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Artifacts and Theme
Luisa M Leo
Southern New Hampshire University
HUM200: Applied Humanities
Dr. Don Macon
May 14, 2023
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Artifacts and Theme
Cultural Artifacts
My First work is the painting, "The Lamentation", by Giotto di Bondone. During the Italian
Renaissance Era.
It was painted in the year 1305. The Medium is 'Fresco".
Its Dimensions are
6'6.75"x 6'0.75".
The Location is in, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy. My Second work is
painting, "The Merode Altarpiece, ca", by Robert Campin.
During the Netherlandish
Renaissance.
It was painted between 1427-1432.
The Medium is "Oil on oak panel.
Its
Dimensions are 2'1.5"x 3'10.5".
The Location is in, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Common Theme
The Main Theme in both paintings is Religion.
In both The Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ are
being depict, in the painting "The Merode Altarpiece"Jesus Christ is just mentioned to The Virgin
Mary by Gabriel when he is announcing to the Virgin Mary that she has been chosen by God to
be the Mother of His Child.
It is still much reference to both in these two paintings.
It is about
the becoming of Christ and the history.
Personal and Professional Experience
The Theme is personally meaningful to me because I believe in God, Christ and the Virgin
Mary.
I am not an extremist religious person, but I do believe that there is a higher calling and
person who is watching and protecting us.
I believe in purity and all things Sacred.
I believe in
what Jesus Christ did for us, sacrificing his life so that we can all be saved, as well repenting
from all sins for salvation.
Believing that there is a higher purpose is what has guided me
through life as well as protecting and supporting the people that surround me and believe in me.
We celebrate Jesus Christ birth, and it is a National Holiday as well as his resurrection.
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Professionally, these transcends, aside from the fact that Jesus Christ affects our national
Holidays by observing it, believing in that we have a higher purpose in life allows me to
influence and affect a lot of the lives of the people that work for me or with me.
Everything that
I do is with an extreme positiveness, and knowing that everything always happens for a reason,
everything we do serves a purpose, and all the sacrifices we make, and personal investments will
always be rewarded.
Often those that sacrifice the most with kindness will live a much-fulfilled
life.
Because of this belief, I always try to help others in any way I can, I always try to uplift
them and show them ways professionally on how to improve and find their purpose.
Humanities Resources
While searching for the Cultural Artifacts, I came across a few resources to reference the two
paintings.
The first resource I chose is, “Looking at Giotto’s The Lamentation. Thirty -two
Minutes” by Chris Morrison.
I like how it details and speaks about the Sistine Chapel and
references the Scrovegni, or Arena Chapel in Pauda, Italy which interior is covered in Fresco
paintings by Giotto Di Bondone.
“I was struck by the extent to which Giotto Anticipated
Renaissance era painting in his work” (Morrison.C. April 6, 2012. Looking at Giotto’s
Lamentation).
The Second resource was “The Interpretation of Merode Altarpiece” from The
Encyclopedia or Art Education.
It speaks in detail about the background of the painting and of
Netherlandish Renaissance Paintings.
Also, searched in the “Arstor Slide Gallery Collection”
Sourced from University of California, San Diego.
Historical Context
The historical context of “The Lamentation “is the Scrovegni Chapel, in Pauda, Italy, where
the interior is covered with Fresco paintings by Giotto Di Bondone.
This painting emerged
during the Italian Renaissance or proto-Renaissance, it was during the 14
th
century, a period in
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History marked as the proto-Renaissance, it was a style of art that Giotto pioneered with his
techniques.
In “The Merode Altarpiece” is in 1427-1932 some sources date it 1425-1428, is
during the Netherlandish Renaissance, which are considered for some as “Low Countries” artist
wanted to expand their boundaries with painting.
Similarities and Differences
They are both similar because they both about Religion and the Holy Jesus Christ and Virgin
Mary.
The Difference is that one painting references the death of Jesus Christ and The Virgin
Mary is Holding him in her hands, “The Lamentation”., and “The Merode Altarpiece”, Jesus
Christ is not present, but Gabriel is Announcing to The Virgin Mary that she will be the Mother
of his Child “Jesus Christ”.
The Lamentation’s Medium is Fresco and “The Merode Altarpiece
is Oil on oak panel.
Medium
As Mentioned before, “The Lamentation” Giotto used Fresco Painting.
Robert on the other
hand used Oil in oak panel for “The Merode Altarpiece”, painting.
Thesis Statement
The Thesis Statement for my Cultural Artifacts, “The Lamentation” by Giotto di Bondone and
“The Merode Altarpiece” by Robert Campin is “How Religion and Believe can impact one’s
Life”.
Audience
You may say that the ideal audience is anyone that is Religious and believes that there is a
God and Jesus Christ, but I believe is anyone that believes n a higher power which and whatever
that is.
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Message
In “The Lamentation”, the message is clear is the mourning if Jesus Death, sorrow over the
death of our savior.
You can see how The Virgin Mary is holding his lifeless body as everyone
else seems to be in sorrow, and the angels flying above.
In “The Merode Altarpiece”, You see
and Angel (Gabriel) conveying a message to the Virgin Mary which we find out is letting her
know that she will have Gods Child.
One painting is about his birth and the other one is about
his death.
Reference List
Morrison.C. (2012, April 6)
Looking at Giotto’s The Lamentation. Thirty-Two Minutes.
https//32minutes.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/looking-at-giottos-the-lamentation/
Ainsworth, Maryan W.
“Early Netherlandish Painting.”
In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd_enet.htm(march
2009)
Steinger, E. (2017). Applied Humanities. Soomo Learning.
https://www.webtexts.com
Art History Collection. (2023).
The Merode Altarpiece
https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.18124290
Art History Collection. (2023).
Arena Chapel:North Wall: Lamentation over the dead Christ
https://www.jstor.org/stable/community13581205
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