In this class, we talked a little bit about the middle ages. Before the middle ages, we had the classical ages and the Renaissance came after the middle ages. We also talked about the different groups in Europe, like the Barbarians, Vandals, and Huns. We also talked about Giotto and how he believed that we should bring the arts back to life, or how it was coming back to life. The art was always there, but it’s to the eyes that “determines” if the art has life or not. What I think about this is that the renaissance art movement was to revive something that was dead, but it was always there. Another interesting topic is that the word “masterpieces” is controversial because it establishes the “norm” of art, or the standard of art when there shouldn’t be a standard. It also limits people and artists of certain art styles and interpretations.