Art Event 4

The Fine Arts Collection in Yager Museum is a different collection in comparison to the works shown in the Foreman Gallery. I’m am not a fan of these paintings, in comparison to the work shown in Anderson, mostly because I am unfamiliar with the genre of artwork. Many of the paintings that are shown in the Yager Museum appear to be very religious. They look as if they could be an icon in a church, even though they are not icons of Mary or Jesus.
Madonna and Child by Bocaccio Boccaccino caught my attention during my visit to the collection. The painting is on wood, opposed to canvas. The woman, presumed to be Madonna, is fully clothed from head to toe. She is wearing dull colors and holds a serine expression. She even has realistic features, but I noticed the absence of eyebrows above her eyes.
The woman is holding a child, who’s naked. The child is also very realistic and holds the same features that an actual baby would have, in comparison to a lot of babies in ancient artwork (ex. Egypt). The only aspect unusual about the baby is that he doesn’t have an expression a baby would naturally have, in my opinion. The baby seems to hold the same expression as the woman.
As the Fine Art Collection continues to grow in the Yager Museum, I would be enthusiastic about viewing the new work added to the collections. The work is different from other work, and it allows one to grasp the concepts of those times periods without going off campus to another art museum.