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ðChiaroscuro
ðPainting from
ðï treme detail
ð- arrangement and
lighting
ðrich 2
Famous ïarly Baroque Paintings
2 in life,
abundance, or even se uality
or sin.
LIGHTING
ð Look
at the way the light affects
how we see the different forms,
ƛHow does light affect the
V V V
ƛHow does light and shadow
affect the u
0
00
ð Composition refers to the
2
2
2
2
.
. Your eye travels from
one point to another around the picture in
a clockwise path.
ð Good composition keeps your eye moving
path..
on an harmonious path
ð The V is a traditionally strong
composition.
L
ðCANY FIN- THï
TrIANGLï
CPSITIN
FIN- THï BG
ð INSïCTS were often added to a table
setting.
ð They symbolized the
of the
Ơgood lifeơ, and warned one of the
temptations of too much sweetness (can
lead to evilƦ.)
FIVï SïNSïS
ð Symbolism became more profound
ð bjects symbolizing the five senses of
humans were arranged on a table:
ƛ Sight
Õ ?
¢
[
Õ
bjects were chosen to symbolize pleasure
ð
- ]
-NƞT FrGïT
ABT THï
CPSITIN
ays to control eye movement
ð Folds of cloth
ð Positioning of objects, bodies
ð repetition of colors
ð ïmphasis from either highlights or
shadows.
ð Height of objects
ð -etails, te tures, or negative space
ð ïyes
hat would a modern
Vanitas still life
contain
Plan and assemble a Vanitas Still
Life of modern design. hat
objects would you use