Arts150 Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture II. Historical Time PeriodsIII. HumanismIV. ByzantineV. The Church and ArtCurrent Lecture- Historical Time Periods of Focuso High middle ages 1200-1400o Renaissance 1400-1500o High Renaissance 1500-1550- during this period the most famous pieces were createdo Mannerism/Late Renaissance/Early Modern Age 1530-1600- Styles in the 1300s: Gothic, Italo-Byzantine, Romanesque- 14th Century was poor with many bad harvests, 100 yrs war, and the black plague killing 40% of the pop causing Dark Ages which led up to the Renaissance- Greek and Roman literature and works recovered by Byzantine- Byzantine empire est. by Constantinople and marked official religion as Christianityo 1 big Greco-Roman empire which did not divide until latero Istanbul is modern Constantinople- At this time Spain was the Italian Peninsulao Italian cities often had the advantage of being port cities so received more commerce and connected Italy to Russia, China, Byzantine ecto Natural route to most counties went through Italy so it gained many economic cities which grew into territories or city states Milan, Rome, Florence Papal states- Pope had own financial system with bankers in Florence- Renaissance culture 1300so Focused on Humanism and the concerns and values of social culture and religion Founders: Petrarch and Dante Aligheri- both poetso Humanists reverted to classical pasto Humanist was the revival period of religion and sought to reform church These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Renaissance humanism was the new revivalist spirit in religion that sought to inspire believers by appealing to the teaching of early Christianity and the examples of saints and martyrs- Main form of art at this time was the altar pieceo Typically depicted the sacrifice of Christ, invention of man, ect- Christian Worshipo Was centered on masso Celebrated by priest at the altaro Had altars in every church typ the east sideo Sometimes had altar double as tomb “Examination of St.Hubert” 656-527o Typ. Included saints, relics, and reliquary- Christ’s life was the major theme in Christian Arto Incarnation of God- Annunciation –Mar 25o Birth of Christ- Nativity- Dec 25o Death of Christ- crucifixion- eastero Resurrection of Godo Christ’s Public Miracleso Stories Illustrating the Passion- the last supper, the crucifixion, the deposition(being brought down from cross), the lamentation(dead Christ in Mary’s lap), the entombment- Byzantine artwork would reemerge in Italian Renaissanceo “Crucifixion” 1225-1256 Marcovaldo 6 scenes of the Passion on the cross; left and right ends of cross depict women of Chirst and St.John is at the top blessing Jesuso “Altarpiece of St.Francis” Berlinghieri Panels of Jesus’
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