ARTH 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polykleitos, Doryphoros, Contrapposto
8 Sep 2016
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Function often a very speci c purpose for producing the work. Setting the location of the work, who sees it, and how they see it. Visual component close visual components of the work. In the 14th century, art began to ourish. Identity the way in which works help to craft various identities (personal, patron, artist ) Fresco paintings on the wall introduced the idea of civic identity. After jotto traumatic event [plague] wipes out a great deal of the population. This lead to a great deal of prosperity art. It was only after these places recovered from the plague that the beginning of the renaissance begins. Public commissioned work contributed to a civic identity. The way in which these sculptures captured what it meant to be an ideal citizen, and the ideal role of men in everyday life. The idea of gender judith for example, are much less celebrated than the men.
