Learn about some of the artists the modern painter was in dialogue with throughout his career.
Rembrandt, particularly for his ability to use contrasts of light and dark to convey emotion
Between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, Jesus is said to have descended into the realm of the dead where he liberated the Old Testament patriarchs and prophets. This event, known as the Decent into Limbo, is represented here on the right wing of a triptych by Andrea di Vanni .
robust, naturalistic forms are carefully organized to express compelling human emotion
Hip-hop artist Jasiri X looks at Kerry James Marshall’s woodcut almost like he’s looking into a mirror. It captures the experience of a Black man: resilient but restrained from being his authentic self. Jasiri responds to the work through two songs that reflect on his internal struggle.
Like, what’s the emotion? JASIRI X: I think it’s very, like, reflective.
This painting of the Crucifixion by Andrea di Vanni (Sienese, c. 1330 – 1413) reflects a growing concern among 14th-century artists to historicize the Biblical narrative.
robust, naturalistic forms are carefully organized to express compelling human emotion
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was the first to permanently record an image using light in 1837. His daguerreotype changed the way we consume images. Many innovations like stereographic photographs and tintypes would follow but it was George Eastman’s invention of the Kodak film camera in 1888 that made cameras widely available.
Dorothea Lange Washington, D.C. artist and native Dee Dwyer attempts to recreate the emotion
This panel forms the left wing of a triptych by the Sienese painter Andrea di Vanni . The event depicted comes from Christ’s Passion and is known as the Agony in the Garden, during which Jesus prayed for the strength to endure his impending persecution.
robust, naturalistic forms are carefully organized to express compelling human emotion
Great art shifts your way of seeing the world. When her sister was dying, composer Kamala Sankaram was drawn to the intensity of Mark Rothko’s painting.
CELESTE HEADLEE: Interesting to me how strong emotion of almost any kind can do that
This early 20th century art movement sought to convey the intensity of modern life.
In works like Sorrow, anonymous figures embody a state of mind or an emotion.
It arouses imagination and stirs emotion. It is the immensity of all things.
This three-part altarpiece by the painter Andrea di Vanni reflects a growing concern among 14th-century artists to historicize the Biblical narrative. To accomplish this, Andrea endeavored to recreate, with the greatest possible accuracy, the events surrounding Christ’s Passion.
robust, naturalistic forms are carefully organized to express compelling human emotion
