FAH230H1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8
18 Feb 2016
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Takes stylistic influence from the medici venus (1st century bc) and apollo. This print was done on copper plate, a more refined and luxurious medium than wood block, though cannot do as many pressings. Northern artists becoming more interested in italian style, this represents a reversal of interests, as up until now the italians have been influenced by innovations happening in the north. The four humours": choleric (cruelty, pride), sanguine (sensuality), The idealized physical types of adam and eve are rooted in antiquity and also symbol of god"s idealized image of mankind before original sin. The presence of the animals and their symbolic significance is indicative more of. Each animal represents one of the 4 humours, The notion of balance is associated with the ideal. Balance of the fluids in the body, of proportions and of composition. In this image both the physical body and the soul is on the verge of degradation into the state of sin.
