Gids voor studentenkunst — Kneeling Cardinal

4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely

Naam Klas Datum

De feiten

Kunstenaar: giacomo manzu wahooart.com/nl/artists/giacomo-manzu/
Geboortedatum en -overlijden kunstenaar: 1908 – 1991
Afmetingen origineel werk: 62 x 50 cm

Copyright Dit werk is nog auteursrechtelijk beschermd. giacomo manzu overleed in 1991; het auteursrecht blijft 70 jaar na het overlijden van de kunstenaar van kracht, waardoor het geldig blijft tot 2061. De afbeelding wordt hier uitsluitend getoond voor educatieve doeleinden; de rechten blijven bij de rechthebbende.

Kneeling Cardinal — giacomo manzu

How big is it?

The original measures 62 × 50 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

Wanneer zou dit geschilderd kunnen zijn?

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Shaded: het leven van giacomo manzu (1908–1991)

Voor deze opname is geen exacte datum bekend — uitgaande van de levensloop van de artiest en de stijl van het werk, in welk decennium zou u dit plaatsen?

Vergelijkbare werken

The Family United in Peace, Love, Work and Saving wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-the-family-united-in-peace-love-work-and-saving-D4NHN5-en/
Girl sitting (Little girl on the chair) wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-girl-sitting-little-girl-on-the-chair-D4D7EA-en/
Grande Cardinale seduto, 1983 wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-grande-cardinale-seduto-D666JR-en/

Kies een van de bovenstaande werken: noem twee overeenkomsten met dit werk en één verschil.

Meer werken om naast dit werk te plaatsen: wahooart.com/nl/art/similar/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/

Kleurenpalet

Gemeten op basis van de afbeelding

Hoofdkleur

Phthalo Green #221a15

Gecatalogiseerd palet

#221A15
#57271A
#2A2621
#836F5C

Palet: Earthy De dominante kleurfamilie in de afbeelding.
Naam hoofdkleur: Phthalo Green
Intensiteit: Monochromatic De mate van verzadiging en variatie in de kleuren, variërend van een enkele ingetogen tint tot vele heldere kleuren.
Contrast: Serene De mate waarin de kleuren in helderheid en verzadiging variëren over het gehele kunstwerk.
Harmonie: Strong Color Unity De mate waarin de kleuren samensmelten, van contrasterend tot volledig harmonieus.
Helderheid: Deep_shadow Hoe licht of donker het beeld in zijn geheel oogt, van diepe schaduw tot helder hoogtepunt.
Verzadiging: Muted Hoe puur en krachtig de kleuren zijn, van bijna grijs tot volledig levendig.

Kneeling Cardinal — giacomo manzu

Kunstenaar

giacomo manzu

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

Giacomo Manzù (born December 22, 1908, Bergamo, Italy—died January 17, 1991, Ardea) was an Italian sculptor who, in the mid-20th century, revived the ancient tradition of creating sculptural bronze doors for ecclesiastical buildings. His sober realism and extremely delicate modeling alternately achieved austere severity and sensuousness of form and surface, lending a new spirit of vitality to figurative bronze sculpture. He had to leave school at an early age to learn a trade, and he was apprenticed to local craftsmen who taught him to carve wood and to work in metal and stone. His father was a shoemaker and sacristan of a small parish of the Bergamo province in the North of Italy. After service in the Italian army from 1927 to 1928, Manzù went to Paris to try his luck as a sculptor, but after three weeks he collapsed from hunger and was deported back to Italy. He settled in Milan, where architect Giovanni Muzio commissioned him the decoration of the chapel of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (1931–1932). This formative experience instilled in him a profound appreciation for craftsmanship and established his initial artistic vision—a fusion of classical ideals with expressive dynamism.

His father, Giuseppe Manzoni, was a shoemaker and sacristan.

He received minimal formal education beyond evening art classes.

Lees meer op

De kunstenaar giacomo manzu wahooart.com/nl/artists/giacomo-manzu/
Vergelijkbare werken Meer werken om te vergelijken wahooart.com/nl/art/similar/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/

Online beschikbaar

QR-code die linkt naar de downloadpagina van Kneeling Cardinal

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Bronvermelding voor dit kunstwerk

MLA: manzu, giacomo. Kneeling Cardinal. n.d., https://wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/
APA: manzu, giacomo (n.d.). Kneeling Cardinal [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/
Chicago: giacomo manzu. Kneeling Cardinal. n.d. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/
Harvard: manzu, giacomo (n.d.) Kneeling Cardinal. Available at: https://wahooart.com/nl/art/giacomo-manzu-kneeling-cardinal-AS7TEF-en/

Kneeling Cardinal — giacomo manzu

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at The Family United in Peace, Love, Work and Saving, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?
If you could ask the artist one question about this work, what would it be?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.