The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, demonstrates this early Renaissance painter's use of mathematical systems to achieve the illusion of a three dimensional image on a two dimensional plane. Modern day architectural students have re-created Piero's painting in 3-D models to show the accuracy of his measurements, perspective lines and the relative size of his figures in relation to their intended distance from the viewer. Yet this painting has an effect of disequilibrium on the viewer. What elements of this work would you characterize as "realistic?" Does the painting have a focal point, an area where the eye naturally rests?
Friday, April 22, 2011
The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, demonstrates this early Renaissance painter's use of mathematical systems to achieve the illusion of a three dimensional image on a two dimensional plane. Modern day architectural students have re-created Piero's painting in 3-D models to show the accuracy of his measurements, perspective lines and the relative size of his figures in relation to their intended distance from the viewer. Yet this painting has an effect of disequilibrium on the viewer. What elements of this work would you characterize as "realistic?" Does the painting have a focal point, an area where the eye naturally rests?
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In the Flagellation of Christ painting, the setting appears very realistic. However the people in this painting do not look very realistic to me due to the lack of detail in their faces and in the whole body for the people on the left side of the painting. In this painting you can appreciate the effort put by Piero della Francesce, in making everything (buildings, floors and people)relative to a realistic perspective of this setting. The sizes, distances and measurements of every aspect of the painting attempts to create the three dimensional illusion as described in the paragraph above. Because of the illusion the artist created, I do not see a focal point. The entire painting grasps your attention as you look into it.
ReplyDeleteFrom looking at the painting, The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, I can see that it is truly realistic. The only part of this painting that seems a little unrealistic to me is the height and size of the people standing in the painting. There just as tall as the buildings, and thats not how it is in real life at all. Although the scenery is realistic and the features on the people in the painting. I think in my opinion the focal point is the three people standing in the front. At least that is the first thing that sticks out in my eyes when i first look at the painting.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of Christ's focal point to me is the sky in the background. The sky is bright blue and a touch of white clouds make the painting feel bright and beautiful.The fact that there was outdoors incorporated with an indoor scene creates a little confusion. There are many dimensions on the inside portion which make it hard to grasp. The outdoor portion I find a little easier because of the blue sky in the background. Having the sky in the back makes it easir to identify the buildings and is more comfortable for the eye to rest in that corner of the painting.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of Christ is mostly realistic to me. Although the faces on the people seem a bit obscure. The portions of the people in the back are a bit off but I feel he did a good job trying to achieve the effect. Overall Piero della Francesca did a very good job on the dimensions. The floor does appear to move outwards and has a 3D feel. For me the focal point is the three people standing in the front. They are the closest in the image and my eyes immediately set on them and then continue outwards through the painting. I hardly noticed the people in the back at first.
ReplyDeleteThe composition of Piero della Francesca’s The Flagellation of Christ is visually divided into two scenes separated by the temple’s column. The scene on the left depicts the flagellation of Christ. On the right, there are three men standing in a semi-circle. I believe, the painting’s focal point is the figures on the right foreground. Bold, bright colors of their gowns, revealing drapery, and realistic posture immediately drew my attention. While looking at the painting, I have noticed that Piero della Francesca pays a lot of attention to the details. The painter is very precise with the depiction of the temple. The ornamented ceiling, the bronze sculpture on the column, and the way Corinthian columns are painted, make The Flagellation of Christ realistic.
ReplyDeletePiero della Francesca’s The Flagellation of Christ seems to be a realistic picture. It lacks detail with the faces and reality of the people in the painting. The choices in color for the different people feet give them a less the human appeal. The right side of the painting looks as if we are looking up from the ground at the people, whereas the left side looks as we are looking down on them. When I first looked at the painting my eyes focused on the golden statue in the middle of the painting.
ReplyDeleteThe portion of the picture of The Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca that looks realistic is the facial area of the of the three men. The focal point where the eye rest is on the face of the one to the left and then shifted to The Flagellation of Christ, image. There appear to be a conversation between the two men on the left and right and "The Christ" who appeared in something away from that area. Not much attention is given to the painting in the background.
ReplyDeleteThe focal point is whare the men in red are standing. I think that's a prety intersting perspective because most of the time when you look at a painting the fucus is in the center. Not having a center focal point actully seems to make the painting more realistic. Everything is not always centered and balanced in real life. There is an intersting combination of atmospheric and linier depth illusions being used. The foreground figures are larger and have brighter lighting around them, while the backgrond figures are smaller and have been given a little more shading.
ReplyDeleteThe focal point of this painting is the small gathering of men off to the right. Their perceived proximity to the viewer is what draws the eye. This also makes this painting much more realistic because you can imagine seeing this scene in real life.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of the Christ by Pierro de la Francesca is very well geometrically structured. The painting represents two squares, one of which is filled with Christ and soldiers, and the other contains three figures in the foreground (possibly, Pontius Pilate and other nobles responsible for the arrest of Jesus Christ). The focal point is on the group of people on the right. Then the attention slides to the flagellation scene. The painting is an example of linear perspective. The parallel lines are converging, which creates the illusion of depth and distance. Elizaveta G.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of the Christ by Pierro de la Francesca is very well geometrically structured. The painting represents two squares, one of which is filled with Christ and soldiers, and the other contains three figures in the foreground (possibly, Pontius Pilate and other nobles responsible for the arrest of Jesus Christ). The focal point is on the group of people on the right. Then the attention slides to the flagellation scene. The painting is an example of linear perspective. The parallel lines are converging, which creates the illusion of depth and distance. Sheila E.
ReplyDeleteLooking at this early renaissance painting, I can say in that time the entire picture is realistic. The figures on the painting are doing normal things. The key element of realism in this painting is the three men to the right corner. There are all just taking to one another. The three guys in the right corner are also the focal point of this painting. They are the closest figures in this 3-D painting. However, the man getting whipped is the area where the eye rests. There is something appealing to someone getting abused, so naturally this is what the painter wanted people to focus on. Leonard S.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion,The Flagellation of Christ painting by Piero della Francesca is not very realistic. The only parts of the painting that seem realistic to me is the attire of the people and the building structure. I can see how Piero della Francesca made the painting seem 3-D, by using size to show the distance of the figures. He made the people in the back less detailed and smaller and made the three people to the right more detail and making them larger, giving the impression that they are much closer to you. The three people to the right seem to be the focal point of the painting since they are much larger than everything else. The reason I don't find it to be that realistic is because while doing a good job of making the people look 3-D and the building 3-D, the scale of the front three people to the height of the building doesn't match very well.
ReplyDeleteIn this painting I can definitely see how the painter used mathematical system to produce an almost perfect tridimensional illusion. The lines on the floor, as well as the lines of the buildings prove to be very realistic image of the place. The only disequilibrium I perceived is the size of the men standing at front; I think they were made a little too tall and big in contrast with the ones in the back inside the building. It may have been the intention of the artist to draw attention to these men, as my eyes keep looking at them. For me it was the focal point of this painting. He also used bright color on their clothes, and showed emotions on their facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteLooking at every corner of the Flagellation of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca, if the anything one can notice is the beauty of it, the style, and the background, the architecture of the painting looks very natural and realistic. Also the ground and the Sky both seem to be the focal point of the painting.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of Christ painting by Piero della Francesca gave great detail to the setting. The sky looks realistic like a clear sunny day and the buildings are given great detail and have a realistic 3D feel to them. Even the flooring has the same 3D look to it, where it looks like its coming right out of the painting. The part that seems unrealistic and seems to be the focal point to me is the three people in the front. they are drawn just as large as the builing and dont seem proportional to the people in the back, this is what I think makes them the focal point in the painting with everything else being painted with mathermatical precision they stand out the most.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of Christ painting is realistic in the sense of figures portrayed. They show realistic features that we can relate to still giving off a wonderful image of Christ. The portrait extends out if you look close enough but if you stare at it just to catch a glimpse it looks more of a 3D image then a painting. every figure in the painting has its place. Front is Christ and the rest of the figures rest behind him to his left. the focal point of the image is to the right because the figures are more placed forward then the ones behind it. it has a stairwell affect as if your looking front to back even though it is one flat painting. Painters usually make the figures closest to the viewer larger to give it the frontline view and make the figures farther down in the distance smaller to make it look as so. Xavier T.
ReplyDeleteThe Flagellation of Christ painting is a very nice photo with the focal point being on the group of people looking like there discussing some type of business.Giving the beautiful sky in the background could've done nothing but in light the the moment of the picture.The picture was well ahead of it time and was an example of art in it finest.
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