Analysis of The Crucifixion
The piece of art work I selected for my formal analysis was The Crucifixion. This piece of work comes from the Byzantine era in Italy during the 1300's. The painting is one of the crucifying of Jesus Christ. This painting is very detailed so there is a lot I can point out in it. This painting has many interesting characteristics in it. The first one that I notice is the figure on the cross. The next thing I noticed was the many figures at the base of the cross around him. One thing that really stands out in the painting is the different uses of color. The painting also is formed in an arc which almost makes it looks like it was pasted onto the background. The forms of each person in the painting is also very noticeable. The first thing that stands out in this painting is the depiction of the crucifying of Jesus Christ. That was the first thing that I was drawn to when I looked at this painting. You see the figure hanging on the cross with his head hanging down depicting the limpness of the figure's beaten body. The figures arms a spread out across the cross and appear to be attached to it at the hands with some type of stakes. You can see what I take to be blood pouring from his hands where the stakes are drive
The men to the right of the painting are wearing very bright colors while the figures to the left of the painting are wearing dark colors as if they are in mourning for the figure on the cross. Once again there is not a big emphasis on the definition of their bodies. I am not sure what it is but it can also be found on three of the people at the base of the cross. You can see the figure's ribs sticking out from his stomach. The three figures in the front appear to be saddened by the figure being on the cross. You can not see any of their bodies but their heads. It was one of the first things that caught my eye when I looked at this painting. Above these figure's heads are some type of circular formation that is also above the figure on the cross's head. She is kneeling at the base of the cross as if she is giving some type of respect to the figure on the cross. Two of the figures are helping to hold up the figure in the middle who appears to be very sad about the figure being on the cross. She is wearing a blue and light green dress that covers her entire body. The angels are painted wearing a type of mystical blue clothing signifying their being there. The final figures in the painting appear to be four angels flying around the cross. He is dressed in some type of long blue dress with a red cloak over his upper body.
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