Analysis: The Sacrifice Of Isaac
“Sacrifice of Isaac” by Tiziano Vecellio
Kimberly Duran
About the Work Tiziano Vecellio lived from 1488–1576 and was known as Titian, was the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, eventually gaining international fame. Titian contributed to all of the major areas of Renaissance art, painting altarpieces, portraits, mythologies, and pastoral landscapes with figures. In the piece titled, “The Sacrifice of Isaac,” Titian demonstrates his style in the use of oil on canvas. This painting of Abraham and Isaac is (328cm × 285cm) and was painted during 1542-1544. The work is linked to scripture from the Bible and is now in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice. It was originally painted as a ceiling painting for the …show more content…
The view is from beneath, as if the viewer becomes part of the scene by scaling the mountain. As the viewer looks upward, there are two focal points. The first one is of Abraham, as he competes with the small helpless child that awaits his death there on the altar. The small delicate and innocent face of the child compete with the larger focal point in that the viewer feels compelled to look at him due to his helplessness, but at the same time is pulled to the action of implied movement of the struggle between Abraham and the angel. The emphasis being on what is going to happen and not what is before the viewer’s …show more content…
This artist was of great influence in Titian’s career as a painter. Giorgione influenced was influential for his tonal approach to painting and for his landscape style, which was atmospheric and evocative. Titian was also influenced in his choice of subject matter in that his commission developed from the derived from the patrons for whom he painted. The two artists worked in such a similar manner that the line between them has been hard to fix. Titian was also politically, religiously and psychologically influenced by his patrons whom he painted. Titian was considered the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, eventually gaining international fame. Titian is known above all for his remarkable use of color; his painting approach was highly influential well into the seventeenth century. Titian contributed to all of the major areas of Renaissance art, painting altarpieces, portraits, mythologies, and pastoral landscapes with
Kimberly Duran
About the Work Tiziano Vecellio lived from 1488–1576 and was known as Titian, was the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, eventually gaining international fame. Titian contributed to all of the major areas of Renaissance art, painting altarpieces, portraits, mythologies, and pastoral landscapes with figures. In the piece titled, “The Sacrifice of Isaac,” Titian demonstrates his style in the use of oil on canvas. This painting of Abraham and Isaac is (328cm × 285cm) and was painted during 1542-1544. The work is linked to scripture from the Bible and is now in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice. It was originally painted as a ceiling painting for the …show more content…
The view is from beneath, as if the viewer becomes part of the scene by scaling the mountain. As the viewer looks upward, there are two focal points. The first one is of Abraham, as he competes with the small helpless child that awaits his death there on the altar. The small delicate and innocent face of the child compete with the larger focal point in that the viewer feels compelled to look at him due to his helplessness, but at the same time is pulled to the action of implied movement of the struggle between Abraham and the angel. The emphasis being on what is going to happen and not what is before the viewer’s …show more content…
This artist was of great influence in Titian’s career as a painter. Giorgione influenced was influential for his tonal approach to painting and for his landscape style, which was atmospheric and evocative. Titian was also influenced in his choice of subject matter in that his commission developed from the derived from the patrons for whom he painted. The two artists worked in such a similar manner that the line between them has been hard to fix. Titian was also politically, religiously and psychologically influenced by his patrons whom he painted. Titian was considered the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, eventually gaining international fame. Titian is known above all for his remarkable use of color; his painting approach was highly influential well into the seventeenth century. Titian contributed to all of the major areas of Renaissance art, painting altarpieces, portraits, mythologies, and pastoral landscapes with