UNIT 2
Madonna with Child and Angels
Masaccio’s style:
the first great painter of the Early period; had a profound influence on other artists; the first to use scientific perspective in his painting
Subject:
6 figures, the Madonna, the central figure, larger, to signify her importance, symmetrical, two background angels
Techniques:
Chiaroscuro, as the light source is coming from the left of the painting, mathematical perspective to create pictorial space
Composition:
the orthogonal on the cornice of Madonna’s throne, used the overlapping of figures and objects, to create pictorial space, The Christ child, Virgin's lap, grapes, a symbol of Christ’s blood, symbolizes Christ's awareness of his impending death, looks sorrowfully at