old master drawings - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida State University
old master drawings - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida State University
old master drawings - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida State University
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Lesson [Year] Plan #4: Composition and BalanceFebruary/March20093. Informal balance - The opposite <strong>of</strong> formal balance. Figures are notcentralized; they may be crowded around the edge or simply <strong>of</strong>f to a side.Procedures:1. Look at the Old Master <strong>drawings</strong> and discuss the following questions:• What do you see?• Does the work look balanced?• What type <strong>of</strong> balance (formal or informal) is used?• How do the positions <strong>of</strong> the figurescontribute to the balance?• Is there a central figure or area?• Does it contribute to the worksbalance?• Do the three figures form one largecentral figure?Angelica Kauffmann, Juno Borrowing theCestus <strong>of</strong> Venus , 1731-1807, pen andblack ink, 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.• How do the figures’ shapescontribute to the work’s balance?• Do the figures overlap?• Does that affect the balance <strong>of</strong> thecomposition?• Does the overlapping give thecomposition a circular feel?Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Deposition <strong>of</strong>Christ, 1548- 1628, pen and brownink, 11 x 9 in.• Is there positive ornegative space?• How does the use <strong>of</strong>negative and/or positivespace affect the balance<strong>of</strong> the composition?• How do the composition’slines affect the balance?Lesson Plans Page 30-32
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