ARTH 1520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Jean Pucelle
23 Jan 2017
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What analytical tools do we apply to a discussion of an object: assessment of physical properties (materials, techniques, art or craft debate, analysis of visual or formal structure, cultural context (iconology) Identification of the subject matter or conventional symbolism (iconography) There was a focus on the people". Social changes is instrumental in changes in visual culture and in the process of creation. The era sees a shift from high art" and formulaic" models to observation of the common and the ordinary. High art" was only for the people higher up. Dante (1265-1321) inferno (influenced by virgil, homer, ovid, aristotle et al). In england, chaucer was doing the same for vernacular middle english in the canterbury tales. In literature latin was replaces by vernacular italian, and in art there was a shift from high art and. Formulaic" models to an observation of the common/ordinary people that reflected social and political change in the way that society was organized.
