ARTH 1520 Lecture : ARTH152016cent.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 1520
• Professor: Martina Meyer

Document Summary

Sixteenth-century art in northern europe and the iberian peninsula. 2 tangents imaginative interest in nature and articulating nature as realisticly as possible. Self-portrait- albrecht durer: 1500 oil on wood panel inscription to the right signature, 28 y. o recalls iconic images of christ. Salvator mundi: savior of the world: adjusted his hair colour to look more like christ. Not far removed from god saw himself as having creative authority thought he was creative genius. Two most important reformers in early 16th century were catholic priests and trained theologians: desiderius erasmus, martin luther. Increased literacy and widespread use of printing press aided reforms, religious debates. Years of political and religious strife grave impact on artists and art: because of reformist relgious sympathies. Widespread destruction of religious art: thought luther himself never directly supported iconoclasm, iconoclasm: the smashing of religious images. German speaking regions arts flourished until religious upheavals and iconoclastic purges in mid century.