The Triumph Of Venice: The North Carolina Museum Of Art

A work of art that I selected from The North Carolina Museum of Art is titled, The Triumph of Venice. The artist’s name is Pompeo Girolamo Batoni. The medium used in this painting is oil on canvas. The size of the painting is 68 5/8 x 112 5/8 inches. My first impression of this piece was so inspiring. This piece of artwork has so much going on. From the different actions being taken by everyone to the amazing landscape and colors, this piece is my favorite out of all the artwork at The North Carolina Museum of Art. I decided to choice this painting not just because it was my favorite but also because it was taken place in Venice Italy where the majority of my family is from. This painting is abstract. Abstract art uses a visual language of
Line is used by creating sharp lines to divide colors in this painting. There is also sharp, bold lines to show the exaggeration and a shadow of creating the 3D effect. There are also lines that have a vantage point to show the 3D effect as well. In the background of the painting it shows the buildings are in the distance and multiple figures are up front posing by doing an action. Shape is shown in this painting as well. This artwork incorporates circles to accent their heads and their hats. Not just circles are being shown as shape, but also rectangles. There are rectangle shapes but the buildings in the background. They show almost perfectly straight lines on top and bottom. The buildings in the background have windows that almost look like an arch window. They look like rectangles or squares, depending on the size, and have a half circle on top, an arch. In this piece of artwork the colors are what attracted my attention. There are bright, dark, warm, cool, and muted colors mixed in. The bright colors in this piece of artwork almost show a light shining down on them. In the painting it shows that it is a nice day with a couple clouds in the sky. The dark colors in this artwork look like
I personally think the meaning of this painting is the celebrating of the rebirth of the arts in Venetian Republic. The female figure represents Venice who is in a triumphal car that is being pulled by two winged lions that attribute to St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice. This artwork reminds me of a big family staying and working together to follow their dreams. From men, women, and babies, they are connecting with each other from big powers to small powers to accomplish it together. This artwork makes me feel very open and alive. I feel like when I look at this piece of artwork it reminds me of my family and how we are all so different but alike at the same time. You may not be the highest in powers but working together can get you there. I feel that there are symbols in this art piece. The one symbol that stood out to me was the lions with wings that are pulling the female figure who represents Venice. We usually see horses that car in people on carriages and such, but not lions with wings. This symbol represents Venice and how they treat the female figures. This artwork mostly expresses a feeling and an emotion. It expresses a feeling by the different ages of the figures and the landscape of where they are located. Venice is a very pretty place. The architecture and scenery included in this painting makes you feel like you can step right into the painting. It is so realistic. This artwork expresses emotion by