ARTH 1138 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Claus Sluter, International Gothic, Pomegranate
17 May 2017
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15th century art in northern europe pg 571-583, 696-699. Wealthy merchants from individual accomplishments: not hereditary success. Intuitive perspective: demising scale as they recede into distance. Atmospheric/aerial perspective: distant elements appear increasingly indistinct and less colorful as they approach the background/horizon. Interest in individual personalities and characteristics emerges. International gothic: slender, gracefully posed gures with delicate features. Occurs in the late 14th century to early 15th century. No more idealized faces, elongated gures, and vertical drapery of international. Mary at her devotions, hours of mary of burgundy. Seen in foreground as a symbol of personal faith. Book = book of hours (symbol of knowledge and faith) Tapestries made of wool, silk, silver and gold. Many ne tapestries did not survive the french revolution due to the attempts to retrieve the silver and gold. Unicorn is found at the fountain (example of tapestry) Big production (5 to 6 weavers working side by side) Unicorn could only be captured by a virgin.
