Christ Delivering The Keys Of The Kingdom

Discussion 2 topics:
1. What is the significance of Perugino’s Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom top St. Peter? The artist Pietro Vannucci, or otherwise known as Perugino (1450-1523) was heavily influenced by Piero della Francesca and other Flemish artists, in the use of light and the uniting of clear lines in paintings. This is especially significant in the piece, Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter in that Perugino used linear perspective to achieve a feeling of depth and successfully incorporated both 2-d and 3-d elements into his work. The unique placement of the figures emphasizes the pieces axial-center. As our text states, “the converging lines of the pavement connect the action in the foreground

This rebirth of ideas began with the influence of the knowledge of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, specifically those of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, etc…this is the beginning of Humanism, which as our text describes as “an emphasis on education and on expanding knowledge (especially of Classical Antiquity), the exploration of individual potential and a desire to excel” (Kleiner,F.S p. 448). The artists of the period utilized this information and incorporated it into the study of the human anatomy which allowed them portray the human form in a much more realistic and accurate

As mentioned earlier, Humanism is the exploration and the expansion of knowledge in order to achieve a level of excellence. The humanists believed that the Ancient Greek and Roman classics contained 1.) All the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and 2.) The best models for the essential Latin style. In The Trinity, Masaccio utilizes this ideology along with elements of perspective (he was influenced by the studies of Brunellechi) to depict a 3-d space and one which elevates the religious themes and imagery of the