Virgin of Vladimir

This piece "Virgin of Vladimir" really caught my eye. I love how the background is bright oranges and some yellows, as where the center focus of the painting is in dark tones like blacks and browns. I also like the authenticity of this piece. The chips and empty gaps of missing paint, I love it! 

Another reason this painting caught my eye was that Mary and Jesus is very iconic and I recognized right away. 
I really enjoy seeing a mother and child in a innocent, intimate moment in time. They are looking at each other and having that mother and child connection, it's just so beautiful to see in in early christian art.


There is also a lot of detail in the clothing that Mary and Jesus are wearing. You can see the possible beading and patterns on Mary's sleeves. The value from dark to like with just lines in Jesus garment. There is just so much detail for such a simple piece. 








Virgin of Vladimir 11th-12th century
Tempera Panel 31" 
Tretyakov Gallery Moscow 

Olpe (Pitcher)

Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba 
Sithi uhm ingonyama! 

When I first saw this pitcher, 

I immediately 

thought about 

the Disney Classic  

The Lion King. 

Within the registers, there are lions, 

panthers, boars 

and swans. In this 

piece, only like cream

color is used with black and a rusty

 red. I like how 

there are wild animals that would be 

found in Africa

are found on this pitcher during Ancient 

Greece.

I love how the heads of the lions 

almost look like the shishi dogs. 

(the chinese dogs that we see in chinese

restaurants) I will forever embrace this piece 

as the "Lion King" piece. Love it!

Corinth. 650-625 B.C. Ceramic with black-figure

decoration, height 12 7/8"