ARTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Netherlands, Protestantism
24 Mar 2017
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Idolotry from mar5n luther, church no longer a driving force. Terbrugghen seems to establish no safe distance between us and the holy gures. Appears like we are part of this scene. Ar5sts making the works accessable, average spectator could empathize with the gures. Individualiza5on of the par5cular gures, ages and aoen5ons. Self referen5al gesture, hand to the self with maohew. Balet of hands, ar5st repeats the hand of maohew and christ to suggest con5nuty between these two. His hand is in the middle, focal point, transi5onal point upon which the meaning of the pain5ng hinges. No maoer how badly we have sinned, always opportunity for redemp5on. Drama5c dark and light contrasts extrapolated form caravaggio. Source of light is hidden by the arm of the soldier. Caravaggio, light comes from an unknown force the light is super natural. Light becoming re ec5ve of descrpancy of knowledge and ingnorance. The profundity of caravaggio"s use of light has been missed.
