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Form & Art

Book of hours.
Ms. Ludwig IX 12 (83.ML.108)
Right: fol. 14v, "The Annunciation".
ca. 1460
Naples, Campania, Italy.
Artist unknown

You can almost feel the silence of the landscape accompanying St. John.
“Landscape with St. John on Patmos”, 1640. Nicolas Poussin

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The violence and tension of the figures is only slightly attenuated by the clarity of the colours.
“The abduction of the Sabine women”, 1638. Nicolas Poussin

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When order and symmetry take over the baroque.
https://youtu.be/kEZ5-e97e0M?si=d4851Um2CWS8kSJR

Even though it is a painting, the gazes are an eloquent dialogue.
“Et in Arcadia ego”, 1683. Nicolas Poussin

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Intimacy, serenity, closeness. Many things could be said, but a picture is worth a thousand words.
“Rosa and Bertha Gugger”, 1883. Albert Anker

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Albert Anker: Family life expressed through art.
https://youtu.be/pGDo114YpPI?si=4dwsajoDpt4LbEZX
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It is not just two generations sharing, but also passing on and receiving a legacy.
“Reading devotions to grandfather”, 1893. Albert Anker

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The painter hidden in his work. Can you find him?.
“Resurrection of the son of Theophilus (ft. Filippino Lippi)”, 1427. Masaccio

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The last moments before the great sacrifice.
“Agony in the orchard”, 1426. Masaccio

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The simplicity of the lines, and the smoothness of the curves. A perfect combination.
“Oenone”, 1855. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

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We return to sculpture, with the neoclassical artist Harriet Hosmer. A life as interesting as her works.
https://youtu.be/UBxg3S5qsOc?si=GaDkM3ddMVXOEsad

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Even a lusty faun needs a break.
“Sleeping Faun”, 1865. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

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A pain that makes even angels cry.
“Lamentation over the Dead Christ”, 1306. Giotto di Bondone

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The expression on the faces counts for much more than the instant of this image.
“The arrest of Christ (kiss of Judas)”, 1306. Giotto di Bondone

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When the majestic is a sum of details.
“Baroncelli Polyptych”, 1328-1329. Giotto di Bondone

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Giotto di Bondone, considered the father and precursor of the Renaissance.
https://youtu.be/HDORYCnDjGA?si=uo4bB-gBVko_rJWY

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There is a story, most probably unfounded, according to which someone once asked Giotto how he could create such beautiful paintings but have such ugly children, to which he replied that he made his children in the dark. 😂