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In the art school I went to for undergrad, we learnt quickly not to make such explanations as "... I saw that I had lots of space, so I could add a great deal".
by rendall 6y ago
In the art school I went to for undergrad, we learnt quickly not to make such explanations as "... I saw that I had lots of space, so I could add a great deal". Instructors preferred explanations that indicated intent and deliberation. It's nice to see that at least one Rennaissance Old Master had a casual attitude about this.
- baryphonic 6y agoSo, no one expects the Art School and/or Venetian Inquisitions either?
- simonh 6y agoIt's hard to know to what extent his answers came from a genuine casual attitude, as against an attempt to play dumb in order to avoid potentially very serious consequences. I suspect he knew exactly what he was doing by putting German mercenaries and Muslims in the painting and that it had little to do simply with a technical infraction of the rules of the Council of Trent.
- watwut 6y agoWhatever his original intentions were, we can be 100% sure his responses to interrogators were deliberate and not causual. As in, it is sort of high stress situation in which your words matter, adrenalin flows and you know it. If the drawing was causual however, I think he would rather repaint it then just change name. Changing name wink wink toward danger suggest the original drawing matter to you.