ART 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Netherlandish Proverbs, Colosseum, Ancient Roman Architecture
Art 102 - Lecture 16
March 6,2017
Artist: Pieter Brueghel
Painting: Netherlandish Proverbs
Year: 1559
Format: oil on wood
- From Germany
- Follower of Bosch’s style
- travel to Italy
- sketches show that he’s interested in landscape
-mountains
- high viewpoints - not at ground level
- looking on at roof level not eye level
- does not want to show figure’s face
Martin Luther nails 99 theses on church
- dissatisfaction for way church was being ruled
- Erasmus
- not satisfied with religious practice
- questions rituals
- why image of Mary is more powerful in one town and not in another town
- worship of Saints
- offering indulgence ( signed document)
- guaranteed days off in after life
- Luther translates bible to German
- bibles was in hebrew and latin
- Church not happy
- Luther also not happy with images used by roman church
- Churches used to be filled with images
- wasting money
- commissioned paintings to show off
- iconoclasm - destruction of images
- does not happen in Italy or spain
Tower of babel
- similar to colloseum
- round arches, stands
- modeled it on roman architecture - Pagan religion
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Document Summary
Follower of bosch"s style travel to italy sketches show that he"s interested in landscape. High viewpoints - not at ground level. Looking on at roof level not eye level does not want to show figure"s face. Martin luther nails 99 theses on church dissatisfaction for way church was being ruled not satisfied with religious practice questions rituals. Why image of mary is more powerful in one town and not in another town. Worship of saints offering indulgence ( signed document) guaranteed days off in after life. Luther translates bible to german bibles was in hebrew and latin. Luther also not happy with images used by roman church. Churches used to be filled with images. Wasting money commissioned paintings to show off iconoclasm - destruction of images does not happen in italy or spain. Tower of babel similar to colloseum round arches, stands.
