met museum visit

I went on a Friday (bad idea)

Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges) 1506

Said to be view from below to give the focus to more ethereal concepts. Being from the Renaissance it has a center of focus. it rely on the given information of the time to convey the center  ideas considering that these pieces are multi-storied polyptych they are concept dedicated to each frame to tell a story throughtout

 

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)

This painting is from the Biblical book of Judges. Delilah, and is set upon by the Philistines, who bind him and blind him. Baroque art is more angled some more extreme than others this piece is angle diagonally to the right side. it work with the style of the time period to enhance the overall motion that the piece its trying to convey being tugged to the left side.

 

 

 

 

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