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General Instructions: Critique The Picture Below Applying The Different Principles in Critiquing The Art Piece Such As 1. Description 2. Analysis 3. Interpretation 4. Judgement
General Instructions: Critique The Picture Below Applying The Different Principles in Critiquing The Art Piece Such As 1. Description 2. Analysis 3. Interpretation 4. Judgement
1. Description
a. Gather basic information about the work
Title of the work: Spoliarium
Artist’s name: Juan Luna
When the piece was created: 1884 (spent 8 months)
Where it was made: Madrid, Spain
The types of media used to create the work: Oil on canvas
The exact size of the work: 4.22 m × 7.675 m (13.8 ft × 25.18 ft)
This is a large- scale landscape painting where I can see dead bodies being
dragged while the crowd is in commotion. Based on their attire, I suggest that the
setting was in Roman Empire many years ago.
c. Discuss the elements of the work
Line: Lines can be evident in the painting by the lines in the floor and the
implied lines that is made by the bodies in the painting
Color: the colors he used were kind of mournful, serious and it gives off
the tone and emotion of the painting
NOTE:
HUWAG
MAGING
BATUGAN
References:
https://www.wikihow.com/Critique-Artwork
https://prezi.com/zdjpv3l7d2lx/spoliarium/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoliarium
https://medium.com/@shaynamaydagelet/spoliarium-by-juan-luna-6d13bffd1f58