Appreciation of world famous paintings（A）
Mathis:"businessman and his wife"
Mathis (1465 or 1466-1530) was born in Liege. It is speculated that he ever worked in West‘s studio and was taught by him. His early portrait painting were not free from the influence of tradition, and most are religious paintings. Although his religious paintings pursuit the simple composition, filled with bright, soft sunlight and have a wide space visual effect, but only until 1491,when he came to Antwerp and greatly changed his style, he set himself a distinctive position.
The famous《businessman and his wife》is just the sign of Mathis style change. this painting was completed in 1514,is currently collected in the Louvre in Paris. It is a typical genre painting and viewed as the model in modern art historians of describing the daily life. although before Mathis, Where • Ike already painted the "Arnault Finney couples " ,which is also a genre painting, but its custom character is not strong enough, so this picture from Mathis has such an important position.
What the painting depicted is a businessman and his wife-this is a very ordinary plot in the life. The businessman in the portrait painting is using the scale weigh the gold and silver, the look is very focused. His wife is reading the prayer book. in that book printed the Madonna and Child image(it reflects the religion coexist with the secular business).However, the pious religion can't match the secular temptation. His wife's eyes not focus on the prayer book, but stared at her husband's activities, which is subtly show the inner life of assets. It should also be pointed out that there's a few words were written in the picture's frame:" "if you are the correct scales, must use the correct weights. " it appears to be a suggestion to the businessman's morality.
In the foreground, there's a convex mirror placed on the table. through the mirror, reflect the window, street, houses and trees. With the convex mirror to extend the scene, this way was also applied in Van • Ike's paintings. it's probably because the people have great interest in new achievements in this optical technology, so it was intended to put in the paintings.
The painter West's artwork:"hay Wain"
"Hay Wain" is an enigmatic portrait painting, it is simply impossible to explain the weird people and various kinds of creatures. No one can catch the meaning of every detail, but the whole picture is understandable. Ji Luomu • the West (also translated Boss) (1450 ** 1516), is a mysterious person, has always been recognized by the historians as an incredible artist. But it is recognized by historians into the peak after the European Renaissance, the first artist representation.
West's original name is Where • Acre, as he was born in the Netherlands packet West City, so the West become a part of his name. His grandfather and father are a little known local artist. as a child, he studied painting in his homeland, but the situation but it was not recorded . In 1474, he has added to the column names in the local art guilds roster. Thirty pieces of existing works from the point of view, he likes to use exaggerated artistic, moral or religious stories in the form of fantasy, to insinuate the contemporary reality and satire exposing the cruel feudal rule, dark, so he works not only The progress of Humanism, and is enshrined in the unique master of realism. His early works such as "seven sin ", "Kana's Wedding ", "magician", etc., already showing his love in the image sent to the characteristics of complex meaning, commonly used symbolism. Particularly good use of folk proverbs Netherlands painting to express their ideas. "Hay Wain" is his most important works into the medium-term future, which give full play to the artist's artistic expression, imagination, and his spiritual world.
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