CAS AH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Très Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry, Champmol, Ghent Altarpiece

• School: Boston University
• Department: History of Art & Architecture
• Course: CAS AH 112
• Professor: Jodi Cranston

Document Summary

Northern part of france, some parts in germany, and belgium. Attention to domestic space and of realism, and paying attention on small details. Contrast occurs in architecture arena chapel vs. stained glass window and illumination tradition, attention to color and play of light (how light influences our experience of artwork) The end of 14th century, illumination begins to take on character in independent paintings since there is an enormous amount of money being invented. Robert campin (master of flemalle), merode altapiece, 1425-1428 starting to see altarpiece being commissioned for private use, either small chapel or private home; increase in domestic theme; religious messages take place in domestic environment. Knocked off candle the down of the christ. ; putting so much work on the detail shows his piety. Detail shows the presence of divinity of everything and a form of piety difference in italian (southern) renaissance art (large) and north. Unknown artist, marcia painting herself, 1404 (from bocccio"s concerning.