ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture 5: Art in 13th to 17th Century Southeast Asia
7 Feb 2017
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Art, rituals & daily life in 13th to 17th century southeast asia. Significance in human history, testimony to cultural tradition, how it"s an example of an interchange of values and how it exemplifies human creative genius (don"t memorize) Known as the palace museum; largest palace complex in the world. Forbidden city is a compound a series of interrelated buildings that together form the imperial palace. Symbolize power of the chinese emperor; emperor represented heaven to his people. Buildings in serene pattern through symmetry and balance. Emperor yongle was the third emperor of the ming dynasty (1368-1644: 1424 end of yongle"s rule, patron of forbidden city. Dynasty: a line of rulers who come from the same family: dynasties are used to define different periods, forbidden city as example of ming dynasty architecture. Ming dynasty was a period of strongly centralized administration and reasonal peace and prosperity and period of considerable construction.
