Kassandra Bradley
Dr. Ilona Szekely
Art 200
27 April 2017
Compare and contrast (Eassy number 5)
Grant Wood, Parson Weem’s Fable, 1939 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and
Her Maidservant, ca. 1625
Grant Wood’s Parson Weem’s Fable and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Her Maidservant are simliar and different in several ways. Even though the subject matter between both works of art are different there are some existing similarites in composition. By looking at the elements, I gain a better undersanding as well as appreciation of these pieces of art.
Both paintings seem to be asymmetrical. In addition, both are balanced. In gentileschi’s piece the gazes and gestures of the figures suggest that there is more going on than the veiwer can …show more content…
This can make viewrs think of a fable or a play. In Gentileschi’s painting the viewers are at a different position. It is like his veiwers are crouching near Holofernes’ heard with the maid. This adds a sense of urgency in the scene.
Both pieces create an illusion of depth. Wood uses strong diagonal line in the architecture to attrack the veiwers back into the picture plane. There is some atmosphereic perspective. The trees in the background on the hillside seem to get hazier. There is diminution in scale. For example, the background figures get smaller the farther they go back. The light in this painting seems to be coming from the lower left side. In Gentileschi’s the light seems to come from the candle on the left side of the composition. This leaves shadows which creates a strong sense of depth.
The biggest differnce between both works of art is the color. Gentileschi uses a limited palette of color in her paintint. She uses rich gold and red hues. The purple worn by the maid is more desaturated and less illuminated. Wood uses a high key palette. Wood uses a range of colors. For examplw he uses a saturated red on the fathers coat and desaturated shades and tints on the curtian and
Dr. Ilona Szekely
Art 200
27 April 2017
Compare and contrast (Eassy number 5)
Grant Wood, Parson Weem’s Fable, 1939 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and
Her Maidservant, ca. 1625
Grant Wood’s Parson Weem’s Fable and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Her Maidservant are simliar and different in several ways. Even though the subject matter between both works of art are different there are some existing similarites in composition. By looking at the elements, I gain a better undersanding as well as appreciation of these pieces of art.
Both paintings seem to be asymmetrical. In addition, both are balanced. In gentileschi’s piece the gazes and gestures of the figures suggest that there is more going on than the veiwer can …show more content…
This can make viewrs think of a fable or a play. In Gentileschi’s painting the viewers are at a different position. It is like his veiwers are crouching near Holofernes’ heard with the maid. This adds a sense of urgency in the scene.
Both pieces create an illusion of depth. Wood uses strong diagonal line in the architecture to attrack the veiwers back into the picture plane. There is some atmosphereic perspective. The trees in the background on the hillside seem to get hazier. There is diminution in scale. For example, the background figures get smaller the farther they go back. The light in this painting seems to be coming from the lower left side. In Gentileschi’s the light seems to come from the candle on the left side of the composition. This leaves shadows which creates a strong sense of depth.
The biggest differnce between both works of art is the color. Gentileschi uses a limited palette of color in her paintint. She uses rich gold and red hues. The purple worn by the maid is more desaturated and less illuminated. Wood uses a high key palette. Wood uses a range of colors. For examplw he uses a saturated red on the fathers coat and desaturated shades and tints on the curtian and