In our class today, we focused most of our time on manuscripts. We specifically focused on John, the Duke of Berry and his role as a collector of manuscripts. I think it’s interesting how involved he was in the art production at the time, especially since he encouraged the artists he commissioned to do better than the past artists when creating new books of hours (creating a sense of competition). I also liked how in class we discussed the social context of the time of gift gifting. I never thought of the concept of gift giving to be viewed as anything but a kind notion, but it makes sense how in a feudal society this would reinforce the idea of dominance and cement a subordinate’s role. I have been interested in the theme of the progression of the advancement of depicting depth in art, and I liked how we focused on how the manuscript brothers’ did a great job with working with white paint. I’ve never thought before how certain colors could be harder to work with, or thought about how artists have to intentionally think about what colors to make the shadows in their work (since black shadows makes it look dirty… especially white). I particularly liked this manuscript especially since it was apparently the first depiction of a winter scene. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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