Venus on a dolphin by Albrecht Durer and Circe and her
lovers in a landscape by Dosso Dossi both feature singular mythological women
with the only other feature of the piece being animals. Circe is the goddess of
magic while Venus is the goddess of love. Dossi and Durer approach the
composition of their pieces very differently; Dossi utilizes the full picture
plane of his piece, filling his composition with landscape and a variety of
animals and color. While Durer on the other hand takes a simpler approach,
using thin line work, a simple composition, and a lack of color to exemplify an
equally as mystical narrative. Both pieces leave you with a curiosity about the
goddess’ serene gaze and their deep connection to the nature around them. Since
Dossi uses color, he uses the sfumato technique to create dimension while Durer
uses cross-hatching. Dossi’s full piece is dimensional, yet Durer focuses
dimension only on the central figures.
No comments:
Post a Comment