Art Project

1. PRADO
MUSEUM,SPAIN
CURATORS : REBECCA, JOSEFA
, ANGEL, LANCY, JORGE, EDGAR &
ASHLEY

2. ABOUT OUR GALLERY
The Prado Museum is centrally located in the city of Madrid and as one of the cities major
attractions.
The museum is located at 23 Ruiz de Alarcon Madrid, Spain 28014.
This highly-acclaimed art museum has paintings & sculptures. It is one of the most visited attractions
in Madrid, gaining the attention of lovers of great art from around the world with its expansive
collection of a variety of works but a new, recently opend wing has arrived.
Our theme is mythology mixed with a bit of religion. This new gallery will give the vistors a sense of
beliefs that we all have but they vary depending on our religion & geographic location . We focused
mainly on the traditional story of christ, heaven, angels, cupid & the belief that we must honor royal
people. No matter what we believe in we all believe in something which is the main point of this
gallery The collection consists of 12 artworks from all over the world .
As you enter our grand room you will immediately notice the ceiling that is painted with sky bluesand
astrological designs so that you feel as if you are entering into the sky. The room is accented with
hues of pink, reds and purple stars symbolizing our dreaming effect.
Our gallery is designed like a circle because we want the artwork to be visible without having to enter
into different rooms & keeping the visitor traffic at a calm pace by starting to the left & working their
way around until they are ready to exit the grand room.

3. GALLERY OF MYTHOLOGY
(GRAND ROOM)

4. ORESTES &PYLADES OR THE SAN ILDEFONSO
GROUP
In this piece created by Pasiteles, Orestes & Pylades look to
offer a sacrifice to the deity at their side. The sculpture was
made of white marble and the shapes of the bodies were
created by diagonal lines that have closed boundaries. Due
to the direction of the lines the artwork implies motion. In
the photograph of the sculpture, the light coming from the
right of the photo causes the artwork to cast shadows which
imply that the sculpture has mass and its three dimensional.
The mass of the figure is what is considered to be a series of
positive shapes. Those shapes are what is dominant and
meant for us to see. The human like sculptures are what we
would consider to be organic shapes as well because they
are in the shape of humans. The spaces between the
arms, legs and around the sculpture between the positive
shapes. The texture of the piece is quite smooth although
there is noticeable amount of weathering on the piece. The
mythology of this piece is that some religions believe in
sacrificing & divine punishment. In this pieceOrestes was
freeing him from divine punishment. The Greek mythology is
that he was the son of Clytemnestra & Agamemon. He is the
subject of several various muths connected with his
maddness & purification.

5. A BACCHIC SCENE

6. JACOB'S DREAM
This painting is a oil on canvas and was made in
1639 during the Baroque era. The story of Jacob's
dream comes from the OLd Testament in the
Holy Bible. In the painting Jacob is lying down
sleeping outside next to a tree. By the expression
of his face we can tell he is dreaming. The story
behind the painting is that Ribera has painted the
imaginary angels and descending ladder in the
sky above Jacob the Shepard. This
painting represents realism as well a spirituality.
There is n ot much light in the painting and there
is a limited amount of color used but it captures
the essence of the mood with its dull hues. The
mythology in this piece is the fact that this story
was written in the Holy Bible book of Genesis
that Christians believe in the angels coming from
the heavens with God to let Jacob know that God
& his angels will always be with the people &
bless the earth.

7. DESCENT FROM THE CROSS
In this painting by Roger Van der Weyden, the body of Jesus Christ is
being lowered down from the cross he was crucified on while family &
followers gather around and mourn. Most of the lines if not all are
diagonal. This indicates motion as the artist intended. The folds of the
peoples' bodies and clothes show the motion. As you can see, Saint
John's robe bulges forward as he is about to take a knee to catch Mary
before she hits the ground. While looking at this painting you can
literally visualize the motions of the group of people as Christ is carried
down from the cross. The lines also help to identify the textures the
artist creates. The lines along the cross, ladder and border of the
painting allow the viewer to identify them as wooden. The positive
shapes in this painting are the people, the cross and the border of the
frame. The negative shapes are the spaces in between the
positive shapes, background and floor. Although they are both positive
shapes, the people are considered to be organic shapes because they
are naturally made and the cross is considered to be inorganic. It seems
as though the source of light is coming from the right of the painting as
shadows fall on the left of each person. The different colors & value are
abundant in this piece. None of the people in this painting are wearing
the same color. the value of each color is determined by the amount of
light that is exposed to that area in the painting. The use of overlapping
and shadows gives this two dimensional painting a three dimensional
feel. The mythology in this piece the crucifixion of Chirst that took place
in the Holy Bible written in the New Testament. Christians believe he
died for their sins but also it shows the passion from Virgin after seeing
the suffering of her son as she falls to the ground.

8. JUDITH AT THE BANQUET OF
HOLOFERNES
This painting is a oil on canvas and was created
during the Baroque period in 1634. The portrait is
of a woman in the spotlight dressed very eloquent
and is wearing fine jewelry. A servant is kneeled
down before her serving a drink& her face is
subordinated ; while an elderly maid is in between
them off in the distance in the dark, faded
background. There is a dramatic difference in
lightness and darkness. To the right and background
its darkness but the light shifts to the woman &
servant to show its importantness. The mythology
this piece represents is the woman who is a
female Goddess which is assocaited with
earth,motherhood, love & household. Goddess can
also rule over war, death &healing. In some
religions a feminine Goddes is their belief and can
occupy a very central place in prayer & worship.

9. TITYUS

10. THE EMPRESS SABINA
Is a marble sculpture that measures 85.5 cm x 55
cm x 31cm. The portrait of Vibia Sabina, wife of
Emperor Hadrian, was created around 130 A.D. The
image is organic because it is of a huaman life
form. Although her face is organic but very
symmetrical representing her beauty. Her face
looks stern and her hair is up with braids wrapped
around it. She is wearing clothing that drapes over
her bust. she is the definition is roman royalty. The
mythology is that Roman was highly invovled with
the Christianity life. Her toga or robe symbolize the
emperor's religious & civil power. Her hairstyle is
imagery of the Goddess of Diana which was a
Roman Mythology associated with wild
animals, woodland & having the power to talk to &
control animals. Diana was worshipped in Ancient
Roman religion & was known to be the virgin
goddess of childbirth & women.

11. THE NUDE
In this painting by Diego Velazquez, a cupid is depicted
holding up a mirror for naked woman while she looks at
herself. I assume that the cupid is doing this in an effort
to get the woman to realize her true beauty. The uses of
the lines in this painting are very important. The lines that
create the organic shapes of the cupid and the woman
are smooth and curvy and allow us to see the
youthfulness and beauty of the two creatures. The
scattered lines throughout the bed sheets and the curtain
indicate that they are wrinkled while the lines on the
cupid's wings indicate that they are feathered. The
smooth and scattered lines are what create the texture of
the organic shapes and the objects around them. The
room is well lit with light seeming to come from the left
of the painting. This allows for different ranges of values
of the colors in the painting. The colors are lighter toward
the left of the painting (where the source of light is) and
gradually the values become darker as they move further
to the right. The black areas indicate shadows where no
light touches. The mythology is that cupid is the god of
desire, love, attraction & affection. The myth is the fact
he is the son of the goddess Venus & he holds the power
to fill uncontrolable desires and in this piece the woman
is attracted by her beauty and body.

12. ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS
This painting is a religious piece created by El Greco
during the early 1600s. You can really see the unity in
this piece because they are all surrounding something;
there aren't any major gaps between them. Balance is
asymmetrical in this painting because once spilt down
the middle you would not get two very equal halves
although they are very close they are identical. There is
a major emphasis in this painting which is their
attention to the baby in almost the center of the
painting. They are all in awe with what they see almost
worshipping the child. For the most part everything
looks proportioned & normal. When admiring this
piece you can't really see a rhythm but considering
how alike they all look I would see that as repetition.
The hues are bright & warm but the light is directed on
the baby in the center of the crowd with the darkness
in the backgroung. The mythology in this piece is that
the baby is being resurrected which means Chirst's
rising from the dead. Also because the Christian
Shepherds believed in Chirst ressurrection they will
have everlasting life in heaven.

13. THE CONTEST OF DIANA'S NYMPHS

14. VENUS & ADONIS
The painting is a mythological theme created
by Palo Veronese during the late 1500s. When
you look at this piece you can see unity when it
comes to the animals, Venus, Adonis & cupid.
They are all together as a whole & in contact
with each other. This piece is asymmetrically
balanced because there is no center to it; its
unbalanced in the sense that there aren't two
perfect sides to the image. When it comes to
emphasis & subordination, I would say that this
piece has a more subordinated look you can
barely see the mans face. Venus & Adonis look
like giants compared to their surroundings
almost as if they were not normal. The hues
are bright, warm & the bodies are pale with
light directed on them from the left. The
mythology is that Venus child cupid has powers
to console Venus heart over the death of
Adonis; her beloved man because the cupid is
the god of love. Christians believe God sends
his angels (cupid) to protect them.

15. CRUCIFIXION
" Crucifixion" is a religious theme specifically from the
New Testament created by Juan de Flandes during the
early 1500s. There doesn't seem to be a sense of unity
in this piece there is variety instead, the people in the
image are together but don't show togetherness. They
are all amongst each other but not in a familiar way
almost as strangers all witnessing the crucifixion of
chirst. If a line was drawn down the center of this
composition both pieces would be different although
very similar. There is a major empasis on the cross
because of the major tragedy occurring in this image.
Everything in the image overall looks the way it should
in terms of size nothing is over exaggerated. The
mythology in this piece is the fact the Christians believe
christ die for their sins. Christians study the word of the
Holy Bible,they believe in all the stories that place in
the Bible & Jesus Christ.

16. Gallery Layout
Entrance

17. JUSTIFICATION OF LAYOUT
We arranged our selection in one grand room so
everything would be visible without having to enter
different rooms to view each artwork. Oresles and
Pylades, was placed at the center of the room to
immediately capture incoming viewers attention and
draw them into the gallery starting to the left and
working their way around in a circular motion. The
selection is not arranged in any order, rather we
wanted them to be random. We did this so each piece
of artwork would be different in style and region to
the observer. Our goal was to give the observer a
distinct experience as they make their way around the
room analyzing the mthyology of each artwork