ARTH 201 Lecture 1: Main Ideas
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Notion of a rupture of medieval culture; beginning of modernity. Greater interest in natural processes of the physical world. Artists studying material remains from the roman period, trying to incorporate them into their own work. Greater attention to illusions of space and volume rise of the status of the artist. Use of light and shadows to suggest volume. Emphasis on emotions and drama conveyed in religious narratives. Humanism: cultivation of classical greek and roman learning. Artists studying material remains from classical greek and roman cultures, trying to incorporate them into their own work. Efforts at elevating the status of the artist: All" antica ( in the antique style ) forms in 15th-century art. Flanders, or the low countries modern-day netherlands and belgium. Religious works of art used in both churches and homes. The use of seemingly ordinary objects as religious or moral symbols. Artists not only imitating, but aiming to surpass the ancient greeks and romans.