2. Madonna of the Meadow- ~1500=
Bellini
• Mary stares at the baby Jesus
• The painting has strong horizontal lines
• There is a black bird dead on a tree
• The White Egret in the background is fighting a snake
– In Christianty the Egret is a bird that can destroy evil (the snake)
• Very Classical painting
– No dove appears
– Blue sky
– Classical Architecture in the background
• Note Jesus looks dead (Foreshadowing)
• This painting is in the mannerism style (Transition between
the Renaissance and Baroque periods)
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10. Flight into Egypt, Joachim Patinir,
1520
• Patinir was the first landscape painter
• Flight to Egypt as an excuse to paint a landscape
• Mary and Joseph walking
• We see an image of the local saints falling off the
pedestal
• She was trying to escape Herrod and they passed
somebody sowing wheat
– The soldiers asked the farmer did you see a lady passing
• He said yes
• Miracle of wheat grew in three weeks instead o three months
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16. Gloomy Day, Brueghel, 1565
• Flemish painting often are according to
almanac
• This is a February painting shows many of the
things you do in February
• Pruning the willow
• Fools Day- boy has something written on his
head
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20. Deposition- Peter Paul Rubens-
1577-1640
• Joseph of Arimathea has been granted
permission to take down the body of Christ - a
special dispensation, since it was customary to
let the bodies hang.John the Apostle,
Nicodemus and two servants lend a hand.
Christ's feet are resting on Mary Magdalene’s
shoulders. The woman in blue is Mary,
Mother of Christ.
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