ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mount Vesuvius, San Marcuola, Bernardo Bellotto
Document Summary
The 18th century (1700s): new technology in painting. Learning the background knowledge of the art and artist helps one appreciate the outcome of the painting more journal mankind to animals and their habitats lifestyles/differences between different kinds. Birds of america: categorizing and observing birds and. Very large drawings of many different birds & stories. Audubon was a hunter, killed and ate birds after writing notes in. Observes natural destruction as well as endangerment due to. Important for science and learning about life and nature. Era of enlightenment in europe 18th century (1700s) New political ideas (gov, free exchange of goods/labor, equal. New technology used by artists in their paintings. Pompeii discovery- mt vesuvius preserving people and rights city for 1500 yrs. Artist love the preservation and eerie-ness of it. Internal light source within painting gives mysterious feel and draws viewers in-- reflects attitude of people towards science during 1700s. Eruption of vesuvius using imagination, fantasy painting.
