Simone Martini, Maestà, 1315-21, fresco, 213 x 396 cm (General Council Room, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
Get to see some of the lesser known works or art in this beautiful building, in this beautiful city. Great job narrating and telling us about the work as usual!
Jesus' outfit caught my eye. Usually he's decked out in some elegant garment or another, but his robe here seems to balance wealth and poverty in a unique way. Also, I don't know what the term for this is, but I love the colors of this piece - how hair is depicted as a gradient, for example. There's a smoothness to the colors and how they blend together, if that makes sense. It's very pretty.
Baby Jesus is giving the "side eye" to the saints on the right. Perhaps the figure of John the Baptist who is barefoot and wearing an animal skin? One of the other saints above John is also looking away. Curious. Also, on the far left, one of the saint's faces is obscured. Was this deliberate or a flaw in the fresco?
Dr's. Harris and Zucker, you tell the stories so well. I wish you were at my school to discuss virtually anything!
Get to see some of the lesser known works or art in this beautiful building, in this beautiful city. Great job narrating and telling us about the work as usual!
Always happy to see more medieval art on your channel! Your contextualization often give a better overall impression of the artwork than textbooks do.
Thank you
Mary may protect Sienna
Jesus' outfit caught my eye. Usually he's decked out in some elegant garment or another, but his robe here seems to balance wealth and poverty in a unique way. Also, I don't know what the term for this is, but I love the colors of this piece - how hair is depicted as a gradient, for example. There's a smoothness to the colors and how they blend together, if that makes sense. It's very pretty.
It is a very lovely image.
Baby Jesus is giving the "side eye" to the saints on the right. Perhaps the figure of John the Baptist who is barefoot and wearing an animal skin? One of the other saints above John is also looking away. Curious. Also, on the far left, one of the saint's faces is obscured. Was this deliberate or a flaw in the fresco?
The missing face, far left, is the result of damage. It's an old painting.