Giovanni Bellini "Doge Leonardo Loredan" 1501 by https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85 Oil on Panel, 62cm x 45cm en-us 2017-09-27 22:50:52 UTC 2017-09-28 02:32:32 UTC hello@padlet.com rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905396 Classically inspired by Roman busts]]> 2017-09-28 00:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905396 Official Wardrobe rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905413 Ornate Buttons
Corno (hat)
dressed in State Robes]]> 2017-09-28 00:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905413 Natural Light rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905544 sun low in the sky = passing time and shows the Doges age on his face]]> 2017-09-28 00:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905544 Clam gaze. merciful smile, shaded parts of his face suggests you should fear him rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905621 2017-09-28 00:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905621 Skin looks mellow, his age is shown ut not through decay but by harsh lines rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905732 2017-09-28 00:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905732 Colour, represents the Doges power and his duty to uphold the Venetian Republic. rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905785 2017-09-28 00:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905785 Gold and silver thread reflect physical light and reflection of Venice itself and wealth of Venice + Doges power and duty rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905881 2017-09-28 00:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191905881 Depiction of elaborate pattern in the damask silk fabric through use of impasto paint application - spreading paint thickly to create a raised 3D effect (sculptural, casts shadows, creates texture) rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906407 2017-09-28 01:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906407 Thin layers of transparent glazes of oil paint used on the face - very different techniques on skin and fabric rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906631 2017-09-28 01:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906631 Detailed painting skills, soft light effects rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906717 2017-09-28 01:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906717 BLue background = contrasting with golds in figure and also reminder of the Adriatic Sea - reference to Venice's sea trading power rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906989 2017-09-28 01:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191906989 "Corno" the hat that identifies him as the Doge (worn over a linen cap) rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907067 2017-09-28 01:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907067 Realism and wrinkles depicted to help us relate to the peron and to represent him as realistically as possible - a sense of the individual - Humanism rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907209 2017-09-28 01:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907209 "Steely Gaze" used to make him appear wise and powerful - but with the hint of a smile to soften his overall appearance and make him less fearful - as he was actually known as a "prickly" and impatient man rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907683 2017-09-28 01:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191907683 Modest size of the portrait reminds us that the Doge was a man amongst men - as opposed to larger than life to elevate importance rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910409 2017-09-28 01:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910409 Captures the Doges position in life, his wealth and authority rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910575 2017-09-28 01:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910575 IT was a Venetian tradition to paint the portrait of each Doge (the City rulers) dressed in their state robes - these are housed along corridors in the Doges Palace as a running history rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910759 2017-09-28 01:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191910759 Leonardo Loredan of the Loredan family was the Doge of the Republic of Venice from 1501 until his death in the course of the War of the League of Cambr rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911023 2017-09-28 01:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911023 Pattern on his cape includes the Pomegranate - a well known symbol in 15th & 16th Century with both religious and secular connotations - typically symbolic of fertility and or rebirth - perfect for representing the very prosperous city of Venice rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911274 2017-09-28 01:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911274 Oil painting on panel, 62 x 45 cm, currently located in the Natinal Gallery , London rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911305 2017-09-28 01:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911305 Artist has signed the work on the rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911556 2017-09-28 01:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191911556 The Doge was 65 when this was painted rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191915994 2017-09-28 02:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191915994 Bellini signed his name (in Latin) on the "cartellino" small paper) on the wooden painted parapet at the bottom of the painting. iSigning became typical for Renaissance artists to sign their work as their status as individuals and celebrities rose and they were no longer considered just craftsmen (Humanism) rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191916031

]]> 2017-09-28 02:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191916031 Giovanni Bellini 1430 - 1516. best known of a family of Venetian painters and considered to have revolutionised Venetian Painting, moving it towards a more sensuous and colouristic style rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917406 2017-09-28 02:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917406 Shape of Doges hat comes from hood of a doublet rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917636 2017-09-28 02:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917636 His smile yearns to be trusted, he doesn't have a sense of humour rn8 https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917727 2017-09-28 02:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rn8/fwrr3q9tiu85/wish/191917727