ARTHI 6B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ut Pictura Poesis, Classical Antiquity, Sandro Botticelli
Document Summary
Rebirth: rebirth of forms and values of classical antiquity. Increasing interest in classical subject matter and style. Myths, mythological characters, love = source of life and principle of world (ancient poem on the nature of things) Painted poem, painting is like poetry; capture spirit of ancient poetry. Botticelli = surpass it in spontaneous appeal and evocative power - to demonstrate in practice the theoretical idea that the painter is equal to the poet. Titian = mythological scenes as poems - details (fluttering drapery) Capacity of oil paint to create vivid effects of color and texture. Ut pictura poesis = art is a form of philosophical activity. Shows great philosophers of antiquity assembled at one time in a single place. Humanist fantasy, being to life the entire intellectual legacy of ancient world. Visual art fundamentally unlike verbal or discursive modes of expression.
