ART H102 Midterm: Midterm essay topics
17 Mar 2017
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Topic 1: renaissance humanism and art: change of world-view, change of style. Transformation of art from information focused vs. illusion-based representation. Hammered gold: divinity and emphasis of the foreground. Surrounded by angels and a row of hebrew bible prophets below. Highlights in drapery to capture divine radiance. Spatial ambiguity, subtle asymmetry within central composition. Virgin"s engaging gaze and conceived faces of old men give a sense of life and presences. Attention to spatial volumes, modeling light and shade, naturalistic warmth. Lamentation scene form the scrovegni chapel, padua, transitional period from. Narrative is emotional, humanistic, involves human experience (both earth and heaven in mourning, emotional tenor echoed by the dissolute landscape) Holy trinity with virgin, st. john the evangelist and the donors, church of santa. Linear perspective: used for the first time after brunelleschi came up with it. Illusion of a stone funerary monument and altar table (memento mori) Painted architectural environment reminiscent of the new structural details of renaissance building.
