14th Century Gothic Art
Chapter 9: From Gothic to Renaissance 14th Century Italian Art Theme: Observe the Bean Sprout!? -interest in the NATURAL world -the sprout is determined to break through the old soil to reach for the sun (FAME). -the sprout has three roots: new economic growth, the philosophy of humanism and emphasis on personal experience 14th Century Art -Pictorial realism -humanism, direct observation, solidity of forms and interest in illusion Medieval Europe change to the European Renaissance -change came slowly -Classical?..Medieval??Renaissance European Renaissance -Renaissance- means rebirth -14th ?16th century -concern with the natural world, the individual, and humanity?s worldly existences -religion still plays a big role but more concern is put into humanism