The Raphael celebrated work appreciates West Si Courtyard Mary
December 6th 2010 -
Balanced triangle, because about not the balanced contrast, made the picture to increase naturally business up and down. For instance, west Pope Kerst’s big method clothes, causes the triangle the left corner appears heavy, but Barbara’s forehead slightly is higher than the opposite Pope’s head, in her top of the head’s green antependium corrected left side this kind of heavy feeling. For does not cause the picture to be trivial, the painter also added draws a detail to supplement after – - Barbara carried the buttress tower was she is imprisoned in the prison tower symbol. In order to enable the picture the cloud border to have the profound feeling, the painter has avoided the focal point perspective principle, uses the multiple-point and compound method, character’s physique does not cover up mutually, the view picture picture is the actual situation mutual promotion of the five elements and smooth steady. The dispersion character in fact is in a circular color union. The view both can comprehend the direct-viewing image, and causes itself to have one harmonious illusion.
In front, left side kneels is greeting west Roman Pope who Mary arrives Kerst. He is putting on the sincere golden yellow method clothes, puts in the front best, shows devotionally’ Outside a directional picture, indicated that must eagerly anticipate Mary. Adds picture this real character is Pope Leo ten th inciting, but Raphael processes just right. For both does not cause Pope violent anger, and does not cause the picture to be trivial, Raphael in the west Pope Kerst’s left bottom, namely method in clothes’s skirt-width corner, has drawn three imperial crowns, attributes his/her father’s authority. Right side one side is kneeling saintess Barbara.
In order to save the humanity, Mary delivers the son to the world. He has used the stabler Pyramid shape composition, lays out this scene: The green curtain just opened, holy, but beautiful appearance Mary is being red the both feet, embraces Jesus, appears space which shines in the glory, the whereabouts are arriving at the world slowly. Also as if is moving the lithe step, walks down from the high in the clouds, but probably stagnates motionless, reveals the expectation the expression. A pair of crystal clear vision, is gazing at the misery world. As a result of Mary in the clouds, on body’s clothes is also drifting in the wind by the slight gentle breeze. Is hugged tight Jesus by the mother, is staring two small eyes, as if waited for that Mary will make a decision future destiny to him. On this Mary in the clouds has already not expressed the god corona, also does not wear the valuable crown.
Early Mary stresses in the common people breath, after coming to Rome, his Mary also started the illuminating gas archery target change likely, the world motherhood transforms into queen’s-like Mary.
It is said the painter to the characters who all marked has made the earnest sketch sketch. Mary resembles the posture which, Barbara must walks to reverse the forehead the elegant demeanor, Pope the side physique line perspective feeling, all these are take the accurate sketch as the foundation. Each exquisite modelling is helpful in deepens this grand subject, but they alone have the intense artistic power, command observing is charmed.
This is in a religious tradition martyr image (it is reported that she dies for a just cause in A.D. 250 years). But the painter has drawn an elegant elegant young girl image. She descends to earth to Mary appears enormous respectful and submissive and the joy. The reverent heart, is the view which double hangs down through that displays. She is gazing at the earth silently, believed that the humanity is saved is in sight, is one kind of people female good welldoing manifestation. In the picture most lower extremity, the uneven frame’s edge, the painter has drawn two innocent cherubs. Their Zhang Zhuoxiao the wing running, as if was waiting for that this miracle appears. Two fat children, turn the supercilious look to face on are peeping. As a result of these two images dolce, the entire triangle composition receives certain destruction. Causes the image spacing to present the unstable feeling, thus has formed a ring-like image combination. “West Si Courtyard Mary” the composition is quite rigorous, the aerial prospective processes extremely good.
This “West Si Courtyard Mary” actually has both two kinds to hold the tax, she both looks like a good folk female, and has queen’s-like solemnity. Mary holds the logos to descend the world is to offer own son. West Si courtyard Mary has elegant, gentle and beautiful appearance, causes a Russian painter to praise sigh with emotion said: “Raphael picture Mary, is in itself to humanity’s imagination creation.”This dignified and elegant Mary image, may say that is the painter possesses Mary likely epitomizing, is a he most successful Mary elephant.
Including the Mary body’s on green cape, the red coat and the brown kerchief are also very amiable, moreover not magnificent and expensive decoration. What as picture background is passes the skylight cloud to be mad now indistinctly the innumerable cherub head picture. Does not pay attention slightly, these cherubs are a group cloud probably. The painter composes the song of praise with this expression means for Mary’s sacred contribution. Its idea is truly novel original.
Background note
“West Si Courtyard Mary” completed in 1514, was a Raphael most successful Mary elephant. This sacrificial altar picture, assigns the decoration, to commemorate in the west Si courtyard church church which west Pope Kerst two th reconstruct. At first it is placed the church on the shrine, to 1574, has preserved in the west Si courtyard church, therefore this. Presently for German Dresden Museum collection. Raphael created one in here to have the lofty sacrifice mental maternal image.