Offering of Isaac.

                                     

OFFERING OF ISAAC.

INTRODUCTION

Tittle:Offering of Isaac.

Author:Alonso Berruguete.

Style:Renaissance.

 Timeline:1526-1532.

This sculpture was created by Alonso Berruguete.He was born in Palencia, he was the son of Pedro Berruguete and died in Toledo.He traveled to Italy to study the artistic tendencies and knew first hand the work of Miguel Angel, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Sansovino and Lippi.His creation expresses its strong character, with images of high drama, in which dominates spirituality, sensationalism and realism.The Benedictines from the convent of San Benito commissioned to Alonso Berruguete the realization of a great altarpiece for the monastery.

ANALYSIS

Wood, plaster finish and thin layer of clay then polychromed, especially flesh tones polished final finish.

Great realism and chrome plated nature is observed.It is presented in a very expressive waythe pain is the fundamental.Isaac, appears with a front legreposing his weight on one pierna and then 

there is a tension in the muscles in the legs and arms.Isaac is dressed in a tunic on his shoulder of th golden color and there are reliefs with geometric shapes.The son has really expressive face.The colors of the work offer realism, a play of shadows that emphasize the muscles and facial expressions.The function of sculpture is decorative because the Benedictines ordered to the sculpture for the altarpiece.The theme of the sculpture is religious because it represents Abraham just about to slay his son.Alonso Berruguete had the characteristics of the Renaissance and Mannerism and was one of the most important Spanish Renaissance.One of the important works that he realized  was the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian,the sculpture has the same style and characteristics of the offering of Isaac.

CONCLUSION
The sculpture represent and perceived the Renaissance characteristics  very well, faces express feelings and emotions such as pain and sculpture has great realism with muscles and expressions.It's amazing how we can see the strength and pressure on the muscles, had to be very difficult,make precises characteristics and details.