the Renaissance set 1

 Madonna and Child with Saint Anne is a painting done by Michelangelo. I think this painting has some pretty creative meaning. The lineage depicted from Saint Anne to Mary to Jesus. The symbolism for Jesus being the sacrificial lamb. I find this painting to be very interesting. It's painted in a way that hints towards an ominous ending. Like some movie trailers, the painting is of a happy moment but the way the image looks is like the painting is about to burn and then turn into something demonic or evil. It's as if it's foreshadowing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. This painting must have taken a lot of skill to paint. For not being a fan of these kinds of paintings i really like this one. you can see the happiness and feel the emotions as Mary holds her son Jesus and as Saint Anne holds her daughter Mary. I feel that it is also symbolic of Mary's innocence. parents hold their kids on their laps as they are growing up but usually when someone has grown they don't sit on their parents laps anymore. I think that the fact that Mary is depicted sitting on Saint Anne's lap shows her innocence. She was a virgin when she had her son and therefore she was still pure and innocent. Her sitting on the lap of her mother shows her innocence as children are usually depicted as being innocent.

The next piece i wanted to talk about is The Annunciation  by Titian. I think this painting is a little confusing to me. This painting is supposed to be depicting the moment where the angel tells Mary that she's gonna bear the son of God. I feel as if the colors used are a little dark to depict a moment as bright as this. this painting gives off a lot of negative feelings. The light seems as if it's setting, the area Mary is in is covered in darkness, and the angel's wings aren't as grandiose as i would imagine them to be. To me it feels as if the devil is at work here the children in the sky look like little demon possessed kids and the angels in the sky on the right don't look very happy about the news. It's like everybody is sad that this woman is bearing the child of God. shouldn't everybody be happy? i feel like this painting fails to depict the moment and to capture all the emotions meant to be shared.