Jamieson Oertle
English IV
Mr. Mishou
February 13 2014
Love and Sacrifice
In “Federigo’s Falcon” the most commonly found theme is love and sacrifice. Federigo is a man that is extremely wealthy and will try anything to catch the eye of his beloved Monna. Unfortunately for him he spends all of his riches to get her attention and she fails to notice him. This is when Federigo is forced to go into a very rural area with nothing but a falcon and a farm. Monna is also in the area and she has a son that she has a tremendous love for and will do anything for him. He becomes terminally ill and she wants to do anything to cheer him up in his time of darkness. This is when he asks for the falcon that he always saw with Federigo. Little does Federigo know that Monna wants the falcon when she comes over to his house, trying to impress her he cooks up the poor bird. When she asks for the bird, they are both heartbroken because she wanted to make her son happy and the falcon was the only thing that kept Federigo happy. In this tale it compares Federigo to Christ in the painting, in that they both gave up something, Federigo’s Falcon and Jesus’ life. They both did it for ones that they love and care for. 
Picture citing: Cranach The Elder, Lucas. The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion. 1536. Oil on panel. National Art Gallery. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
I really think that this picture works well with the theme you chose. Love and sacrifice is displayed well in this and I love your ideas. It looks as though the three men were sacrificed just like Federigo did with his beloved falcon. You compared Federigo and Jesus quite well, as they both did sacrifice something significant for people that they cared strongly for. They sky, in my opinion, represents your theme very nicely as well. The one thing that I questioned was the horse and the person riding the horse. Who or what do they represent? Or do they represent anything at all?
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This picture is perfect for the theme you chose, love and sacrifice. The picture does not show much love but it does show a sacrificial setting. The back round is setting sort of a dark tone, to represent the grave feeling of sacrificing. I like how you chose one of the three men that represented Jesus to be compared to Federigo's falcon, instead of just all three men. Jesus was sacrificed for something, that was thought to be bigger than himself. Federigo sacrificed his falcon for a woman, that's love, was worth more to him than his falcon. Your comparison between Federigo's falcon, and Jesus was great. I like the picture you chose because it has a dreary feeling to it with the dark backround, and the three sacrificed men in front of it.
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