碩士 / 國立中央大學 / 藝術學研究所 / 104 / The story of “The Choice of Hercules “, since the fifteenth century, has always been one of the artists’ favorite subjects. Through collecting associative plates, we can find out that there is a long-standing pictorial tradition in the same subject of these works, in terms of composition. These artists used the contrast between the two female characters’ outfit and their background, as well as Hercules’ facial expression and action, in order to convey the message- “virtue” is the answer and one must follow. However, in the eighteenth century, in Joshua Reynolds’ (1723-1792) painting, “Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy”, the male character had turned his tendency toward enjoying worldly pleasures, which showed significant differences from previous works.
This thesis will use Erwin Panofsky’s (1892-1928) three levels of image studies to discuss relevant works from 15th to 18th. Through a full exploration of these works, t I will explain the evolution of “ The Choice of Hercules “. In addition, this thesis will examine how Reynolds’ work brought innovations and influences to the use of this subject in visual art. The first chapter discusses the legend of Hercules and his image in “paintings” or “sculptures”. After exploring how this story recovered in the Renaissance, the second chapter will begin to discuss pictorial works during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The third chapter focuses on the multivariate development in the late eighteenth century. During that time, there were still artists that continued in accordance with the tradition, drawing works with strong moralizing, but there were also Reynolds, who created the innovative work and brought possibilities to the use “ The Choice of Hercules “ in the visual arts field.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/104NCU05546008 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Yen-Ju Chang, 張雁如 |
| Contributors | Chia-Chuan Hsieh, 謝佳娟 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 266 |
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