HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hum Network Limited, Catholic Monarchs, Protestant Culture
15 Jun 2020
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Visual arts played a key role in guiding the faithful because it was accessible to the learned and unlearned alike. Characteristics of baroque art is a breakdown of the barrier between you and the space of the painting. It had to move the faithful to feel the reality of christ"s sacrifice, the suffering of the martyrs, and the visions of the saints. Bold contrast of light and dark with tightly cropped compositions. 5 figures are not idealized and usually have a sense of movement. Rise of the prosperous middle class and demanded for smaller scale paintings suitable for display in private homes. Increase in popularity of landscapes, still life, and scenes from everyday life. Just like the north, the artists revealed a keen interest in replicating observed reality. Images reflect the middle class protestant culture. Puritan who wanted to share his religion with the world. Poetry is full of complexity, spirituality, logic, profound love, death, and afterlife.
