This document provides information on various artworks related to religion from the 15th to 19th centuries. It discusses Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel from 1508-1512. It also analyzes Hans Holbein's 1521 painting "The Dead Christ" and how it can shake one's faith or reaffirm it. Another work mentioned is Rembrandt's 1669 painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son" which depicts a story from the Bible. The document raises questions and provides context for understanding the artworks.

1. RELIGION: THEME
RELATED &
CONTEMPORANEOUS
ART
Session 10

2. MICHELANGELO.
The Great Flood, 1508-1509.
Fresco 480.10 x 230.10
cm

3. MICHELANGELO.
The Great Flood, 1508-1509.
DEATH
LIFE

4. MICHELANGELO.
The Sistine Chapel, 1508-1509.

5. Sistine Chapel, 1508-1512
Let’s take a
virtual tour!

6. HANS HOLBEIN.
The Dead Christ, 1521.
 Dostoyevsky wrote that this painting by Hans Holbein
has the power to make someone lose their
Christian faith (stop believing Jesus resurrected and
lived again).
 Viewers leave the painting either with faith (trusting
that Jesus lived again and there is hope for humans
beyond death) or in unbelief (thinking that we are
trapped into a universe where the dead stay dead).Oil on wood, 30.5 x 200
cm

7. HANS HOLBEIN.
The Dead Christ, 1521.
 Rotting Body: Jesus really died
 Open eyes and mouth: still sees, still
speaks
 Hair and finger: reaching out
Oil on wood, 30.5 x 200
cm
DEAT
H
LIFE

8. HANS HOLBEIN.
Portrait of Henry VIII, 1542.
 Wanted to divorce his wife
 The Pope said, “Nope!”
 Made himself head of the
church of England
 Had 6 wives!
 Divorced, Beheaded, Died
 Divorced, Beheaded,
Survived

9. HANS HOLBEIN.
Portrait of Henry VIII, 1542.
 H 42?
 Wanted to divorce his wife
 The Pope said, “Nope!”
 Made himself head of the
church of England
 Had 6 wives!
 Divorced, Beheaded, Died
 Divorced, Beheaded,
Survived
…Speaking
of

10. CARAVAGGIO.
Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1598-
1599.
Oil on Canvas 145 x 195
cm
Holofernes
Judith
Abra (maid)
…Speaking of SEDUCTION...

11. PETER PAUL RUBENS.
Samson and Delilah, 1609-1610.
Oil on wood 185 x 205 cm
Samson
Delilah
Venus &
Cupid
Procuress
(Symbol: Past &
Future)
Philistine
Soldiers
(Symbol: Deceit,
trickery)

12. PETER PAUL RUBENS.
Samson and Delilah, 1609-1610.

13. REMBRANDT VAN RIJN.
The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1669.
 “a picture which those who
have seen the original in
Leningrad may be forgiven
for claiming as the greatest
picture ever painted.”
 Prodigal: spending money
recklessly, irresponsible!
 Parties
 Prostitutes
 …Pigs
Oil, 262 x 205 cm

14. REMBRANDT VAN RIJN.
The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1669.
Mother, gentle
Father, strong

15. REMBRANDT VAN RIJN.
The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1669.
Motherly
figure
Older Brother
SHAM
E
HONOR
“your brother was dead, and is alive
again.”

16. THÉODORE GÉRICAULT.
The Raft of the Medusa, 1819.
Oil on canvas, 491 x 716
cm

17. THÉODORE GÉRICAULT.
The Raft of the Medusa, 1819.
 147 people
boarded the raft
 After 13 days,
only 15 were
alive (July 1816)
 They lived
through
starvation,
dehydration,
cannibalism and
madness.

18. THÉODORE GÉRICAULT.
The Raft of the Medusa, 1819.
 Inspired this
piece of artwork:
 EUGÈNE DELACROIX.
Liberty Leading the People,
1830.

19. QUESTIONS?

20. MIDTERMS: 2010 D
The Math…  Midterm Review (25% of Midterm)
 Team A: 24pts (+Hùng) = 25%
 Team B: 24pts (+Phước Linh) = 25%
 Team C: 26pts (+ Nam) = 27%
 Team D: 31pts (+ Nhật) = 32%
 Midterm Test: #/50 (75% of
Midterm)
 #% (Test) + #% (Review) = 100%
 Midterm = 5% of Total Grade

21. MIDTERMS: 2011A
The Math…  Midterm Review (25% of Midterm)
 Team A: 24.5pts = 32%
 Team B: 21pts = 27%
 Team C: 19pts = 25%
 Team D: 26.5pts = 34%
 Midterm Test: #/50 (75% of
Midterm)
 #% (Test) + #% (Review) = 100%
 Midterm = 5% of Total Grade

22. JOURNAL 3 – GALLERY
VISITATION
TALKBACK TIME
EVALUATION FORMS –
•TEAM B
•TEAM C
Please turn in the above forms this
afternoon.

23. DUE:SESSION 11
MID ART201 GRADES
DO YOU HAVE
COLLABORATION
WORK QUESTIONS?
PLEASE ASK THEM
NOW.
Pls come view your grade when you are
called.