Religious Studies 1020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fra Angelico, Fra Bartolomeo, Alonzo Cano

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1020A/B
• Professor: Father Denis Grecco

Document Summary

Mary goes to touch jesus and he tells her not to. The way we communicate online is so fast, we don"t have a body there. We say things texting that we would never say face to face. The background is a suggestion of garden of eden being restored. It is posed, not a lot of urgency. There is a sense of recognition with her arms wide open. Jesus is holding a gardening tool, he appears as a gardener. This is a scene of recognition, mary realizing who he is. Jesus feet are crossed, suggesting something of the crucifixion. The resurrection as well, he is very lightfooted, rising. There is almost sensuality, a sense of desire. They are reversed, jesus on left and mary on the right. Neither have halos in this depiction, suggesting not specifically religious setting. His feet are firmly planted on the ground. Jesus is not fully clothed here, only the shroud he was wrapped in.