Comparison Of Madonna And Child By Murillo

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One of Murillo’s paintings, found in the Evansville Museum, is Madonna and Child. This painting was the only one that had a protective barrier around it to deter individuals from touching the painting. From a distance it appears to be completely covered in paint, but if one inspects it closely cracks can be seen. It also appears glossy from the light shinning upon it. The individuals in the painting seem to be gently gazing at the viewers, as if inviting them to continue to look upon the image. The image makes one want to touch the skin of the mother and child to see if it feels as soft as it looks. The image appears to just be a simple image of a mother and child, but it is highly religious, showing the Virgin Mary and her son Jesus Christ. The image invokes a calming …show more content…

The child is grasping to the mother, seemingly trying to reassure himself that she will not leave. The elements displayed in this work of art are line, shape, color, texture, space, and value. The lines in this image are soft and seem to fade in with the colors. The lines seem to slowly define the shape of the individuals and most of the lines in this image seem to be curving instead of straight, which adds even more the soft atmosphere in the image. The shape in this image uses both geometric and organic shapes. The geometric shapes can be seen in the oval shape of the women and child’s face and the shape of their eyes. The organic lines can be observed from the clothing of the mother and the cloth partially covering the child. The women’s clothes are wrinkled and there appears to be no pattern on where the rippling of the clothes is. The cloth covering the child appears equally as creased with no pattern to indicate where the next part in the line will occur. The use of color in this image is diverse even though not many colors appear to be used. There appears to be no solid shade of any color in the image.

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