Barbieri Aldrovandi Dog
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri uses oils on a canvas as a medium to paint Aldrovandi Dog(1615). Despite the fact that Barbieri does not specialize in painting animals, he still paints the dog. This is exceptionally rare during this time period because using a large canvas and paint is very costly. Scholars say that this specific dog was the prized possession of the Patron, Count Filippo Adrovandi. Aldrovandi Dog’s use of scale and spatial positioning awes. Although the main figure of the portrait is the dog, there still are key components in which the patron reveals himself through the background. The large country house standing behind the dog represents the patron’s home. The dog stands out as the focus point of the composition with
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Accordingly, Berbieri incorporates both cool and warm colors in his painting, creating a balanced contrast of tones. The light source is behind the castle where the white light seeps into the blue sky. The light blue sky allows the piece to be very easy on the eyes. The dark green trees also compliment the sky by adding even more cool colors. The artist also shows warm colors through the bronze pillar standing next to the dog. The dog has a mix of brown, yellow, and orange which all are warm colors. Conversely, the home of the patron is a mix of both warm and cool colors where part of the building would be brown and another part would be green. The warm colors symbolize the homes and the cool colors symbolize nature, when both the warm and cool colors come together it means that the homes and the environment are one and in harmony. The brush work on the dog shows that the patron is treating the dog right, this is clear through soft and fluffy fur coat surrounding the dog in terms of texture. This is done by having colors that are similar next to each other. The artist also draws individual hairs surrounding the dog. Therefore this allows the painting to be very soothing through the color scheme and the texture, however there is a sense of sober. Because the owner was willing to pay so much for the dogs portrait, the patron may lack family members and would like to remember his dog
Accordingly, Berbieri incorporates both cool and warm colors in his painting, creating a balanced contrast of tones. The light source is behind the castle where the white light seeps into the blue sky. The light blue sky allows the piece to be very easy on the eyes. The dark green trees also compliment the sky by adding even more cool colors. The artist also shows warm colors through the bronze pillar standing next to the dog. The dog has a mix of brown, yellow, and orange which all are warm colors. Conversely, the home of the patron is a mix of both warm and cool colors where part of the building would be brown and another part would be green. The warm colors symbolize the homes and the cool colors symbolize nature, when both the warm and cool colors come together it means that the homes and the environment are one and in harmony. The brush work on the dog shows that the patron is treating the dog right, this is clear through soft and fluffy fur coat surrounding the dog in terms of texture. This is done by having colors that are similar next to each other. The artist also draws individual hairs surrounding the dog. Therefore this allows the painting to be very soothing through the color scheme and the texture, however there is a sense of sober. Because the owner was willing to pay so much for the dogs portrait, the patron may lack family members and would like to remember his dog