ART H102 Lecture 8: Jan 29 Art History
4 Jul 2016
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Holy trinity masaccio: likely essay question: classical revival evidence, reality based content vehicle, object approach to representation, liner (scientific) perspective (applied geometry, chiaroscuro, patronage (private) Constructed with one particular ideal point taken into account. Borrowing heavily from classical features of greece and rome. He was after architecture for a new age. Artists creating a new art (modern and reinvented with foot in classical and modern forms) Memento mori: in textbook, conveys that the skeleton is telling you that it was once alive, but to remember that this is where we are all ultimately heading, done in grisaille. Donors are in the painting, arranged according to the principle of dextrality. Virgin mary makes eye contact with the viewer: hand gesture shows the virgin gesturing towards jesus, showing the way. Used architectural forms from the classical world, like drawing: pristine and simple, muted tones of grey set against white walls.
