Bartolomeo Montagna

Bartolomeo Montagna was an Italian renaissance artist. Alive from 1450 to 1523. He trained/ went to school in Vicenza. Montagna worked for the church of San Bartolomeo. He had influences from the teachers around him. Tword 1500 his work became more dramatic and his work had to do a lot with biblical references. Although he died young he didn't have many life events. 

 

 

Bartolomeo, Saint Justina of Padua, 1490. Oil on wood, 19 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A. 

Lots of Italian renaissance art had to do with religion and Montagna continues that.  His use of green really contradicts others' work from the time. His dark background really helps pop that green. Montagna also uses red and deep oranges which are complimentary colors. The lines and small details are so well done. Especially in the way that it's not supposed to look like a person but resemble one and he does that so well in his work. 

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Lots of Italian works like Siranis work use blues and reds, what stood out to me was he used green. I hadn’t seen that much so this piece really caught my eye. I would love to go see this and more of his work in person. The piece above stood out to me because it reminds me of my style and how I'm closely getting there. Before I researched it I didn’t know she was a historical religious woman. As I researched her/ the meaning behind the painting it pulled at my heart in a good way. I felt more of a connection to his work. I very much admire his work and will be looking into his work more in the future.