Art Vs Crucifixion

Jemaine Era M. Feraren
2013-00395
Art Studies 1 THW-2
Professor Marilyn R. Canta, PhD
23 September 2014

In the field of visual arts, there is a great possibility that any two or more works of art can be almost identical in a sense that both artists present same subject, do same techniques during production or the materials used are interchangeable. But to say that there are two works of art that are similar in all aspects is a misconception. This is concurred by Felipe de Leon in his narration on Art, Man and Nature:
Thousands of paintings have been done on such subjects as mother and child, the Crucifixion, or peasants in the field, but no two of them are alike because of the wide variety of approaches depending on the artist’s training and
On the other side is an advancing French soldier who is ready to attack the rebels and is stepping on a native who is dressed in classical white robes. At the center of the piece is a helmeted soldier who is looking up at the Arab warrior with firmly piercing eyes. Under him is a turbaned man, raising a dagger and other hand is holding the thigh of the naked Arab which can be seen as sign of alliance.
The artist used a very fine brushwork in a classical way, leaving little marks of brush strokes on the canvas. Girodet applies a dark palette of reds, browns, and blacks.
This combination of shade gives a great depth of field – known as chiaroscuro. It also noticed that the light fall from the upper left of the painting, fully illuminating the naked
Arab protecting the Mamluk warrior. While the stance of French soldier was left shadowed and obscured. In here, Girodet wants to emphasize humanity amidst of violence. Although there is no blood flashed on the scene, the use of red on the clothes of the characters imposes an obvious representation.
The proper subjects of Girodet’s painting were the revolt was repressed and the brutal crushing of the insurrection by French Revolutionary soldiers. Girodet
Both artists used the Romantic style of expression because of the absence of logical presentation of figures and also because of the choice of feelings over form as the center of each work. One may interchange the paintings from the other because both paintings are oriented on the same way. Two of the major similarities of both painting are: war scene, color scheme, and position of figures which is compacted on the right side of the painting. Two paintings may be almost alike in physical appearance but one should consider the story behind each work. In this case, Girodet’s
Revolt of Cairo presents the war as it how it happened while Rubens’s Consequences of War carries a strong anti-war message.
Works Cited
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