Tomasso Portinari: Art Analysis

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2. Tomasso Portinari wanted this piece to be displayed in his family's chapel in Florence and was intended to be a representation of the writing of the birth of Jesus by St. Bridget (Stokstad, 2011). Portinari and his family are represented in the piece. Located on the side panels of the piece Portinari, his wife, and children can be seen kneeling beneath the depiction of Patron Saints. They are represented much smaller than the Saints, Mary and Joseph, and the shepherds. The family is instead similar to the size of the Angels. The artist, Hugo van der Goes, I feel is also represented in this painting through his style. Besides the subtle symbolic parts of the painting, like the flowers or jar decorated with grapes used to represent the blood of Christ, royalty, and purity, van der Goes painted the shepherds in an uncommon way for the period. This style may have been …show more content…

Photographs are often commissioned in today's society. From wedding photos, graduations, birth announcements, engagement, athletics, and family photos the list goes on of paid for photography. Most of these circumstances the purpose is more for remembrance or documenting a milestone or achievement in life. Beyond the standard family photo, graphic design can also be considered commissioned art. Usually, a piece of work from a graphic designer is going to be used in some sort of advertising capacity or branding, but it is still a work of art ordered or authorized by another person. One example I remember from the town I grew up in always sticks out to me. The city bordering my town constructed a building of loft style apartments and while brainstorming how to fill them or promote them they came up with a really great idea. The plan was to commission artists to paint the entire outside of the building in murals in exchange for free rent. I joined the service before anything ever came of the idea and I'm not sure if they ever did follow through with the plan, but the idea was always fascinating to

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