1) This module covers three chapters, chapter 3 covers the themes often seen in art, chapter 14 travels back in time to explore the types of art created by people of the ancient worlds around the Mediterranean Sea and chapter 15 ends things with a look at the rise of Christianity and the formation of Europe. In chapter three some of the common themes seen in art are discussed, these themes include religion, politics and society, stories and history, what it’s like being human, and of course works of pure fantasy and imagination are discussed. A phenomenal example from this chapter would be “The Dream” by Henri Rousseau. It’s everything one would expect from a good piece of art, it’s mysterious, aesthetically pleasing, it makes the viewer think
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In a fantastical land a nude women reclines leisurely surrounded by exotic plants, wild animals, and is serenaded by a musician hiding in the foliage. Chapter 14 explores art of the past, such as the statue depicting a man with the body of a winged lion. It was built in Nimrud, an ancient Assyrian city in Mesopotamia, during the 9th century and its purposes was to impresses and intimated those that saw it. Mesopotamia’s history was “marked by almost continual warfare and conquest” (Getlein 327) so protection and safety of temples and palaces was one of the main goal for the art created. Lastly, chapter 15 focuses on the formation of Europe and the evolution of Christianity, so a lot of the art and architecture covered is predominately religious in nature, such as the mosaic “Christ as the sun” on page 350 of the textbook. The artist cleverly arranges the tiles behind Christ to not only represent sunlight, but also as the cross, the most well-known symbol of Christianity. Christ is depicted as riding across the sky in a chariot, similar to the Roman and Greek god Apollo, whose iconography the artists has
In a fantastical land a nude women reclines leisurely surrounded by exotic plants, wild animals, and is serenaded by a musician hiding in the foliage. Chapter 14 explores art of the past, such as the statue depicting a man with the body of a winged lion. It was built in Nimrud, an ancient Assyrian city in Mesopotamia, during the 9th century and its purposes was to impresses and intimated those that saw it. Mesopotamia’s history was “marked by almost continual warfare and conquest” (Getlein 327) so protection and safety of temples and palaces was one of the main goal for the art created. Lastly, chapter 15 focuses on the formation of Europe and the evolution of Christianity, so a lot of the art and architecture covered is predominately religious in nature, such as the mosaic “Christ as the sun” on page 350 of the textbook. The artist cleverly arranges the tiles behind Christ to not only represent sunlight, but also as the cross, the most well-known symbol of Christianity. Christ is depicted as riding across the sky in a chariot, similar to the Roman and Greek god Apollo, whose iconography the artists has