HISTART 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: State Religion, Polykleitos, Jacob Van Ruisdael

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Lecture 1 masaccio and the beginning of the italian renaissance: renaissance: rebirth (french) The rebirth of classical antiquity & the rediscovery of greek philosophy: the early renaissance in italy (15th century) Narrative cycles which was intelligible to contemporary viewers. Human body as three-dimensional mass via single light source casing shadows and highlight (chiaroscuro) Intellectual demanding art: new interests and artistic trends brought about by humanism. New interests in studying earthly existence, human bodies, and nature through scientific means. Stress on humanity"s ability to engage logic and reasoning. Rise of naturalism: what is on the canvas should match what we see in reality. Vanishing point: where all parallel lines (orthogonals) that run towards the horizon line appear to come together like train tracks in the distance. 3 dimensional space on a 2 dimensional surface. Historical thinking: the earthly world, body, and nature can be represented precisely and naturalistically through scientific means (combination of art & science: alberti"s perception of painting:

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