I decided to go with the painting "Landscape with St. Jerome" by the painter Joachim Patinir. I chose this painting for a few reasons; for one I found the cooler tones just an interesting palette choice, as almost everything in the photo seems to be just tinted slightly bluer than they would normally be. Then the cave in which we see St. Jerome sitting in, is dimly lit, and we are able to see just a hint of him. This creates such a nice effect, as it is definitively something that draws your eye to it, just because of the difference in color to the rest of the landscape.
I also decided to go with a painting attributed to Dominicus van Wijnen, and it is titled "Witchcraft". The thing that I like about this photo is how the sky is partially illuminated by the moon, and that the moon also being blocked by the clouds, thus not illuminating the entire frame. Instead for the main lighting, we have both a fire which is being used to burn, what I can only assume to be, a Witch, and a second flame coming out of a creature's mouth. Overall it's just an energetic scene being lit by two different sources of light.
I love the juxtaposition in the top painting of the icy cold feeling of the horizon whilst the land closer to the painter is more lush with greenery, however, gives a mood of gloominess.
ReplyDeleteI really like the multiple light sources in the second painting! The fires give off such a different, warmer quality of light than the pale, almost eerie glow of the moon. That warm light, however, appears to indicate danger and pain, while the moon seems almost peaceful in comparison. Overall, a very interesting juxtaposition between the sources--all of which create dynamic shadows and highlight the tiniest of details.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first painting. It is like there is a big thunderstorm coming into the town because of the contrast between the dark clouds and the sunlight coming out from behind them. I also like how you can see St. Jerome quickly because he is being lit by what could be a break of sunlight between the clouds.
ReplyDeleteIn your second painting I find it interesting that the moon is present but is not one of the main sources of light. It is clear that the fire is a source of light and there is some other light coming from the angle of the viewer because of the light on the back of the person on the left. I wonder why the artist included the moon and didn't just cover it in clouds if it wasn't a source of light for the subjects.
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