Day Two - Sculpture
Commission : To pay an artist to create an artwork Popes commissioned a lot of artwork in the Renaissance for positive PR Vocabulary
Sculpture in the Round : Sculpture that is meant to be viewed from all sides (you walk around it) Subtractive Sculpture: A sculpture created when bits are removed from the material Contrappasto: When a sculpture of a human figure stands with most weight on one leg Vocabulary
Michelangelo’s David
The Look on David’s Face
The Detail of His Hands
Comparing the ‘Davids’ Donatello BerniniMichelangelo
Relief: The background is carved away to create a 3-D effect Frieze: A horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration Vocabulary
Column of Trajan
The Reliefs
The Fountain of Four Rivers by Bernini
Aqueduct: An artificial channel for transporting water Vocabulary
Personification : A human figure used to represent something nonhuman. Tritons: Half man, half fish (like mermaids) – possibly the sons of Neptune Vocabulary
Trevi Fountain
The Calm
The Violent
One coin – Return to Rome Two coins – Find true love in Rome Three Coins – Return and marry in Rome Some say 2=marriage and 3=divorce Toss over your left shoulder with your right hand and your back to the fountain Trevi Fountain Superstitions