Compare and Contrast The Two Paintings

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DATE \ "d MMMM yyyy " 14 July 2010

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Art is interesting because it is simultaneously distinct and contextual : great art stands on its own , but it also stands in the shadow of that which has come before , and serves as the guiding light to cast the shadows of that which will come after it . Two paintings which share a number of similarities and differences are Raphael 's Triumph of Galatea from

1512 and Bronzino 's Venus , Cupid , Folly , and Time from 1546 . Each work concentrates on representing mythological characters and events , and concerns itself with notions of love . However , Raphel 's work represents love and beauty as archetypal , more abstract concepts , where Bronzino 's work has achieved both fame and infamy for its sexual overtones , emphasizing erotic love

Raphael 's painting is a fresco , and uses more washed-out colors to represent the dream-like aspect of the events : even as Galatea is on the cusp of divination , the world becomes less real to her , and more dream-like , which is what the painting attempts to emphasize . Bronzino 's work emphasizes flesh-colors to bring out the striking nudity of its characters , as well as the barely-concealed sexual nature of the proceedings . Bronzino draws the eye to the sexual proceedings between Cupid and Venus by putting Venus in the foreground , which contrasts quite well with Raphael 's focus on the nymph : while she is centered...