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Classical Art History Feature Writer: Suzanne Hill

A new generation of arrière-garde art enthusiasts is rediscovering the complexities and traditions of classical art and rethinking an unexamined commendation of modernism. Be on the cutting-edge of an appreciation for influential periods of art history - Medieval, Renaissance, 19th century, early-20th-century – and their links to today.

Join me in rooted yet critical considerations of the masters of art history and the diverse cultures that produced them. We'll talk about portraits, landscapes, interiors, madonnas, symbols, and individual masterpieces.

Prehistoric and archaic art; Egyptian, Celtic, Viking, Gothic, Greek and Hellenistic art; Medieval and Renaissance art; Byzantine, Classical, Baroque, Rococo, Romantic and Academic art – look for it in local museums and look for it here.


Feature Writer Articles in Classical Art History

 		Mystic and Artist William Blake
The unique vision of William Blake makes him the most extreme example of Romanticism.
Summary of The Great Thaw
Art historian Kennneth Clark describes the roles of the Abbey of Cluny and the Chartres Cathedral in the European civilization of the 12th century.
Meaning in Philosopher Giving Lecture on Orrery
This artwork shows science and search for knowledge symbolized by an orrery - a machine that demonstrates the orbits of the planets around the sun - before an audience.
Meaning in Peasant Wedding Feast
This Renaissance artwork may be a symbol of the Christian miracle of turning water into wine, the Last Supper, or Bruegel's own warning against deadly sin of gluttony.
Skin of Our Teeth
Kennneth Clark defines "civilization" and explains how the art and ideas of the illuminated manuscripts allowed western civilization to rise after the fall of Rome.
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Contributing Articles in Classical Art History

 		Monumental Architecture and Civic Identity
Governments of Italian city states like Siena, Florence and Padua had a clear idea of thoroughly planned and well-organized urban development of their respective cities.
Town Halls of Florence and Padua
The architectural language of The Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and The Palazzo della Raggione in Padua conveys the values defining civic identity of the cities.
Architecture and Meaning of The Palazzo Pubblico
Monumental civic architecture in Late Medieval Italian city states articulated values of an ideal society through design and functions of their town halls.
Illusion in the 15th Century Northern Art
Renaissance artists in Northern Europe used the new medium of oil paint to create an illusion of space.
Differences in Using Perspective
Perspectival illusion of space, invented in the 15th century, was subject to differing interpretations in Northern and Italian Renaissance Art.
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