Throughout art history, it is evident that artworks are a direct response to the values and beliefs of their respective worlds. The conceptual framework provides a model for understanding the various connected agencies of the art world – including artwork, world, audience and artist. The question at hand “Analyse how artworks are a response to...
Have you ever thought about the difference between Medieval art and Early Renaissance art? Every art reflects the culture and history. And knowing art history is important to understand more in detail. By studying artwork, we understand how certain artistic styles developed and what influenced them. In other words, their existence explains their specific social...
In order to paint an accurate picture of the current art market we must look back in time to its beginnings. It is complex to accurately determine when exactly art became a business. Greece and Rome The earliest substantial evidence of an art transaction dates back to the year 500 b. C. approximately. It is...
Renaissance First, let us begin with the Renaissance period. “The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art.” Editors, H. (2018, April...
Reading Art History. Permanent Revolution This chapter, “Permanent Revolution” by Gombrich is about the change from the Traditional to the Modern era. Gombrich has written a chapter that expresses the nineteenth-century revolution of art, aimed at younger readers. The text itself indicates the level of the reader at which Gombrich is aiming through Gombrich’s use...
