Andre | Andre Pijet

Dec

20

Art Essays

Andre

The Venetian Scuole: Aspects of 15th and 16th century Art

The Venetian Scuole: Aspects of 15th and 16th century Art. Italian Renaissance emerged on the basics of the classical values of the antiquity. Intellectual resurrection of humanity in the enthusiasm of new discoveries; philosophic, literary, artistic, etc., also brought regeneration of spirituality. Venice, in the context of its specific geographical conditions, became in many ways unique in construction...

Nov

21

Art Essays

Andre

Symbolism and composition in Bellini’s votive portraiture

Symbolism and composition in Bellini’s votive portraiture. Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna of the Red Cherubs (see fig.1) stays apart from all his other votive portraitures of Virgin and Child. The painting has a classical Bellini’s composition of his half-length Madonna’s, however what makes it particular, is the outstanding presence of Red Cherubs in the background, used only once in his entire...

Jan

28

Andre

Love

The subject of Love in our Western culture is commercially visualized as cute, sweet, beautiful, and happy. Also, Love is often associated with such product of human invention as a chocolate, which is considered as a stimulating aphrodisiac. The wildly spread glorification of this particular state of our mind is presented to us mostly as an extraordinary feeling for another person ignoring its...