tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674017470086473825.post1237080800911811628..comments2020-12-02T05:08:58.150-08:00Comments on Art 235Fall2011: Byzantine art week 10Sabrina Sundellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036022876704279665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674017470086473825.post-9802373070693570972011-11-18T10:39:36.928-08:002011-11-18T10:39:36.928-08:00It is true that the large eyes on these figures gi...It is true that the large eyes on these figures give us a more cartoon effect. Because of the colors and other unrealistic features found in the Christ Enthroned it really gives us the sense of anther worldly place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674017470086473825.post-28873978751408217952011-11-18T07:24:26.657-08:002011-11-18T07:24:26.657-08:00Sorry! I just noticed a typo in my previous commen...Sorry! I just noticed a typo in my previous comment. The Ottonian period began in the 900's (the <i>10th</i> century). Otto I re-established the Holy Roman Empire when he was crowned by the pope in 962.<br /><br />-Prof. BowenAlberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674017470086473825.post-37190828936447556482011-11-14T17:22:42.698-08:002011-11-14T17:22:42.698-08:00I like how you mentioned the blinding affect about...I like how you mentioned the blinding affect about the women's faces in "Rebecca at the Wall." When I first looked at this piece I thought almost the same thing. But when I thought it was more like when you take a picture and your exposure is way too bright and the features of your subjects face are nothing but slight variations in shades of colors. This may have been to show the extreme heat that these individuals were enduring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674017470086473825.post-15823471216694709242011-11-14T15:17:53.443-08:002011-11-14T15:17:53.443-08:00You've got some good ideas! I think that you a...You've got some good ideas! I think that you are connecting both of these works (which are both from the Byzantine period, dating to the 6th century) with Ottonian art because of the stylized, cartoon-like features. Just to clarify for other readers, though, the Ottonian period occurs much later in the medieval period (not until the 9th century). <br /><br />I would probably shy away from mentioning the Ottonian style with these works of art, simply because of the time gap. You are welcome to argue that the water nymph in the Vienna Genesis page has a "potbelly," but I personally think that her belly looks a lot less pronounced than later Ottonian examples (such as the <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Gerokreuz_full_20050903.jpg" rel="nofollow">Crucifix of Gero</a>, for example).<br /><br />-Prof. BowenAlberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.com