“Assumption of the Virgin”

This composition is “Assumption of the Virgin”, which is apart of Christian art. The composition is painted by Anton Kern. The painting demonstrates the Rococo style of painting and drawing, which Anton Kern was the master of. From 1724 till 1731 Anton lived in Venice and then in 1738 moved to Rome. When Anton kern studied his love for art, he studied with a man named Giovanni Battista Pittoni. Pittoni was “a Venetian painter and draftsman, who focused on religious, historical, and mythological subject matter.” Since studying with Pittoni, this could be why kern’s art work is about religious, historical and mythological subject matter.
The whole story behind “Assumption of the Virgin” has been dictated in many different ways. Many believe that Mary died in Jerusalem, then after “the apostles gathered around her tomb and opened it, but the tomb was found empty except for her burial shroud. As tradition holds, Mary had been physically lifted and carried to heaven.”
In my opinion I don’t think that the apostles carrying up the virgin Mary are really good because of color of the apostles, they have a dark tone to them. They have a dark tone under their clothes or robs and also their wings are very dark. I also get the feeling that man in the bottom left corner isn’t really good also. The choice of color of is rob, has the feeling of the presents of the devil. He also looks like the devil because of his long beard. I say this because most pictures of the devil depict him with a beard. The most emphasis is on the virgin Mary because it is the largest figure on the composition. Between the virgin Mary and then numbers of people around her tomb, both give a balance to the painting. The over all image of the “Assumption of the Virgin” is very strong in color and has the sense of the afterlife being good verses evil.
http://maa.missouri.edu/exhibits/finalfarewell/afterlife.html