Iconography

Giotto’s work on the Arena Chapel leaves many historians questioning the iconography and placement depicted, and whether or not they were directed by his patron or himself in the final outcome. The famous Italian wall painting is located in Padua, and is suspected to have been created around 1305 or 1306. Since its creation, the work has had to overcome many restorations to be presented to the public. Enrico Scrovegni was the patron in charge of Giotto’s creation, and the piece is theorized to…

Throughout the years, many have wondered how the depiction of Christ's crucifixion has changed from the early medieval era to the late medieval, roughly the time span from about c. 400-1500. It can be said that, during the medieval time period, Christ’s life was an important theme, especially that of His death on the cross. During the Roman time period, crucifixion was the essential and most gruesome way to punish one who had committed crime(s). However, with that being said, it is interesting…

American Graffiti is set in 1962 in small town U.S.A and is filmed almost exclusively at night. It is aurally accompanied by a late 1950s and early 1960s rock ‘n’ roll sound montage and also the bizarre verbal ramblings of radio Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack. The text follows the fragmented quests[3] of four male youths at the tail end of this 1950s style youth culture before the advent of America’s full involvement in the Vietnam War, the rise of new left radicalism and spread of the Hippie movement…

A WORLD OF WOVEN COLORS: OTTOMON KAFTANS Lauren Barrett ARTH 442.01: Islamic Art November 30, 2017 There has been much ado about clothing. Following the current trends is a style; likewise purposefully ignoring the trends is also a statement. Most of what we wear today is recycled from the past, whether it is clear-framed glasses or bell-bottom denim, styles and trends come and go. Clothing can serve as a symbol of power and wealth. The sumptuous Ottoman textiles,…

4. Representations of Gandhi For nearly six decades, Gandhi has been a recurring figure in diverse mediums all over the world. Whether it’s a new biography or a modern take on Gandhi’s philosophies, the Gandhian tradition has been kept alive in not just literature, but in almost all art forms. However, it creates an interesting but a paradoxical situation; during his lifetime Gandhi was likened to other eminent figures like Lenin, Tolstoy and even Jesus Christ. Soon after his death a discourse…

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In the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow hangs the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir. Considered one of the masterpieces of Russian Iconography, the icon is the most venerated in Russia. Unlike other more austere Marian icons, Our Lady of Vladimir belongs to the Ἐλεούσα Eleousa or ‘tender-touch’ iconographic style. This style is known for stressing the humanity of Christ; a compassionate God who suffers with humankind. Painted in the twelfth century, the icon depicts Mary and the child Christ. In this…

Done by Joshua nagenthiram Memento is a psychological thriller directed by Christopher Nolan where we see the film through the perspective of the main character Leonard Shelby. Leonard has short term memory and only remembers certain glimpses of his past. The way this film is shot is through Leonard’s point of view where you see how his short term memory effects him with grasping things together and most of the time we’re just confused as he is. The film is shot backwards and is like a puzzle…

The Baroque artistic style came to fruition in the 15th and 16th centuries, and had a dominant presence in Europe. However, it did not surface in European countries in the same manner, and Baroque artists were not necessarily working with the same types of subjects or themes. That being said, overall, it was a movement focused on motion, and did its best to portray details and ideas that could be easily interpreted. Furthermore, while not every artist utilized religious themes, most were…

I argue Lady Audley’s portrait is crucial to the movement and culmination of Braddon’s novel. Its symbolic implications are multivalent: as Lynette Felber writes, ‘[the portrait] protests the power and authority of the male gaze; it anatomizes fetishistic desire; and it raises questions about the construction of women and their sexuality in Victorian society’. Structurally, the portrait heralds the fate of Lady Audley by revealing her dual nature, by implicating a significant secret, and by…