Art: Birth of the Virgin

Description In Pietro Lorenzettis triptych, Birth of the Virgin, the artists gift for pictorial likenessism is clearly evident. The require is 61X511 in dimensions and painted with tempera on wood. Lorenzetti enhances the illusion by using various steep lines as salubrious as painting a column through bingle of the figures. This creates an illusion of extended space inside the painting. Lorenzetti uses shades of red, brown, green, black and blue. The clothing of the figures are darker in shade compared to the background of the image which is painted in tints of yellow and uninfected.The pedigree each other very well and draws more attention to the subject of the painting, canonize Anne. The strong contrast between the descend and dark modify of the painting create a trinity dimensional illusion. Lorenzetti uses the tints of white and yellow to contrast the the wardrobe and style of the figures. The artist also used wide shading on the wardrobe and curtains to numbe r a three dimensional mien to the painting. Lorenzetti was successful in creating depth inwardly his painting for it shows the room as three dimensional rather that two dimensional.Overall, the colors truly create a comprehend of drama within this painting. The subject of the triptych, St. Anne, is in a reclining posture. There are three scenes within this painting. First, we invite the child informing Joachim on the birth of his daughter. We also see women bringing gifts to the new mother. Lastly, the midwives attend to and mute the new child. The painting has two trilateral aspects in this painting with St. Anne at its highest designate and also the dome at the vizor of the triptych as another high point.