Visual Analysis Carnegie Museum

While at the Carnegie museum I saw a couple of paintings that caught my eye and made me take a deeper look at them. The very first painting that did this was Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Leonard, Jerome, John the Baptist, and Francis. This painting is by Nicolo di Maestro Antonio d’Ancona. It caught my eye because even though it was created in during the Renaissance; it still has a lot of details, beautiful colors, and meaning. The throne that Madonna is sitting on, and the entire wall behind her is beautiful. The top part of the wall immediately caught my eye because it looks very royal. It is a bright gold color with a design on it in black. The black design has small lines and I can tell that the artist probably put a lot of detail into them even though other people may not agree. The …show more content…
It was painted on a huge canvas that took up the length of an entire wall at the museum. As soon as I saw it, I feel in love with it. It is a very abstract painting that is painted with red, white, and blue paint. Those colors were used to be patriotic. The title of the painting is supposed to represent how it is realistic but also has representational objects with a concrete existence of their own. Not many people know this about me, but I really enjoy painting. I am not that good, and do not like to show my work off, but I like to paint because it helps me with my anxiety. While painting my mind stays busy and I am able to express myself however I want. I also think that is a reason why I do not show off my work, because I do not want people to see how I feel. This painting reminded me of some of the work I have done myself. After seeing this painting, I really wish that I was able to paint something as big as this. It would keep me busy for a while, but I do not have the time or the money right now to do something this big; as well as a location I would be able to paint