In this class, we talked about how secular art in the Renaissance was formed, where it appeared, and the ways it was composed in order to fit its uses in its contemporary environment. We first looked at some Intarsia wood paneling, the primary example we saw was from the Duke’s house in Gubbio. The perspective in the intricate wood paneling was set to be approximately 5’9”, and inscriptions above the paneling contained adjectives describing the Duke, demonstrating how individualized secular art was. Furthermore, we saw how artists took care of their patrons in creating secular art, with Botticelli’s Primavera. The painting, which was made for the patron’s wedding and carried symbolism, with the depiction of Venus, that was fitting of that. One of the more interesting distinctions we made was with the consideration of art in the time period. While Primavera is reminiscent of art that was on tapestries at the time, the distinction between mediums probably wouldn’t have been made by those at the time.