When walking through the museum, I took note of all the different mediums and craftsmanship. I wouldn’t be able to say definitively if certain pieces required more skill or not, as Professor remarked the other day that the stylistic choices didn’t always translate to artistic ability. In the area of the sculptural pieces, I would like to take into account the technologies of the time. I saw a wooden sculpture that had been crafted in 1860 and it was fascinating to see.
I saw many oil paintings, many of them on canvas and some on linen. Some of the paintings, depending on their style, gave me the impression that the craftsmanship was a bit higher but at the same time I’m not really wanting to say specifically if one needs more craftsmanship or not. I saw a good number of the sculptures made out of bronze but this one made of wood was amazing to me and it seemed to require a high amount of craftsmanship.
