On Tuesday we discussed the High Renaissance in northern Italy. We began by examining Agnolo Bronzino’s “Allegory with Venus and Cupid.” This is a mannerist painting, and some of the figures in the painting are open to interpretation. In the center, Venus and her son Cupid are posed incestuously. At the top of the painting is a figure often interpreted as father time, positioned next to an hourglass, holding up the blue cloth backdrop. A possible interpretation of the painting is that folly and pleasure blind a person to the jealousy and fraud of sensuous love, which is then revealed by time. No matter how one choses to interpret the work, it is meant to be a conversation piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also discussed Albrecht D\u00fcrer’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” woodcut print. Woodcuts are carved in relief, which is incredibly challenging, and D\u00fcrer displays a clear talent for this medium in this work, as is evidenced by the delicate line hatching that he uses for shading. This print was produced approaching the turn of the century, a time in which there is often a resurgent fear in apocalyptic narratives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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