Throughout today’s class, we stressed the importance of artists progressing over time, changing previous art into better versions of themselves. Specifically, we compared two popular artists during early fourteenth Italy, Duccio and Giotto. The two Italian artists produced magnificent pieces of art, but in very different ways. For example, Duccio’s background in his image of Christ arriving in Jerusalem has a very gold background, representing pureness and godly. On the other hand, Giotto’s is blue and mysterious, creating very different visuals to the viewer. The two paintings of Christ returning to Jerusalem are different as well in their perspectives. In Duccio’s painting there is a clear perspective. The viewer can clearly see that Christ and his followers are at the forefront of the painting, and the town is in the distance, taking up the background. However, in Giotto’s painting there is no perspective, rather, everything is at the same level. Therefore, the viewer is with the painting in Giotto’s, and small details are more important in Duccio’s painting of this scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of class, we started our section on fifteenth century art in northern Europe. During this era, artists began to reach prominence. Many were known by name, they rose to important positions in society, and were aware of their significant artistic achievements. We learned how the social structure in northern Europe was very different than in Italy at the time. There was a feudal system in place which clearly outlined the powers and decision makers of territories. This influenced the type of artwork that was displayed across this region. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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