‘The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St Peter” by Donatello, 1425 (Religious Sculpture in Florence)
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when was it sculpted?
1425
who sculpted it?
Donatello
Tells the narrative of 2 scenes…
the ascension of Christ and the giving of the keys to St Peter
Christ is at the…
centre of the semi-circle, he is the spiritual focal point
Focus on the…
natural world e.g. the trees, clouds and hills
Made for the…
altarpiece of the Brancacci chapel
what new technique was used to create this sculpture?
relievo schiacciato - squashed or scratched relief
The way it is chiselled is very…
free, relating to the change in the status of the artist, more creative freedoms
Maximum depth is…
5mm, half a cm
One point perspective employed in…
the trees in the far left
how is atmospheric perspective used?
using shallower relief to allow for a diffused looking background, lack of clarity in the further distance, he uses the crystalline qualities of the marble to show this
You feel the enormity of Christ’s gift of the keys to St Peter through…
his bodily reactions e.g. he is hunched over with outstretched arms
There is a pyramidal shape which…
anchors and locks the figures down, allows for symmetry e.g. disciple versus disciple and trees versus trees (harmony, balance and order)
A new sense of viewer participation through…
the gap in the centre, as though we are invited to join the semi-circle
He has deliberately left the surface…
rough to show the spontaneity of his work, he’s opted to show the process of his making
A focus on individualised expressions and bodily gestures, helps us…
engage in the narrative