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Art History 112
Thursday, March 18, 1999
Announcements:
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Assignment for next week: Define terms and
give example painting for each.
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hue
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saturation
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primary colors
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secondary colors
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complementary colors
Lecture notes: The
green text refers to slides displayed during recitation.
Romanticism
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late 18th century (medieval flare--ruins, knights,
etc.)
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romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian--a lot
of novels written in these)
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whole attitude, state-of-mind
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shipwrecks, travel, contemporary events
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scientific advancements
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rise of middle class--becoming patrons, commissioners
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awareness of human rights and the individual
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enlightenment
"Abbey in an Oak Forest"
Friedrich
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psychological, eerie
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enlightenment, return to reason/individual
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nature--supernatural, God-like
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toying with questions of religion, truth, fate of
man
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awareness of humanity and individuality
Constable and Turner (two big artists of the
time)
Constable
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real concern for sky, light, and atmosphere
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did a lot of scientific observation
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how things look and how they will appear when, for
example, a storm is brewing
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harmony with humans--but not major part of his art
work
Turner
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swirling color
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slaves thrown overboard--crime against the individual
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unbridled, wild nature
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feel like you are not in the painting, just witnessing
what is in front of you
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