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Raphael

#9

Raphael #9

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Sacred Image and the Viewer

1500: Transition from polyptych to single-scene altarpiece 

22.16.12

Christ Blessing. Andrea Solario

ca. 1524

Velouté

Green backdrop shows a tiny gap on lower left.

Saint Roch. Francesco Francia

\ god with triangle halo?

\ mannequin like figures

\ a naked Arabic?

\landscape technique? Clouds on upper right matches the hills on lower right?

** idea: AI that trains to see how artists compose clusters of cloud and hill - Western vs Chinese ways

Crucifixion. Francesco Granacci

\ northern landscape, How u define it?

\ two sun in crux scene - For the movement of sun goes either way when opening the triptych?

\ resurrection scene, a hill looks like a spirit ascending

Raphael, MC enthrone

conservative: elaborately clothes Christ

\ what is the red black symbol?

\ shadow completely cut off the golden pattern: poor technique, poor conservation or something sacred?

\ St Peter finger at a certain page

\ palm leave and female heads tilt the same way

Raphael, Agony

\ Raphael doesn’t paint sky?

On general practice of landscape, green layer then immediately blue layers to show distance. Many are like this.

Coreggio, Four Saints

\ right hands in sync

\ a red bird? In the woods

Brescia, Entomb

\ artist key figure in pushing theological clarity

\ three crosses in the distance like a portrait seen before (project of internal thought)

\ a pointed rock added as device to project rising sunlight

\ on general practice of eye sights, those involved are immersed looking towards their actions; those affected, passively accepting like us the audience, looking directly outside the canvas towards us. (Roman guys are looking at Christ, Virgin and mag look at us)

Ghirlandaio, Nativity

// a visual stimulus for monks’ prayers

\ large hands are purposeful to remind monks to take action—pray, write…?

Candid, Announce

/ again, book is open to a specific page. Artists to show theological clarity or familiarity in their commissions?

Bugiardini, MC Enthrone

/ why so many holes?

Tito, MC E

/ a very different scheme of landscape—warm red

Sarto / Vaga, Holy Family

/ Joseph seems always creep in from another realm and dimension