ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Lecture 9 Day 10 I North a Albrecht Durer b Albrecht Altdorfer c Lucas Cranach the Elder II d Hans Baldung France a Jean Clouet b The Louvre Outline of Lecture 10 Day 11 Art outside of Italy I Spain Spanish Artists a El Greco b Hieronymus Bosch c Pieter Bruegel the Elder d Hans Holbein the Younger Current Lecture Class day 11 16th C Art outside of Italy Spanish Empire superpower of the 16th century controls Flanders lower Italy left half of South America most of North America Spain El Greco Domenikos Theotokopolous The burial of Count Orgaz 1586 oil on canvas The count was very wealthy and gave land to people poorer people The dead count is in the same position as Jesus when he was taken down from the cross He is being carried by the two top clerics in Spain Emphasizing his saintly ness The count s son is pointing at him imitates the use of john pointing at Jesus to indicate that he is the way In the clouds the count s soul is being pushed up with Jesus coming to welcome him 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 Swirling energy in the section of heaven favors elongated less dense figures View of Toledo 1610 oil on canvas Northern high renaissance Clouds are dramatic first to use the clouds to make statement Clouds seem to say that a storm is coming or that this is a sinful town There is a curved feeling to the setup of the city No people Hieronymus Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights 1505 1515 Flanders closed Inscription reads for he spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast God in the top corner Shows clouds moving away to show the earth forming Depicts the earth as round Grisalle painted in tones of grey open Left is Eden Center is garden of earthly delights Right depicts hell One interpretation is that the left is Eden center is the sins that lead to hell which is on the right Right Adam and eve are doll like eve has an impossible position god seems to be presenting her physically to Adam Center Lots of fruit everywhere FRUITful and multiply or forbidden fruit Large black beaker seems to be pouring gold Alchemy the scientific attempts to turn metals into gold Some people say he was dabbling in hullucinagenic plants Seems like a giant orgy Very strange positions and interactions Left musical instruments man crucified on harp shell like body filled with a tavern strange insect man eating people and excreting them satan pig wearing nun s habit trying to get a man to sign something might be saying that the clergy are not as pure as they should be Paid for by someone who was rich and would put it in their private chamber Pieter Bruegel the Elder Hunters in the Snow 1565 oil on wood Flanders Depicts the common people shows the everyday activities Has believable depth through the size of people buildings trees etc Seems tranquil even in winter which would be the hardest time for most commoners The Harvesters The harvest is going smoothly Sense of contentment sitting napping chatting and eating Land is so plentiful and peaceful ruler must be doing a good job Not an accurate description of the time Hans Holbein the Younger Henry VIII 1540 oil on wood England Northern high renaissance Famous for killing wives is very fond of wine and food known to have had gout Artist uses size of king to portray power Elaborate outfit to convey wealth The French ambassadors 1533 oil and tempura on panel The strange blur stretching across the foreground is a skull painted for a different perspective must be viewed at an angle Shows men in grand attire and life but the skull reminds that they too will die Surrounded by the up to date things of the day round globe microscopes telescope Also shows cultural things lute and books Painting shows them as cultural There is a broken string on the lute symbolizes discord of the day between Catholics and protestants Anamorphosis an image that is a distorted projection requires the viewer to look from a specific angle Vanitas a style of painting meant to remind the viewer that life is short Momento mori remember death