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5.2.2 Social Context. Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902, USA) painted Conversation Piece around 1851-1852. (Figure 5.3) A genre painting, it depicts an everyday scene of a mother holding her infant in her lap while the father stands beside them playfully dangling some cherries above the baby’s eager grasp. It is a quiet scene of family life, a ...
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As we look and think, we may be given clues about what the...
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The types of garb, accompanying items, and positioning often...
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The last leaf is considered Berhman’s masterpiece not because it was a technically beautiful work of art, or because it broke any social boundaries or experimented with style, but because it ...
Scientific Context. Art and science are inextricably linked. The words “technique” and “technology” both originate from the ancient Greek word tekhne, which means art. For the Greeks, both art and science were the study, analysis, and classification of objects and ideas. Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by how things work.
Feb 4, 2021 · The primary concept of social history as a critical methodology is that contextual influences of culture and society can never be too far removed from artwork. Art cannot stand alone and independent from the cultural context of the time and place in which it was created. Societal standards and peoples’ perspectives as informed by factors such ...
Apr 14, 2022 · The familiarity may blind us to further research and a deeper understanding. 4. What material (or medium) is used? An artwork’s medium is the type of art it is — painting, sculpture, drawing ...
Apr 8, 2011 · Context is the web of complex circumstances in which artists work in relation to their physical environment, historical trends and traditions, social movements, cultural values, intellectual perspectives, personal commitments, and more. Likewise, art is received within a context of corresponding dynamics that shape meaning and interpretation.
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Introduction to art historical analysis. How to do visual (formal) analysis in art history. Art historical analysis (painting), a basic introduction using Goya's Third of May, 1808. A brief history of representing the body in Western painting. A brief history of representing of the body in Western sculpture.
