FAH279H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dry Point, Bourgeoisie, Jan Steen
25 Nov 2017
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Sense of touch: more immediate than the eye, can be shown through the physical qualities of paint, sight sensory of touch. Interaction of viewer: light on hands to face to book. The return of the prodigal son: parable. The anatomy lesson of dr. tulp, 1632: dissection usually starts in abdomen -> this puts an emphasis on aristotle"s idea of the hand, hand is modified as many tools, can hold brush, etc. Rembrandt, the three crosses, etching and dry point, 1653-61: 5 different states, kneeling figure eliminated in 5th stage, 5th stage, strong vertical accent. Jacob van ruisdel, jewish graveyard, 1655: vanitas = a type of image that includes reminders of mortality, give landscape meaning, not a real place, human decay. Life and death: cycle of life, church, even religious devotion is not going to save you, dramatization of light and dark. Still life: considered to be lowest form of painting.
