From:
Norman Watts <Norman_Watts@zzzzzzz>
Date:
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:01:50 -0400
Subject:
Pieta Del Duomo
On Sep 22, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Clive Murray-White wrote:
Quoted text begins. Michelangelo did it
quite successfully in "Pieta Del Duomo" if you look at all but the
figure on
the right hand side (that's what not to do, that's someone else's work)
you'll see some pretty good examples.
End of quote.
Clive,
I've been following along on this conversation regarding texture and
leading the viewers eye about and so I've googled the Pieta Del Duomo
to see what you mean. I also read a couple of articles to find out who
the various individuals, besides Jesus, are. Sadly my eye is untrained
in regard to the subject of texture. The articles only discuss the
history of the piece and the proportions of the figures. What
specifically did you mean? I notice that the figures of Jesus and Mary
Magdelene generally have smooth surfaces that can even dramatically
show veins, such as on Jesus' arm, whereas the background figures
(Nicodemus and Virgin Mary) are finished with a tooth chisel. But more
than that escapes me. For example, how is my eye being led, and from
where to where? And why do you say that the figure of Mary (apparently
completed later by a pupil and friend by the name of Tiberio Calcagni)
is an example of how not to do things? To my eye her finish is not too
unlike that of Nicodemus. It appears to be somewhat rougher, but then
she is an even more minor figure in the sculpture, though not in the
mythology I think. Mind you, if I could "adjust" the texture on the her
figure I would bring it closer to that of Nicodemus.
Thanks for your thoughts,
n
Norman Watts, Ph. D.
National Institutes of Health
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