Heroes Across the Renaissance and Baroque by Tomas Bello

Heroes Across the Renaissance and Baroque by Tomas Bello https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops Curated by Tomas Bello en-us 2020-04-17 01:26:39 UTC 2020-04-24 13:47:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction gdd317 https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511912230 This art exhibition's sculptures and painting from the 15th and 16th centuries depict heroes such as David and Apollo. Although the subjects are similar, we can see a diversity in expressing even the same character. This exhibition will explore the main differences that differentiate these portrayals of hero subjects. Per Merriam-Webster, a hero is "a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability". Although some of the artworks portrayed in this exhibition follow that strict definition, others are portrayed in a more refined and understated manner.]]> 2020-04-17 01:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511912230 Raphael's Parnassus (depicting Apollo), Fresco, Italian High Renaissance (1511) gdd317 https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511912473 (https://www.artble.com/artists/raphael/paintings/the_parnassus)

Raphael’s fresco portrays Apollo in his relaxed glory playing his nine-string lyre (with two additional strings), which matches the nine muses that surround him. Harmony is perhaps the word that best describes the painting; Apollo is as calm as he could be. Pope Julius II commissioned the painting for his library in the Vatican. We have here this divine figure that is endowed with exceptional abilities performing a very human task, playing the lyre. It completely contrasts David’s Bernini, as it portrays a more refined and collected hero.

]]> 2020-04-17 01:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511912473 Michelangelo's David, Sculpture, Italian High Renaissance (1501-1504) gdd317 https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511913092 Michelangelo’s David is the most widely-recognizable portrayal of a hero during the Italian High Renaissance. Here, we see a hero that is confident and ready for battle. His extraordinary strength is captured by his detailed and realistic musculature. Devid’s face is completely calm and collected, exuding confidence. His perfection and posture are almost intimidating. Unlike Bernini’s David, Michelangelo’s David seems effortless; a quality that adds to his mythical heroicness. His contrapposto is similar to Bernini’s David diagonals, but much less pronounced, resulting in a figure in motion, but not in extreme tension.

]]> 2020-04-17 01:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511913092 Bernini's David, Sculpture, Italian Baroque (1623-1624) gdd317 https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511924568 Bernini’s David immediately impacts the viewer. He’s captured at a moment of incredible intensity and concentration. His body position, muscles, and strength transmit his divine ability at the moment before striking Goliath. Bernini shows a hero in action, an extraordinary moment of focus and concentration that will inevitably lead to his victory over the giant. The Baroque period was characterized by diagonals, movement, and drama. Unlike the two relaxed figures captured in the High Renaissance pieces, David is captured in everlasting tension, which is transmitted to the viewer.]]> 2020-04-17 01:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gdd317/17h4sr2b0cfhcops/wish/511924568