ART 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Death Mask, Mark Christian, Contrapposto
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Made for home use - seen up close. Paintings were tailor- made (unique) to be sold. Copies of original paintings were als sold. Lions on bench - refer to throne of wisdom. Can see creases- fresh and symbolize fertility. Flying baby jesus w/ ray of light. Word of god can enter mary"s body w/o physical touch. Sound not touch and god manipulates through touch. Peter inghelbrecht - bringer of the angel. Heavy drapery - does not fall symmetrically. Bronze not carved - need to make cast to pour bronze in - cast made out of wax. Men on monument was a mercenary general. Mercenary general: lower lords who had army for hire. Heated up - wax melts and clay is left. Big project - hole in ground and poured upside down. Largest bronze monument created in over 1k years. Mistakened as constantine the great ( converted to christianity on death bed) No one wanted to melt this statue.
