The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, demonstrates this early Renaissance painter's use of mathematical systems to achieve the illusion of a three dimensional image on a two dimensional plane. Modern day architectural students have re-created Piero's painting in 3-D models to show the accuracy of his measurements, perspective lines and the relative size of his figures in relation to their intended distance from the viewer. Yet this painting has an effect of disequilibrium on the viewer. What elements of this work would you characterize as "realistic?" Does the painting have a focal point, an area where the eye naturally rests?
Friday, April 22, 2011
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The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, demonstrates this early Renaissance painter's use of mathematical systems to achieve the illusion of a three dimensional image on a two dimensional plane. Modern day architectural students have re-created Piero's painting in 3-D models to show the accuracy of his measurements, perspective lines and the relative size of his figures in relation to their intended distance from the viewer. Yet this painting has an effect of disequilibrium on the viewer. What elements of this work would you characterize as "realistic?" Does the painting have a focal point, an area where the eye naturally rests?
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The buildings and the clothing worn by the people in the painting are the most realistic looking elements of the piece. The people themselves don’t look very realistic at all. In fact, the small group of people standing to the right in the painting looks very unnatural. They’re disproportioned compared to the rest of the piece- it looks almost as if they were placed in the painting at a later time and not meant to be in the original piece. The group of people to the left in the painting looks proportionally accurate compared to the rest of the piece but they don’t have a realistic appearance to them. Not only are the figures to the right so disproportioned with the rest of the piece that the eye is immediately drawn to them, but they are also the most colorful. Between the large size of the figures and the brightly colored clothing worn by those figures, they become the focal point of the painting samantha m.
ReplyDeleteIn the Flagellation of Christ painted by Piero della Francesca the realistic aspect comes from the conversations being held in the front of the picture as well as in the background. The feel of the picture is relaxed as if someone were to walk up and possibly join them or just a quick glance as to what was going on in every day life. I believe the people in the background are more where the eye seems to wander, because you are interested in the different poses as well as what it is they are discussing. Both of the buildings let you know they have a higher point than that shown in the picture to give a depth to those on the ground.
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For me, the most easiest place to look at is the area around the pillar with a golden statue on top. The reason for this is because the people in the front seems unnaturally large, and the color of the clothes so intense comparing to their surroundings that made me wish to divert my eyes from them. The buildings behind the three people in the front is also relatively 2D when compare to the left. Perhaps this is what causes the effect of disequilibrium. Hak T.
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In the Flagellation of Christ painted by Piero della Francesca the realistic aspect comes from the conversations being held in the front of the picture as well as in the background. The feel of the picture is relaxed as if someone were to walk up and possibly join them or just a quick glance as to what was going on in every day life. I believe the people in the background are more where the eye seems to wander, because you are interested in the different poses as well as what it is they are discussing. Both of the buildings let you know they have a higher point than that shown in the picture to give a depth to those on the ground.
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THE ELEMENTS I WOULD CONSIDER REALISTIC IN THIS PHOTO WOULD BE HOW THEN MEN ARE POSITIONED. THE FACT THAT THEY PAINTED IT THIS WAY WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT OF THE PHOTO AND ALSO IN THE BACK MAKES IS STAND OUT MORE. MY PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT THE FOCAL POINT I WOULD SAY AS SOON AS I LOOK AT THIS PICTURE I SEE THE THREE MEN IN THE FRONT, I FOCUS ON THE MEN IN THE BACK BUT NOT AS FAST AS I RECOGNIZE THE OTHER MEN. Alexis S.
ReplyDeleteIn this painting the elements that I consider to be realistic are the clothing that the people are wearing, and the buildings are also pretty realistic because the marble looks real. I think that the focal point for this painting is the little gold statue, because it seems like that is the angle at which the painting was made to look from. My eye is naturally attracted to the area of the gold statue, the pedestal it is on, and the man standing in front of it.
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