The painting I liked most was the Doni Tondo. The first thing that was brought to my attention was the background with the young naked men. Tim says this represents a classical world divided by the Christian world. John the Baptist is almost present. The second thing is the holy family themselves. He skews the traditional format of the family and puts flesh on them. Joseph and Mary hold their young son, him almost pulling at Mary. Then I noticed Mary’s body, slightly muscular. Everything is an overall vision of the drama of the painting itself. It was made with the look of more of a sculpture feel than a painting. This was one of the only paintings Michelangelo did not use assistants for. His technique includes shading with bright colors to lighter ones on top.
I think the most effective location was the statue of David in the middle of the square. The sculpture was so huge and dominating that people could not help but stop and admire it. Although having a naked man in such a public place was controversial, it certainly got the point across. The storyteller used significant locations to tell parts of the story because the sculptures were placed in locations that stood out and should be seen. Going to see the sculptures do them justice rather than just seeing a picture of them. It really made them feel more important and show the significance of Michelangelo’s work.
Which paintings do you like more, Michelangelo or DaVinci? Why?
Amanda, I like your detailed answers to the questions. You always seem to cover something that I forgot about, so the reminder is really cool! I think that you do a really good job of explaining your opinion.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I like Da Vinci's painting more than I like Michelangelo's. While I really like both of them, I like the subject matter of Da Vinci's more. Particularly his painting of inventions, such as the aerial screw.
Thanks Meg! I personally like DaVinci's paintings more as well. I think they have a lot of meaning and they're the ones that make me wonder what is represented. Some of his portraits are also really similar looking to one another, yet there is a slight difference. The way their eyes are shaped and direction they are looking are very similar in all of his portraits, but the person and meaning behind it are completely different things. I like this about his work. I have never seen the paintings of inventions, but after googling it I agree with you. The aerial screw is really cool.
DeleteThis was an interesting question. Im not sure if I can truly take one side over the other. I like both of their artwork for such different reasons. DaVinci had such beautiful reality and detail to his paintings yet Michelangelo's are stunning and stand out among the rest. If I were forced to choose I would have to go with my man, Mike. I am not as impressed by DaVinci's invention paintings. I like people in paintings, not machines. That is a personal choice though. DaVinci was right in saying that Michelangelo's figures were all over buff and perfect. However, I think that adds something to his paintings, I just cant seem to explain what. Good post!
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