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In week one, instructor Glenn Vilppu will provide you an overview of the main elements in composition and explains the idea of movement and force. You will learn how to arrange the picture frame in a way that moves the viewer’s eye and create a sense of liveliness to your compositions. Glenn also teaches you how to analyze the movement in several masterworks.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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Reference Images (19)
Greek Frieze.
Trajan's North Column Scene 66 Major Battle.
Giotto, St. Francis Renounces All Worldly Goods, 1297 - 1299.
Fra Angelico, Beheading of St. Cosmas and St. Damian, 1438 - 1440.
Masaccio, The Tribute Money, 1425.
Tintoretto, Vulcan Surprised by Venus and Mars, 1551 - 1552.
Thomas Hart Benton, First Chapter The American Historical Epic Discovery, 1919.
El Greco, View of Toledo, 1599 - 1600.
Bernardo Cavallino, Esther and Ahasuerus, 1645 - 1650.
Antonio de Bellis, Finding of Moses, 1645 - 1655.
Nicolas Poussin, The Flight into Egypt, 1629 - 1630.
Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1898.
Dioskourides of Samos, Street Musicians Mosaic, 1st Century BCE.
Bernardo Cavallino, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1650.
Nicolas Poussin, Lamentation of Christ, 1628.
Peter Paul Rubens, Die Beweinung Christi, 1613 - 1614.
Nicolas Poussin, The Birth of Venus, 1635 - 1636.
Nicolas Poussin, Martyrdom of St. Erasmus, 1628.
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1. Introduction to Composition
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2. Creating Movement and Force in Composition
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3. Greek Frieze
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4. Trajan’s Column
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5. St. Francis Renounces All Worldly Goods by Giotto
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6. Beheading of St. Cosmas and St. Damian by Fra Angelico
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7. The Tribute Money by Masaccio
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8. Vulcan Surprised by Venus and Mars by Tintoretto
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9. First Chapter the American Historical Epic Discovery by Thomas Hart Benton
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10. View of Toledo by El Greco
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11. Esther and Ahasuerus by Bernardo Cavallino
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12. Finding of Moses by Antonio de Bellis
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13. The Flight into Egypt by Nicolas Poussin
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14. The Large Bathers by Paul Cézanne
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15. Street Musicians Mosaic by Dioskourides of Samos
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16. Assignment
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