The atmosphere of the museum was ere pleasant and comforting. The artwork that was most fascinating was called Die Quell (The Spring), made in about 1895. The artist of this painting was Hans Thomas who was a German artist from 1839-1924. The painting was part of The Burton G. Betting Gallery. The medium used for the painting was oil on canvas and it is in its original hand painted frame. Also the size of the painting is 44 h x 34 h in. (1 13. 03 x 87. 63 frame 56 ex. h x 2 in. (142. 88 x BOB. 11 x 5. B The artwork and the label were well lighted and easy to appreciate.
The reason or choosing this piece of artwork was because of its relaxing colors, calming landscape, angelic surroundings. As you walk into the room, the vibrant colors stand out and make your focus go straight to that painting, In the painting, the scenery is very calming and relaxing. The woman and muse are playing calming music on a rock by a spring, Also the water flowing out of the spring contributes to the calming scenery. It relaxes the mind and the body at the same time. On the other hand, the two muse flying in the air by the woman give off an angelic surrounding to the whole painting.
It kind of makes you feel as if you are in Heaven and in a wonderful paradise of relaxation. They also contribute to the calming scenery of this painting. The whole mythological theme of the painting is what intrigues people to this painting. The different styles of this painting are representational, naturalistic, and classic. It is representational because it represents the people Of that time period. Also it is naturalistic because there are a lot of trees, grass, rocks, and the spring. It shows a lot of earthy aspects to it from the trees, to the sky, to the woods area in the painting.
Lastly the painting is classic because it is portraying objects of everyday, common life instead of something bizarre that no one sees in everyday life. It shows classic or original objects which make this painting that much more realistic. The major theme of this painting is mythological and symbolist subjects over the representation of observed reality seen in academic and impressionist painting. It is mythological because what are painted, are not of real life. This painting also includes many formal elements of art which include lines, color, hue, value, composition, suture, rhythm, and balance.
For instance, there are many different kinds of lines represented in this painting, There are vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines. They are represented by the division to the sky tromp the land, the trees, and the positions of the bodies, Also, this painting includes outlines, contour and cross-contour lines, and gesture lines. The composition does not include anything that are irrelevant. Furthermore, there is a variety of colors in this painting. For example, there are many earth tone colors such as browns, gold, lee, green, white, and coral These earth tone colors give Off calm, serene, and tranquil atmosphere.
The different hues include blue, green, and the reddish color. The value ranges from bright, the Objects up close, to dark, being the background. In addition, this painting includes a lot of texture. This painting is well done, that you can see that there is a lot Of texture in the dress, the rocks, the trees and grass, and the water from the spring. Also the scenery is so realistic, that it feels as if you are in the painting and you can actually touch the eaves on the tree, the water from the spring, the baby angles, and the rocks.
Furthermore, this artwork also has rhythm, a sense of continuance and a feeling of movement by the colors and the diagonal position of the bodies. There are many aspects that makes this artwork well balance. One is that there is balance between light to dark. For example, the figures are lighter than the background. Secondly, there is a good balance between large and small objects. The large and small objects are well spread out throughout this artwork, And lastly, there is a good color balance throughout the painting. Finally, the whole artwork has unity.
