More Subjects
Question 1: Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture in Italy
Early Renaissance: Donatello. David. 1446-1460.
The statue of David by the sculptor Donatello portrays the young hero in a dreamy, meditative mood after the triumph over Goliath, whose head lies at his feet. The free natural poet of David combined with his shy appearance and sensual texture of bronze give the statue life. Donatello's utmost ability was the skill to feel human emotions into classical statues. Along with other remarkable sculptors, architects and painters who revolutionized Florentine art, Donatello is considered one of the creators of the Renaissance style. He was a favorite artist of the famous patron of arts Cosimo Medici Sr. Until Michelangelo, Donatello remained the largest Florentine sculptor and perhaps the most daring and influential Renaissance artist. (Fred, 2017).
Michelangelo's Style
Michelangelo, of course, was primarily a sculptor. His statue "David" (Florence, Academy of Fine Arts) is an unrivaled example of the image of the human body. Pieta (Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica) is an unsurpassed example of the image of a dead body. (The word “drink” means pity, as the scenes depicting the Mother of God with Christ lifted from the cross in her arms are called.) And Michelangelo came to paint in many ways as a master of form. His figures are voluminous and anatomical, the postures are full of tension and drama. Murals of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel - a grandiose monument to his genius. Michelangelo gave much strength and inspiration to the Cathedral of St. Petra at the Vatican. A wonderful dome, striking in its size and at the same time lightness, designed by Michelangelo.
Baroque. Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623.
The best of the early works of the master can be seen in the Borghese Gallery , located in the villa of the same name. Bernini portrays David in a frenzied outburst of anger, at the spell of the session, full of histrionic pathos. His work is in a high-pitched turn and slant, violating the compositional equilibrium, entails deliberation from different angles. The sculptural compositions of this time are characterized by special tension, concentration, and the expectation of some changes. (Bernini, 2015).
References
Bernini, Gianlorenzo 1598-1680. (2015). Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations. Retrieved
from https://search-ebscohost-com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edscra&AN=edscra.21832827&site=eds-live
Fred P. Kleiner. (2017). Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume II
(15th ed). Cengage. ISBN: 9781305645059
Reply Marci Fiorillo
The work of Donatello embodied the search for new expressive means characteristic of the art of the Renaissance, a deep interest in reality in all the variety of its concrete manifestations, the desire for a sublime generalization and heroic idealization. The master’s early works (statues of the prophets for the side portal of the Florence Cathedral, 1406–1408) are still marked by Gothic constraint of forms, crushed by the fragmentation of linear rhythm. However, already the statue of St. Mark for the facade of the Church of Orsanmichele in Florence (marble, 1411-1413) is distinguished by clear tectonics of plastic masses, strength and calm grandeur. The Renaissance ideal of a warrior-hero is embodied in the image of St. George for the same church (marble, circa 1416, National Museum, Florence).
Reply to Eric Blackmon
Thankyou for your post. The Renaissance as revolutionary for the history of all human culture. Themes of the Renaissance. The image of David in the works of Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini. Features and differences of each image of David and the influence of the era on the image of his image. David Bernini is a counterweight to the completed action in the statues of Donatello and Verrocchio, calmly balanced harmonious heroes of the Renaissance. Now that it is society itself that is the center and everything is viewed through the prism of its interests, the way of depicting is completely different.
More Subjects
Join our mailing list
© All Rights Reserved 2024