Tutorial - Medieval and Early Modern Japanese Art PDF

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Exploring medieval and early modern Japanese work...

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Medieval and Early Modern Japanese Art WEEK 10 Why was art from Venice and Florence so different during the 15 th and 16th centuries? -

Introduction of perspective Religious patronage – byzantine past, strong presence Medici Florence gives prominence to body humanism, design connects to geometry (mother of all arts) Venice – colour instead of design –

To what extent can we think of Poussin as a ‘bookish’ painter -

Techniques portraying the precise study of the bible The perspective which Poussin creates Influence of antiquity literature and mythological Own religious views which infiltrated his work – at the time did not conform to other artist’s religious work

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Identitfy – apse mosaic in the sainte maria Majorre – Date: first half of the 13th century Discuss: It is the scene of the Virgin’s coronation in which god is placing the crown on her head The figures are large to emphasis the hierarchy within the mosaic as they are the most important figures They are central and flanked on the left and right-hand side by angels whom are considerably smaller but worship the virgin There are the saints whom are close to the bottom of the mosaic as well as the patron who is the smallest figure in an emerald cloak with a small crown on – still smaller than the angels Paradise is represented around the top right...