The Wedding Feast at Cana
1562–1563
This is the piece opposite from the 'Mona Lisa'. There are a number of reasons why I chose this piece to photograph, one of which you may have guessed is that I despise the Mona Lisa, but there are a few others. The thought gone into this piece is exquisite, the way in which every guest is fully involved and committed to the celebrations and what is going on around them is fascinating until you realise the spectacle directly central, opposing your eyes and questioning your very existence; such a contradiction to the figures all around the piece, to me he truly emits a radiance created indefinately by the artists own talent.
Below is a close up shot of the singular figure to oppose your own eyesight, an incredible find in such a flurry of excitement and erratic behaviour.
Giotto DI BONDONESt. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata
On the predella: Dream of Innocent III; The Pope Approving the Rule of the Order; St. Francis Preaching to the Birds
c. 1295-1300
I found this piece very interesting, certainly not for its religious elements, not its gold highlighting (I say highlighting, that is the majority of the painting - subtle I know), but for how it was structured. The scenes are just crazy, this person blessed by a visit from an angel, then goes on to hold up a church, grovel at a priest's knees, and feed some birds? I found it hilarious, and yet uniquely striking in all the morose messages fed through religious driven pieces. It certainly isn't as simple as I have put it, however it is a positive piece I believe, as much as this possible saint may work to save the church and please his peers, he lives content knowing that he can still calmly feed the birds in his spare time and relax. Or atleast, that is the view I like to perceive.
Sleeping on the job; the perks of working in the Louvre!
© Dean Ross.
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