ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aerial Perspective, Pietro Perugino, Lorenzo Ghiberti
14 Feb 2017
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Art and social context in 15thc northern and. In western europe, 14th to 16thc is known as the renaissance. A historical period named as it was taking place. Period of growing interest in the classical past. Re-birth of interest in ancient greece and rome. In the middle ages, names often weren"t associated w/ works of art. Flanders (border of belgium) was a prosperous merchant society and had a well-developed banking system and wool trade. Bruges was the banking capital of n. eu. Less interest in classical antiquity than in italy. More interested in producing and acquiring works of art that connected with the daily lives of flemish people. Attentiveness to detail and precise approach are key aspects of naturalism. Works of art don"t merely reflect reality; they represent the real. Naturalistic aspects of a work seemed more authentic and accessible to those looking at it. Diptych of maarten van nieuwenhove by hans memling.
