Harvest Dance
Pablita Velarde created this painting in 1940.c In this traditional seasonal dance, dancers are accompanied
by two koshares, and a group of men singing and
drumming. This work was commssioned by Bandelier National Monument.Casein paint, masonite. L 40.0, W 28.0 cm [L 16, W 11 inches] Bandelier National Monument, BAND 676. Women at this time do not make paintings. Women are suppose to be a housewife. Although Pablita Velarde completed a four-month a tour with the famous naturalist painter. The reason why I picked this painting is because I happen to like it. I love the design of the outfits they are wearing. And the color of there outfits make it stand out more.
Judith and Her Maid Servant By Artemisia Gentileschi.
This painting was made in 1613-14,Palazzo Pitti, Florence on an oil on canvas. Artemisia Gentileschi studied under Caravaggio. She moved to Florence to go to the Florentine Academy of Design.
At my first glance, Judith and her Maidservant looks like some domestic scene to me; women returning home after shopping or something. Then looking into the shopping basket and see the disembodied head. Kind of freaks me out. What's strange in this picture to me are the lines leading away from it. The glances of the women lead us outside the frame. That's like links taking your precious visitor outside your site, when its recommended that you occupy them in it as long as possible. I feel like the head in the basket is so powerful an image that your eyes will automatically be drawn towards it. I feel like you will look at Judith, glance right at servant, follow the diagonal of her sleeve and come back to basket. I feel this is Caravaggio influence. Like him, she puts you there, with her, sharing her concern and tension. I like the details, making it look realistic. Like a stage magician, she does not look at the object she wants hidden. So what do you feel?
