This class continued the lesson on art in Italy. We looked at more examples of Italian Art showcasing different styles of painting. Climabue’s painting is a more abstract as details of highlights and shadows are replaced with stylized designs. Giotto paints in a more realistic style utilizing perspective. One example of his work is the inside of the Scrovegni chapel. Here he depicts emotion through the hunched figures and the angles and disciples’ expressions. The slanting landmass creates an unbalanced and tense composition.
Next, we moved onto art in northern Europe where realism was more prevalent. Illuminated manuscripts were common items of prestige as shown by the duke of Berry, John. These books were illustrated in rising perspective. Regular perspective was ignored by increasing the size of things in the background to include more detail. Walls of houses would be removed to display what’s behind them. I think that this way of depicting a scene adds to the scenes where there is no overwhelming focal point this detail could draw away from.