Evolution In Art History

Evolution in Art History

Introduction.

Vasari, is quite important, because thanks to his contribution as art historian, we now have numerous biographies of artists from the Italian Renaissance, giving them a fairly biological vision. This period goes from the beginning of the 15th to approximately 1600. The elaboration of the artistic object is subject to a change and its conception is reflected in different authors.

J. Burckhardt said that the central theo vision of the reality in which we live is changed to anthropocentrism, in addition, being a historian (Swiss) managed to reconstruct several myths of historiography related to the rebirth related to the rebirth. Another historian who develops for the first time the term "Renaissance" is Michelet (French) which uses it as equivalent to an era of French history. Huizinga, on the other hand, catalogs the Renaissance as the awakening of individualism and the search for beauty and vital happiness. What everyone has in common is the thought that this period focuses on the search for perfection and happiness.

Developing.

Previously art was considered a simple artisanal job, however the way of seeing it changes thanks to the influence of the classical world. Until that time, what was known was the usefulness of the elements made in previous stages, but not how it was manufactured, taking as true myths. Keep in mind that the establishment of art history as a discipline does not appear until the 18th century approximately.

Vasari, previously appointed, is one of those who considers that art is born, grows, mature and decay;Like any life cycle: he would begin with the classic forms (Giotto), he would go through Masaccio to, his maturity (Miguel Ángel, Rafael and Leonardo da Vinci) and takes Mannerism as the moment of decay.

The reason why it breaks with the established principles or there are copies of disciples towards teachers is because of the rivalry between both groups (teachers and disciples).  The bourgeois appears with the resurgence of urban society, where manufacturing manufacturing moves a large amount of work. 

The use of money is unified and expanded in more territories, you begin to try to store and get benefits. Therefore, the banker figure appears, prestigious people who join the artist’s patronage;An example of this would be the Medici family, in Italy. Humanism appears, and with it, the most characteristic promulgator was Petrarca. He faces the traditional, Trivium and Quadrivium with the study of Latin, ethics, poetry or history. Anyway, when we talk about humanism we refer to every intellectual, without distinction between science and art.

Conclusions.

The historian now does not isolate the events, but gives him a non -existent historical perspective so far, where time structures. In addition, the change is encouraged with the appearance of the printing press, which allows a greater and faster distribution of the works. Finally, another incorporation is the search and belief of magic, both white and black, hidden parts of nature.