Assignment 5b

1. I do not know what the title of this piece is.

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3. I came across this piece when I was looking up the Virgin of Guadalupe. It was done by Diego Rivera during the independence period. It has to do with humanities because it shows us what the people of this time believed in. It shows us the art during this period and how it was composed.

4.Observation: In this piece I see an person praising a higher person. You can tell that the higher power in this case is the Virgin of Guadalupe. The person below her is praising her with arms raised and a content look on their face. The person below her could be an angle. It looks like the work was done on some kind of paper with paints. One reason why I like this painting is because the images are not very realistic. The general shape is there but it does not portray all the features of a human face. The artist used bold shapes and earth tone colors to get his point across. This is a piece of art that was made to make a statement.

5. Interpretation: This artwork is showing us that the Virgin of Guadalupe is someone to be praised by all. The artwork is very bold and forthcoming. It is almost saying that if you cannot see the point then you are not looking at the right painting.

6. Judgment: I chose this artwork because I really like the boldness and simplicity of it. When I look at this piece I get the feeling that the person depicted in it is a very good person and is praise worthy. I feel this way because the images are so rudimentary but get the artists point across very nicely.

7. Questioning: I would like to know why the artist made his work so bold and simple. Is there a real meaning behind how he executed it or was that just how all his work was? It was done in the time where the Virgin of Guadalupe was discovered, so what prompted the artist to make such a painting? Was this painting done for religious purposes?