analyzing artwork.

La belle Jardinière  is a piece we talked a lot about the first day of discussion. This piece is has a lot of symbolism especially for the historical context that it belongs to. First, look to the colors. The blue represents purity/ virginity. This was because the color was very rare and expensive. It is also a good representation of shape. In this piece there is the shape of a triangle. For the biblical community and time period the triangle was seen as the most perfect shape. This is because it represents the trinity. It is also very aesthetically pleasing. With the main shape being a triangle in here it makes this a more symbolic piece to the Christian community. Lastly, the illusion of volume is represented in this piece by the roundedness of the forms.. This is created by the lighting and shading placed on the figures.

This piece is from the Italian Renaissance period. One importance in this time period was getting perfect harmony in their piece. This could be achieved in many aspects. Like stated above, the color blue showed its rarity and social context with the church. Also the triangle relating to the trinity has much importance to the time and society. Raphael Sanzio social context for this time was with the church. Most of his painting hung in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican, therefore the virgin and angelic settings of his painting were fitting to the context in which he was apart of. He was a very talented and well trained painter for his time. He is among the greats, such as, Michaelangelo. Because of this he was highly sought after and sometimes commissioned. This piece specifically was apart of the Madonna series and was the climax to the series. This piece shows us a background is the high renaissance period and the people of the church.