Giant (1818) by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746 - 1828)

Although this is not your typical artwork that you usually see, this was made from the mind of a true artist. Francesco Goya took time to scrape and scratch this scene from what he could envision onto copperplate. Goya was known for his artwork being a part of Romanticism so it expressed past moments, insanity, nature and/or emotions. In an empty land/world sits a giant bare of clothing who is looking back at us to escape his own loneliness.

Now using the concept of Romanticism, this artwork has emotion in the sense you can relate to being all alone or even living in a small world. This could even be Goya trying to show his image of Goliath which falls under the category of past. Not really expressing nature but this can fit in the insanity category, maybe this is the mental state of how people sometimes feel on Earth which is big one moment just find out that the world is bigger.

The Stolen Kiss (1756-61) by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806)



Once owned by an ambassador of Rome (1760), this painting was made during the Rococo movement and one of the first artpieces from Fragonard. It is showed by the artist that Francois Boucher had an influence on how he arranged the images in this painting. The figure to our left and the background to our right, puts the painting in full effect which will push on int the mid 60's of the 18th century.

I can tell this is done in Rococo style by what is going on, a young makes his attempt at giving a girl he likes a kiss on the cheek or even her lips as another girl watches in amazement. The pastel like colors were also indications to many Rococo works such as this one. Rococo was created to show us as viewers and artists to experience fun times.

Madonna and Child with Saints (1607) by Ludovico Carracci (1555 - 1619)

 

A painting that was done as a gift for Cardinal Benedetto Giustuiniani which had turned into a pattern of Ludivico and how he was maturing. It is said that the way the Madonna is positioned and detailed in this painting, is just like essences of Michaelangelo & Parmigiannino who styles compare to this one. In the painting you have Mary known as the Madonna with her child, Jesus Christ and Saints have arrived to talk/visit with the both of them but especially Christ. The saints are carrying signs of what will come; you have Bernard kneeling before his savior, Andrew is carrying a cross, Peter is holding a big key, Paul has his arm wrapped a sword, Catherine of Alexandria with a crown on her head and some virgin holding wheat (like Jesus has in his hand) on a type of branch.

The style is very much Baroque by the drama, lighting, twist of bodies, triangular view, diagonals and shadows. Although very details in poses and colors, there is a lot of movement going on in this painting so it is hard to see what is really suppose to be going on. I believe the saints are on a routine visit to see their savior. Light is shined over Jesus' face and body as well as Mary even Catherine (I think this was because of her being a queen). I known the proportions are abnormal from where each character is placed, it is as though Mary and Jesus is bigger than average size (almost giants).