| Another of the colors of the poem. The underside of the crab
shell is not just blue, but "Giotto blue." Doty again associates
the crab with works of art. It is also significant hat Giotto,
famous for his blues, is considered one of the first Renaissance
painters. The crab has died, but with an unexpected beauty that
not only recalls the work of art (and becomes the occasion for
Doty's poem), but also the work of art that lives on and is even
associated with Renaissance--rebirth. In the ruin of the crab
shell, the artwork lives. |
