MasaccioContrapposto! The tax collector stands in contrapposto -- his weight shifted onto one leg so he stands so naturally. In the Early Renaissance they rediscovered this pose, which was used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Linear persective! The diagonal lines here in the steps of the building appear to recede in space, they are the orthogonals in the linear perspective - discovered in the EARLY Renaissance -- creating a very realistic illusion of space Atmospehric perspective! As we move into the background the colors become more greyish blue, and the forms become less distinct. Together with the linear perspective, this creates an incredibly convincing illusion of space that is new to the Renaissance. Cast shadows! Masaccio is the first artist to paint cast shadows since the ancient Greeks and Romans -- making the painting so much more realistic, so we sense that these figures are really standing outside in a landscape with the sun shining down on them. Expression! Here. St. Peter, in disbelief, points to the river where Christ has instructed him he will find money to pay the tax collector. We saw this interest in human emotion with Giotto, and Masaccio builds on that. Human anatomy! We could use any of the figures here as an example -- Masaccio shows a new sophisticated understanding of how the human body moves. Look at the feet, and how naturally St. Peter stands, and feels the pulls of gravity with a real sense of weight. Building on Giotto... Look at how all the figures are illuminated on the right -- so there is a sense of a single light source which also makes the painting seem so much more real.   |
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