reminder of Caravaggio’s workThe Surrender at Breda (1634-5)Commissioned by Phillip IV80 year war. Justin of Nassau and Ambrogio Spinola meet in the middle.The Siege of Breda (1624) also portrayed by Jacques CallotLas MeninasDwarf-like woman (common at court, very uncommon)Foregrounds the way in which painting can represent and play with reality.Beginning of impressionism.Jean-Antoine Watteau (1628-1721)The Pilgrimage to Cythera *1717)Introduced the notion of the escapularal. Island is “Magic”Very rich, and elegant painting.Everything is delicate in this style ; balance between masculine and feminismIsland of dreams and wishes: Where we are always happy and our dreams are fulfilled.Mezzetin (1718-20)Middle tints, mixed colors.Figure is singing a love song.Speaking of inanimate sculptures (Stand-in for living figures)Sadness with a certain degree of pleasureNo precise contours in the background: ushers in a dreamy mood.Indifferent (1717)Figure allegorically represents indifferenceOffers himself, even perhaps sexually, to the viewer as he preforms.Pose is dancer-like, and abandons the counterpoise that was common in antiquity and the renaissance.Impressionistic: Patches of indistinct colors that create a visual illusionArth 112 1st Edition Lecture 24Current Lecture Genre Painting- Rich patrons purchased this type of work; very popular.- Very little work at this time was directly religious or heroic Diego Velazquez- Water Carrier of Seville (1619)o Focused on the elementally artful in day-to-day life . Thisimage is simply of a man in Seville selling water, assisted bya young boy. That is all. o Expresses dignity to even the “lowest of tasks”o Emphasis on realism (Pearls of water on the vessel). Hyper-realistico Tenebrism is a reminder of Caravaggio’s work- The Surrender at Breda (1634-5)o Commissioned by Phillip IV 80 year war. Justin of Nassau and Ambrogio Spinolameet in the middle.  The Siege of Breda (1624) also portrayed byJacques Callot - Las Meninas o Dwarf-like woman (common at court, veryuncommon)o Foregrounds the way in which painting can representand play with reality. o Beginning of impressionism.  Jean-Antoine Watteau (1628-1721)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The Pilgrimage to Cythera *1717)o Introduced the notion of theescapularal. Island is “Magic”o Very rich, and elegant painting. o Everything is delicate in this style; balance between masculineand feminism o Island of dreams and wishes:Where we are always happy andour dreams are fulfilled. - Mezzetin (1718-20)o Middle tints, mixed colors. o Figure is singing a love song. o Speaking of inanimate sculptures (Stand-in forliving figures)o Sadness with a certain degree of pleasureo No precise contours in the background: ushers in adreamy mood. - Indifferent (1717)o Figure allegorically represents indifference o Offers himself, even perhaps sexually, to the vieweras he preforms. o Pose is dancer-like, and abandons the counterpoisethat was common in antiquity and the renaissance. o Impressionistic: Patches of indistinct colors thatcreate a visual


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