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Crucifixion - G. Sutherland, Ghent Altarpiece - Coggle Diagram
Crucifixion - G. Sutherland
the piece itself - the body of christ
influenced by Grunewald's altarpiece
hands, face, body
the colour blue
expensive + holy connotations
committed to its realism/accuracy - mans hung himself on a cross and made sketches
influences
WWII photos
saw them just before the commission and thought it was more relevant than ever - represented the eternal nature of pain suffering and human cruelty
Guernica - true metamorphosis
the true metamorphosis - an artists is bound to apply imagination to a subject matter to draw out its true and authentic emotion - this changes the subject somehow all the while making it even more real
commissioned by vicar of St Matthew's and patron Hussey
basic info
Ghent Altarpiece
ambiguity god or jesus
symbolism, influences
critics
Gombrich
Panofsky
basic info
depiction of religion is imp to convey it to the illiterate masses
van eyck stuff - mad detail, the eye
why he wouldnt represent the crucifixion