FAH230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Paolo Veronese, Pesaro Madonna, Liberal Arts Education
25 Apr 2018
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Fah230 lecture 10 - venice in the cinquecento: light and colour. Influenced by rome and florence but had their own unique style. New forms of painting brush strokes are larger and more expressive. Republic artists worked for states as servants. No one artist or workshop could monopolise state patronage. Discourage innovation in painting and stuck heavily to tradition. Light and colour emphasis appreciate expressive qualities. Brief career (15 years) inspiration for titian. Ambiguous subjects difficulties in attribution as well. Poetic suggestiveness capturing a mood more important than narrative. Painted directly on canvas without preliminary drawings. Castlefranco altarpiece (1500-5: do(cid:374)"t u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d the ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)ture or thro(cid:374)e (cid:894)how did she get there(cid:895, emphasis on background landscape, novel colour scheme, banner held on diagonal (focus) also seen in the garments of the. Influenced by sfumato subtly blended colours: works from a dark base up, dream like aspect to the work. Florentine painters explored their designs initially through drawing.
