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Romanesque to the Renaissance. Assignment. Watch “Art of the Western World” @ learner.org and write a response to each part.
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Assignment Watch “Art of the Western World” @ learner.org and write a response to each part. 1. A White Garment of Churches (due week 6 and 7) Part I: Church as patron of Romanesque architecture and sculpture. Part II: Gothic architecture and High Gothic style. 2. The Early Renaissance. (due week 8 and 9)Part I: The rebirth of classical themes.Part II: Glowing color—Oil Paint
What to look for in art • subject matter naturalism (realism) vs. abstraction • materials and technology • size and number particular practices, media, or genres
Premises literature : ideas :: art :culture • Cultural ideas and values exist across pieces and media Art originates in religious and social rituals and in the expertise of a craft Art becomes instructive and entertaining and a sign of prosperity Only recently has art become a means of personal expression (Romanticism)
arts and ideas naturalist vs abstract period, cultural idea, dominant mode, technique, effect
Early Christian and Byzantine Columns descend in the following categories: period, cultural idea, dominant mode, technique, effect naturalist (the representation is the artistic focus) vs abstract (the referent is the artistic focus)
Romanesque to Gothic • interior vs. exterior • abbey vs. town • judgment vs. majesty and Mary • endowments vs. donations (guilds)