Blog Post#5

This painting I have collected from Brooklyn Museum link. It is a European art “Portrait of Jean de Carondelet” (1469–1545) by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. The style of this art is representational or objective. This art depicts the physical appearance of reality. As representational style has two categories realistic and naturalistic I think this one is naturalistic. It looks real but slight altered, it is nearly photographic but not totally that’s why I think it is naturalistic. The artist was more concerned about the method rather than content. If it were realistic then the artist would pay more attention about whom or what he is painting but as it is naturalistic the artist has paid more attention on how this art is being painted. He paid more attention about how to make this Pearson’s appearance more natural or spontaneous. I can see naturalism through the staring eyes, high cheekbones, broad nose, and dour mouth of the person of this painting. The artist also carefully drew the texture of this person’s white hair. I think he chose to make the style of this art in naturalistic way to show the reality of material world. He wanted to show a natural life but with little interpretations. As we can see the way he drew the hands or gesture of that person shows more detailed. Therefore with details he increased the accuracy of the painting. Moreover,this painting implies a lot about this person who is drawn. The way artist drew him or chose the background using cool color implying that person’s mood or character. The postures of his both hands are making him both enigmatic and imperious.