FA 30b Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Isenheim Altarpiece, Polyptych, Ekphrasis
1 Mar 2017
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Titian"s rape of europa depicts europa whom jupiter (depicted as a white bull) loved. Europa is abducted by jupiter and brought to crete (the foundation of western civilization). The ekphrasis derives from a fable telling of a weaving contest, in which one tapestry is the rape of europa. The fable came from ovid"s metamorphoses, specifically the character arachne, who later turns into a spider as punishment. Titian attempts to depict himself as this character via creating the winning tapestry. The figures and composition take influence from raphael"s galatea. The figure of europa also takes influence from. Michelangelo"s jonah in the sistine chapel in rome. Hieronymus bosch"s the garden of earthly delights (paradise, the garden of earthly. Delights, hell) (oil on panel) was originally commissioned for a marriage, not a church like other triptychs. The closed panels depict the days of creation. A strange structure is depicted in a river. A mixture of real and fictional animals is depicted.
