ARTH 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Giorgio Vasari, Simone Peterzano, Sebastiano Ricci
27 Nov 2017
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Their goal was to educate and do missionary work. Go on a retreat w/ a guide and you question your faith and come to terms w/what it means to be a christian. This book gave a lot of emphasis on the eye and vision. Religious imagery and what to do with it. Very stylish, all about the skill of the artist (cid:862)regulated mi(cid:454)ture(cid:863) (cid:894)gilio da fa(cid:271)ria(cid:374)o, 1(cid:1009)(cid:1010)(cid:1008)(cid:895) Cierco; gabriel paleotti (1582) (cid:862)dela(cid:272)tare, do(cid:272)ere, mo(cid:448)ere(cid:863) rhetorical. Delectare: to delight (cid:894)does(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:374)i(cid:272)e, it (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s to (cid:272)apture your attention) Movere: to move, to provoke an emotional response. Concetto: conceit, visual trick, usually relating to a famous earlier art work. Late maniera: giorgio vasari, despotition from the cross, ca. The council wanted fewer figures, they needed legibility and less sensuality. They wanted the story to be clear and concise to the viewers. Vasari is only interested in looking stylish, juxtaposition of the figures, the elegance of the painting.
