Netherlandish Han Memling: Painting Analysis

The Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance who painted many famous works. The Annunciation 1485, this picture is one of the jewels of 15th century Italian art, embodying the achievement that made Florence so famous and influential. On the other hand, the annunciation 1475 painted by Early Netherlandish Han Memling is one of the largest surviving depiction of the annunciation, with the varied composition in the work. Both works represented the European painting in that period, with different painting technique, and offers artists ways of skills. The artists depicted the human form, and architectural spaces, and illustrated the relationship between both, as well as the elements of the subject matter were expressed. Han Memling used the motif and styles which created a great effect.

The Annunciation is more innovation, the trailing edges of Gabriel‘s apparel fall outside the pictorial space, indicating his arrival. “Both work depict an angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she would give birth to Jesus”. The annunciation of 1485 represents the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary looked at the images of each other, but separated them through the center rows of pillars, which unified composition of the ray of light reflected in the back of Angel Gabriel in the linear perspective carrying god’s message in the heaven and delivered the symbol to the viewers. The complex composition, as well as the quality of the drawing and the transparency of the colors, are characteristic of Botticelli’s mature style. By contrast, Hans Memling, the Annunciation 1475 presents the left wing of triptych, by the tall, narrow shape and the diagonal thrust of the composition and the stain glass window. The composition is based on a design by Rogier van der Weyden. Han Memling work shows the two keys, the decorates of the carpet and figures. As exemplified in the annunciation 1475, Sandro Botticelli painting used the dark and light color and different geometric shape such as the rectangle and triangle. The wing of angel Gabriel reflects through the light symbolized the god is in the heaven. The round glass window reflected the grass which gives viewers the nature of the scene. The architectural interior constructed in the painting makes the vivid images. The painting was simple used on rough brushes on the frame, and the complex composition, as well as the lyric quality of the drawing and transparency of the colors, are the characteristics of the painting. As shown in the painting, angel Gabriel look at the mirror, with the star and the light blue she wears, the long panel next to angel Gabriel and angel Mary.

The color on the floor are very different, she is holding a twig she look down. The style and dark background add to a sense of feeling. At the back of Virgin Mary, the closet was old but looks clean, with all the furnishing. The clothes they wear were very simplicity, with all the light colors. The mixed color of the curtain with all the stripe, the panel was almost certainly commissioned as a private devotional image , not as part of a large structure. This was one of the most celebrated masterpieces in the Robert Lehman Collection. Angel Mary wears yellow with pink apparel on the top, she looks very serious as she look at one perspective. The painter used rough brushes on the ground makes it more realistic. In the Sandro Botticelli painting, the window looks proportion, and the window illuminated the scene of the tree, with light blue and green. In addition, on the top of the ceiling, the light blue and yellow mixed fits perfectly, The characters are focused on one event, the body are proportional as the bend their knees. The deep background of the frame gives a sense of the perfect event. The way paint was applied on the thick, such as the curtain, and

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The crown at the top of Han Memling represented the peace, the shape is all equal and all the shape of the buildings are equally designed, the buildings are symmetries to each others. Moreover, the repetition of colors makes the painting more stand out and the varied long wall. Painter used geometric shape of triangle and square makes the painting more realistic. The decorate carpet with colorful shape, the blossom of a flower on the flask with the leaves is a beautiful color, everything was arranged well. The pillar on the other side of the painting, was well-colored. The painting shows dramatic effects on the characters, the saturation of clothes, the different shape of a flower makes him aristocracy, the clothes he wears show the status of that time. The negative space along the Han Memling make the depth of the painting. The decorations on the Virgin Mary was very colorful, as well as the weapon he holds, the human form depicted by the painting, and the dramatics relationships to each others. Also, a sense of movement conveyed throughout the painting, the attendant angels, Mary is supporting her, adds to the sense of flow. The used of the colors by Memling have a dramatic effect, the white clothes rendered in icy blue, the angel appears steeped in shadow. The background in the outside scene looks realistic, as well as all the shape of the building. The clothes angel Mary wears are very aristocracy, with all the special colors, the pattern on the carpet and the blue skirt angel Mary wears are very beautiful. There are more detailed, all the furniture in the painting was red color, with the green colors on the angel Mary, people are farming the land and the sky was very blue. On the ceiling, different shape composite the rectangle, and with symbols. The pillow on the long bench are very match, the left-hand angel appears to be steeped in shadow, dressed in clothes of lavender and bearing deep green wings. The decoration of carpet are fancy and white flowers wither and fall on the floor, the red bed at the back of the angel Mary are very special. The city-wall brick are very decorate, with all the tall building of the wall, the trees are blossom, the painting used the rough brushes to show the vivid picture. As angel Gabriel told the angel Mary, she gives a kind strange looks, and holding the book, but she refused to do that. So this picture looks more descriptive as the different style, and leave some space between them. The pinnacle at the top of the building with four small windows, and concave-convex wall around lawn. On the top of the room, there is arch and smooth painting, with variety of colors. The paint was applied with thin brushes, and all the small details are painting well, the motif design on the carpet.
Both art works shows the brush techniques and styles, the way artists portray the characters, and variety skills. Such as the way they applied on the painting, and the Han Memling depicts large objects, the way they stand and makes the realistic picture. Artists depicted the human form, placed figures within architectural spaces, and small detail are painting very well, the picture paint very clearly, with all the objects paint very beautiful. The artists used the rough brushes in the painting, but the effect look very well, the panel on the the top paint was smooth, with all the details on the painting. The basic differences between both works are the brush technique used on the painting, and the way artists painted are very different, the various scene present in both painting, Between The annunciation 1475 and the annunciation 1485, they have different background, and the pattern on the Angel Mary was very decorative. On the other way, the Annunciation 1485 was less detailed but the way the painters access the color are vary, and fewer fancy detailed on the work. The figures of the Virgin and the archangel Gabriel, virtually mirror images of each other, and the space between figures. In addition, the artists focused on one event, and bodies are proportional between them. The figures on ground, with elongated figures. In particular both painting shares both ideas, but the way they applied to painting are diverse.