Analysis Ghismonda With The Heart Of Guiscardo
Alejandro De Renzis
HUM1020
Professor Krista Miranda
Review 1
Ghismonda With The Heart Of Guiscardo The “Ghismonda with the Heart of Guiscardo” was painted by Francesco Ubertini Bacchiacca in the 1520’s, and it is an oil on wood painting that hangs at the Lowe Museum at the University of Miami. The painting displays Ghismonda holding a chalice with the heart of her lover, in the center of the room on a bed. A few women surround her, and a man sits in what appears to be distress directly in front of her. The landscape visible through the small windows shows a dark and gloomy sky. The painting is circular and the figures seem to be almost three-dimensional. During the late renaissance the painting of non-religious scenes became more popular as humanist ideals began to spread. Amongst many popular literary works of Boccaccio’s “Decameron” was the story of Ghismonda, which is what the painting is based on. …show more content…
Her servants and maids judge her and keep her restricted to her gender roles as decided by representations of society at the time-- a male dominated society where women were presumed to follow the rules or they would be judged, punished, and ignored. Women were expected to rarely leave their households and only conduct their household duties, especially women of the noble classes like Ghismonda. Her servants and maids surrounding her represent this oppression. I believe the sickly and weak looking figure at the bottom of the painting is Tancredi, which appears to be in a state of devastation and regret. In a way, Ghismonda appears stronger than Tancredi, contradicting male and female stereotypes of that era. After understanding the story I would imagine that Ghismonda would be sad and angry, but in the painting she looks calm and at ease. It seems the maids are oblivious and disregarding the situation at
HUM1020
Professor Krista Miranda
Review 1
Ghismonda With The Heart Of Guiscardo The “Ghismonda with the Heart of Guiscardo” was painted by Francesco Ubertini Bacchiacca in the 1520’s, and it is an oil on wood painting that hangs at the Lowe Museum at the University of Miami. The painting displays Ghismonda holding a chalice with the heart of her lover, in the center of the room on a bed. A few women surround her, and a man sits in what appears to be distress directly in front of her. The landscape visible through the small windows shows a dark and gloomy sky. The painting is circular and the figures seem to be almost three-dimensional. During the late renaissance the painting of non-religious scenes became more popular as humanist ideals began to spread. Amongst many popular literary works of Boccaccio’s “Decameron” was the story of Ghismonda, which is what the painting is based on. …show more content…
Her servants and maids judge her and keep her restricted to her gender roles as decided by representations of society at the time-- a male dominated society where women were presumed to follow the rules or they would be judged, punished, and ignored. Women were expected to rarely leave their households and only conduct their household duties, especially women of the noble classes like Ghismonda. Her servants and maids surrounding her represent this oppression. I believe the sickly and weak looking figure at the bottom of the painting is Tancredi, which appears to be in a state of devastation and regret. In a way, Ghismonda appears stronger than Tancredi, contradicting male and female stereotypes of that era. After understanding the story I would imagine that Ghismonda would be sad and angry, but in the painting she looks calm and at ease. It seems the maids are oblivious and disregarding the situation at