[ENGL 3690] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 44 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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The main changes in european thought occurred during the renaissance due to the recovery of ancient texts. Iliad, plato, etc. which allowed modernity to assess the what had already come. Still life with gilt cup paining by willem heda: (dinner scene) It is so natural and comfortable that many people think nothing of it. Evidence of human workmanship have been expertly removed and concealed by the painter, no brush strokes are discernible. Only when looked at closely can one see the painter in the painting once they notice the table"s strange contents and illustrated oddities. When one sees something, their observation is what ends up in their mind thus distorting the table"s image. The table was already a distortion as well because it is the manifestation of the table maker"s original idea for the table. The onlooker"s observation of the table is therefore twice removed from the original:
