The Trinity by The Greco.

Painting card:

Title: The Trinity.

Author: The Greco.

Year: 15477-1579.

Style: Italian Renaissance.

Technique: Oil technique.

Lacalitation: In the Prado museum (Toledo)

General description: The paiting shows the moment in which God picks up the dead body of Jesus Christ and teaches the world to see that all humans is delivered to them.

Introduction:

This painting is called "The Trinity", this painting was done on canvas. The author of this painting is The Greco. The Greco, was the first Spanish mannerism, he was painter during the 16th century, but he was not court painter to Philip II. This painting is from the mannerism (beginning in 1530, in Italy).

Analysis:

This painting is a oil technique and was performed on canvas. The perspective of this painting is lineal. The source of the light is on the top with the yellow color. The direction of the light falls down. The colors are very acids, he used the yellow, the blue, the green, also used primary colors and black and white. He used the colors to give volume to the figures and give shades. The composition is pyramidal. Its function is religious. The subject matter is bible and historical, bible because it is related to God, and historical because is the death of God. this figure expresses emotions.

Conclusion:

I think that this painting is very emotional by the meaning and its colors.

The Piety by Michelangelo.

Sculpture card:


Title: The Piety.

Author: Michelangelo.

Year: 1498-1499.

Style: Italian Renaissance (Gothic)

Technique: Marble.

Localitation: Basilica of San Pedro. In the Vatican.

General description: The sculpture shows the moment when the virgin gathers in his arms the body of her dead son, after falling from the cross.

Introduction:

This sculpture is called The Piety. The author of this sculpture is Michelangelo. The style of the sculpture is Italian Renaissance, the Cinqecento (15th century). "La piedad" was created in the ages 1498 and 1499.

Analysis:

Is a free standing figure. The technical means was the marble. The volumene is pyramidal. It is religious and is part of the Bible. In the sculpture, the Virgen Maria holding Cristo. The figure is idealised.

Michelangelo portrayed intense emotions in his works. It is cinquecento and Rome became the artist centre. Some sculptors of this age, are: Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio and Michelangelo.

Conclusion:

This sculpture seems very exciting as the Virgin pick up your child after dying on the cross.