Quattrocento Architecture: Brunelleschi & Alberti’s Renaissance
Item 8: Architecture of the Quattrocento
Brunelleschi and Alberti
The Renaissance: Definition, Characteristics, and Chronology
The Renaissance, originating in Italy during the early modern age, aimed to revive Greco-Roman art and humanism, updating it while maintaining Christian traditions. Understanding Renaissance art requires considering cultural and scientific developments.
The origins of this new style include:
- The economic and social growth of Rome, Florence, and Venice. Economic power and leaders’
Baroque and Dutch Masters: A Journey Through Art
Baroque Painting: General Characteristics
Baroque paintings, diverging from the geometric precision of the Renaissance, are characterized by dynamic radial compositions. Figures and objects appear to emanate from a central point, extending diagonally across multiple planes, creating a sense of movement and depth. Voluptuous figures, often exaggerated and expressive, are draped in rich fabrics, engaging in dramatic and sometimes improbable poses. Baroque art embraces naturalism, portraying even the
Read MoreLiberty Leading the People: A Romantic Revolution
Liberty Leading the People
1. General Documentation
Title: Liberty Leading the People
Artist: Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
Date: 1830
Style: Romantic
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 2.60 m x 3.25 m
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris
Theme: A blend of allegory and realism depicting the July Revolution of 1830 in Paris, which led to the overthrow of King Charles X.
2. Formal Analysis
Plastic Elements
The brushstrokes are loose and undulating. The red, white, and blue of the flag and the clothing of the wounded
Read MoreExploring Creativity: Theories and Concepts
Theories of Creativity (10)
Each school of philosophy or psychological theory has addressed creativity:
Rationalists
- Consider fantasy a hostile force.
- Descartes: Rational thinking contrasts with imagination, which can be misleading and instill faith in impossibilities.
- Ideal: Fantasy is a creative force.
Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud)
- Focus: The unconscious explains creativity.
- Freud believed a relationship exists between instinctual (primary) and conscious (secondary) processes. Creativity depends on both.
Consumer Perception: Sensory Marketing, Attention, and Interpretation
Chapter 4: Perception
Consumers are constantly bombarded by colors, sounds, and odors from advertisements, product packaging, radio, and TV. Our decisions are influenced not only by external factors but also by our reactions to them. The three stages of stimuli are:
- Exposure/Sensation
- Attention
- Interpretation (meaning)
Sensation refers to the immediate response of sensory receptors (eyes, nose, ears, mouth, fingers).
Perception is the process by which these stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted.
Read MoreUnderstanding Citizenship: Dimensions, Status, and Models
The Multifaceted Concept of Citizenship
The concept of citizenship has many meanings. Its analysis must consider different and complex sides.
Political Dimension
The political dimension of citizenship is the way citizens relate to and express the characteristics of the state. It defines the insertion of citizens in politics. This involves a series of rights and duties that articulate the relationship between the citizen and the state. Citizenship has an essential political dimension, set by the political
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