FAH274H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Quatrefoil, Contrapposto, San Pietro In Montorio
Document Summary
Revival of antiquity and classic roman, greek art. Coherent period of artistic period from around 1400-1520. Term was very much part of the consciousness of the period itself; to describe the change of the dawn of a new era; rediscovery of the classical past; reform and renewal of the christian present. 16th century: word was used in regard to italian art. Giorgio vasari: used the word manner to describe this art; historical trajectory about style; argued that artists have achieved a level of perfection in antiquity which declined and then rose again in the 14th century. Giorgio vasari"s narrative (1550,1568) of the rebirth of art in tuscany, Argued that the christianity during the middle ages was a age a darkness because men have closed themself off from learning and knowledge. Originally used in the 15th century to teach latin. 19th century: used to describe the new interest among art historians and intellectuals.
