ARTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ottoman Empire, Nudity, Contrapposto
3 Jul 2019
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13th and 14th century italian art was diverse. Posture of two legs of statue (more leg is on one side then the other) During the roman empire the classical tradition went downhill. During the bzyantine empire classical tradition completely was overshadowed, there was a strong change in state religion. Church and religious structures and paintings overtook the time period. Great use of gold on mosaic paintings on wall in churches. After the fall of the bzyantine empire. Turkey was conquered by the ottoman empire, after that more arabic styles came into play with architecture. Jesus is in the center on the earth. Flying buttresses (supporting walls of church and decorative) The church, popes, wealthy; were the major patrons of the time. Artists had to follow closely with the instructions of the patrons. All details were stated in contract from patrons. Death lead to the rise of humanism. First master to reject italo bzyantine style to start the naturalism movement.
