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Chapter 1 Janetta Rebold Benton from Pace University in New York describes the earlier civilizations of man from various regions that are well known for developments. She talks about ancient civilizations in Egypt, as well as the famous Greece and Rome. She talks about the background of human beings such as the Homo sapiens from Africa and Neanderthal Homo erectus from Europe. She also provides insight for the Paleolithic period which corresponded to the Ice Age as well as the Neolithic period which

The Renaissance was all about a new approach to life, learning, art, science and literature. This new approach to life was based on reason instead of the medieval approach through obedience. It stressed the importance of critical examination of ideas and principles before believing them. The Renaissance also saw the growth of new ideas in humanism and nationalism. Revival of Greek and roman classical literature and art: The native people of Europe found a voice and began to develop literature and

realism, exampled by Vasari’s praise of “the bare torso for its perfection as an anatomic study” in regard to the Piero della Francesca. Art is also very complicated in that it “grounds its persuasiveness in the “truth” of optical experience” (Pardo, Giotto and the Thing Not Seen). The addition of perspective allows sacred paintings to appear three dimensional, adding a complexity to worshippers as it seems as the bible narrative or the person of worship (Mary, Christ, etc.) is appearing out of the painting

During the age of Ancient Rome, there was a strong belief in gods, spirits and the afterlife. It was believed that Romans were pessimistic and negative towards death and the afterlife but after extensive research, another opinion has arisen. This newer theory states that Romans were in actual fact fearful of the afterlife since it was such an unknown. Funerary practises were ritualistic and important but they did not have a pessimistic view on the afterlife and death. Roman funerary practices

Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages The art and architecture of medieval times deals with many movements, eras, in the art history. Included in this period is Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque, and the Gothic periods of art and architecture. The Medieval period is very complex, but a good overall review is the distinctive natures of each era can be found at Age of Discovery, Medieval Art, Renaissance, and the Exploration. An excellent overview of this period is at Early Medieval

hands crossed over her chest symbolist of humble, reverent and loyalty. This position was purposely set by Fabriano. In Christianity art, position is significant in dividing between good manners and malefactors. For instance, in The Last Judgment by Giotto di Bondone in 1305, heaven was placed on right of Christ, and hell was on the left. This ideology was clearly stated in the bible “...before him shall be gathered all nations:

Florentine Art of the Early Renaissance." Renaissance Quarterly 66, no. 4 (2013): 1153-205 Long uses her article to look at early Florentine Renaissance artists and their depictions of Salome and Herodias as dangerous women. She chose four examples from Giotto, Lorenzetti, Pisano, and Donatello and analyzed how they chose to approach the scene. She is especially interested in which woman they blame for the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist based on the choices they made in their work. Because these images

By studying particular art works or architectural works we are introduced into the history of that specific era, and how the Church played a part in people’s lives. We are able to see this in a work by Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, also known as Masaccio called The Holy Trinity which was created during the Renaissance period. Masaccio’s childhood, adolescent and adult years had a major influence on his art, and he also ultimately tried to convert people that had lost faith in the Church during

important century for art. Artists in Italy started to paint and sketch 3D. They started to understand the proportions of things. They created new styles of linear and aerial perspective and pyramid structures. Famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Giotto illustrated art unlike the Middle Ages; they managed to showed emotions, feelings, and shades. They used more colors, brighter colors. In this investigation I’m going to investigate how the renaissance changed art. I’m going to answer my question

attention of God and nature converting to attention of self. Evidently in art, we can see that instead of portraying pictures about the nature and God, it slowly shifted into drawings of the human body and features. For instance, the Florentine painter Giotto was a famous artist who advanced art immensely. He had the technique of drawing and representing the human body realistically. This was admired and other artists took to it and started to shift their drawings away from the olden, day and started to