Hi Everyone,
I hope you all were able to read my bio. -- I will visit the following musuems weather permitting:
week of 2/2 Yale Center for British Arts & Yale Art Gallery
2/16 Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
2/21 Wadsworth Antheneum, Hartford
2/28 New Britain Museum of American Art
I don't have any pictures to date, but will be posting them within the next week. Happy and safe travels to all.
Angela
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ReplyDeleteI visited the Yale University Art Gallery on Saturday, 2/7, and thoroughly enjoyed the artwork on display -- I only wish there were more audio accessible displays because I felt this would have helped me confirm my interpretation of the art. I posted the St Peter holding the key on a Tempera and Golden panel by Guido da Siera, ca. 1355-60. The key is symbolic of opening the door to a life of Christianity through the Word of God. I also posted St. John the Baptist on a Tempera and Golden panel by Andrea di Cione, ca. 1355-60. St. John holds the cross and this is symbolic of Jesus' death on the Cross, His resurrection and the way to Christianity and eternal life. I viewed more artwork, but did not post them such as: An Allegory of Intemperance, an oil on paint 1450-1516. Exhibiting 2 of the 7 Deadly Gluttony and Avarice, and listing the other 5 Pride, Envy, Lust, Anger and Slothfulness. The Double Sided Processional Cross, ca. 1310 on a Tempera and Golden panel was another work of art that I found fascinating considering the limited resources during the time period, and the artist to display the exact same artwork on both sides of the cross took skill and discipline. Lastly, Henry Fuselis' Danae & Perseus, 1741-1825 -- the audio was very helpful because it pointed out one thing I didn't observe, the cherub in the background. An oracle prophesied to Perseus that he would be murdered by his grandson. Perseus banished his daughter, Danae, and grandson out to sea, but the sea god Poseidon led her and her child to safety at Zues' command. Poseidon is shown leaving on a chariot, and the bloddy dagger next to Danae's infant son is symbolic of the prophecy of murder. The audio also noted that Fuseli was known for violence and tragedy, which was equivalent to romantism. I enjoyed my outing and will keep you all posted on my next trip.
Angela
p.s. I am still learning the ins and outs of blogging and will try and post more of my Yale Art Gallery photos along with my photo. I had a great day, and look forward to many more outing. One other note, the gallery had lockers so I was able to place my personal belonging inside and enjoy my tour, unlike the Yale British Arts Center.
Angela,
ReplyDeleteYou posted this in your comments area rather than as a main post... I stumbled on this by accident...
You photos are a very important part of each visit... detail views help the reader focus on the areas you want to go into more depth on...
At 310 words, the length is less than half of the expected amount...750 - 1000 is the length I am looking for...
Take a look at the video posted on the links area of the class blog...
Do check into the class blog twice per week as that is where I take my attendance from....