Visual Arts History 1044A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Paolo Veronese, Paul Reubens, Print Culture
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Success predicated in part on prints, whether text and/or image based. Texts in vernacular (language of country: most likely germany, switzerland, france) particularly successful as they spoke to wider audience, complemented by image based woodcuts. Prints could be produced quickly, more responsive fuelling the discourse. Humour is important component to communicate to lower and middle class. 18th century british pick up on social potential of prints (and humour) produce more accurate less idealized images of london with some social commentary. Paolo veronese, feast in house of levi, 1573. Lead to baroque art ex: reter paul reubens 1611-14 response to mannerism return to greater naturalism, less decorative. Calls for contemplation of one"s sins life of christ etc. Naturalistic components: seeing the light becomes littoral as the light shines down on them. Light and dark symbolically used, biblical translated to everyday. Baroque uses prefiguration to foreshadow death of christ by having child step on snake, live models everyday people, no idealisation.