Van Eyck Arnolfini’s Wedding Dog symbolizes fidelity Mirror in background reflects the two people as well as the painter oranges symbolize purity (& wealth) Artist has signed the portrait on the wall Man’s hands are in position of authority, women’s hands are submissive White hat = purity, green dress= hope Shoes mean ceremony is sacred and holy Red curtains = sex, brush on post = housekeeping She’s not pregnant, that’s the style Artist

Holbein “The Ambassadors” Two men, one in secular clothes, one in clerical clothes, they represent the uniting (or dividing) of the church and capitalism/exploration Do you see the skull? Symbols of capitalism vs religious symbols Painting may symbolize the three levels of existence: heaven, earth, and death

Caravaggio “David with the head of Goliath” David is obviously a teenager He has a self-satisfied smirk on his face, because he did what no one else could do Goliath has no life in his eyes and looks shocked and in pain – see the wrinkles between his eyes? Notice the mark on G’s head where the rock hit him The bag has rocks in it, and the sword is obviously heavy Greek (classic) style clothing

Mary Magdalene John the Baptist * Tragic heroes * Realistically depicted * Religious subject, but no religious symbols are present Donatello

Artemisia Gentileschi “Judith beheading Holofernes” Notice where H. is laying, and that he is undressed H. Has obviously been startled awake by someone grabbing his hair Judith and her maid are working together, it takes all their strength to push the sword through his neck Notice how large H’s hand is compared to the woman’s face