Latona and the Frogs by David Teniers II is an oil on copper painted from 1640-1650, and is a small piece, about 9.8 in. by 15 in. I chose this piece because this piece is painted in the 17th century but the style strongly represents art from the renaissance period. There are a lot of similar elements between this piece and the style that is used in the Renaissance period.
First off, I noticed that there is aerial perspective, where the viewer focuses on Latona and her infant babies Apollo and Diana. In the background there is a field and village. In the foreground, there is Latona with her children, along with several frog humans to the left side of the painting. Latona and her infant babies remind me of Raphael's piece Madonna in the Meadow, where the background is also a plain village. However, what makes Latona and the Frogs different from art from the Renaissance period is that it there are two
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areas in the painting where the viewer focuses on, Latona and her children, and the frog humans on the left side. In Renaissance period art, the pieces normally show one group of people in the center of the painting to focus on. Another thing I noticed that is similar to Renaissance art is the power of three that is shown in Latona and the Frogs; Latona and her children are in a group of three, the frog humans are in a group of three, the three peasants in the water are in a group of three, and even the angels in the sky are grouped in threes. Although the groups of three are not evenly spaced like the threes grouped in da Vinci's Last Supper, the groups in Latona and the Frogs are still distinct and each seem to tell an important part of the whole story. The caption of the painting mentions that Latona and her children are trying to drink water from the the river. However, the peasants are not happy with that, so they try to make the water dirty. This makes Latona mad and she turns them into frogs. For example, Latona and her children grouped together are trying to drink the water from the river. Then there are two groups of peasants, one group in the river making the water undrinkable, another group getting ready to go into the river to join the other group, but are already turned into frogs. Then, we look up to the sky of the painting and see a group of angels that are looking down at the whole scene happening. One last aspect that makes this piece similar to paintings of the Renaissance period is the focus on religion and mythology.
Latona and her children are all looking up to the sky as if looking at the angels. They also have their hands reaching up towards the sky as if asking for the angels' help. The caption also mentions that Latona is a goddess and is wandering Earth with her children. Also, the sunlight that is on Latona and her children connects Latona and her children to the heavens. The contrast of light and darkness between Latona and her children and the peasant frogs shows the difference between a peasant and a heavenly being. This shows that the piece is a religious piece and a piece that is related greatly to mythology.
In conclusion, Latona and the frogs is a great piece from the 17th century that carries much of the Renaissance style of painting. It is a very interesting and entertaining piece to look at with the human frogs, and with the story captain next to the painting, the viewer is able to grasp the whole picture and why there are frog
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The art work by the Cuban painter Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) titled Un coq pour Chango ( A Rooster for Shango) or The Oracle and the Green Bird was created in 1947. This piece represents freedom of art and human beings’ relation, connection to the nature, in particularly animals. I think the art work depicts 2 hybrid figures; audience can grasp from the title that one of them represents a human and another one represents a bird. Present location of the painting is The Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, and it’s original location is The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The painting is oil on burlap, it is presented hanging on the wall.
The image located on page 997 by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Horn Players is an acrylic and oil paintstick on three canvas panels. The artist colored this painting to make a tribute to two legendary African American musicians. This painting features bold colors, fractured figures, and graffiti to capture the dynamic rhythms of jazz and the excitement of New York. The painting is divided into three panels. On both of the end panels, the artist has painted the pictures of the musicians. Also, the painting demonstrates random words which probably has to do with the musicians work perhaps. The painting style is abstract expressionism and art brut which the artist took inspiration from Pablo Picasso. The artists used bold colors on the black background.
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