Thirteenth video about the Gothic Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message. Asura Gallery: http://asuragallery.blogspot.com/ Historia del Arte: http://anamurahistoriadelarte.blogspot.com/ Gothic flourishes in the second half of the XII century and comes till the Renaissance (in Italy until the XV century). It was born in northern France, and little by little was spreading and imposing itself on Romanesque. It is called so by the Goths, as a derogatory term. The Renaissance people named them with the term of Goth due that they wanted to come back to the roman classicism. Gothic is consecuence of the new society with economic prosperity and the bourgeoisie. In XIII century, Francisco of Asis establishes the franciscans and Saint Domingo establishes the dominics. They are two mendicant orders, who lived in poverty. The monastic orders were lost in nature, in monasteries. There were epidemics of plague, famines, wars... The flemish painting is very important. They began to use oil, beginning with the Van Eyck brothers. Great detail. The religious scenes make possible to also represent genre scenes. First half of XV Century. Van Eyck brothers: they are Jan and Hubert. Both do the Polyptych of San Bavo of Ghent. Hubert Van Eyck: we have little about he. He did the Three Maries in the sepulchre, the Calvary and the Adoration of the Mistic Lamb. Jan Van Eyck: we have more artworks of he. He did the Virgin of the canon Van der Paele, the Virgin of chancellor Rolin, Fountain of Life and Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife. Rogier Van der Weyden: pathetism. His artworks are copied in the rest of the century. He does Deposition, Crucifixion, Adoration of the Magi, the Altar of Our Lady (Miraflores), Saint Luca painting the Virgin, Calvary and Duran Madonna. Robert Campin: also called Master Flemalle. He does the Triptych of the Annunciation. He also has portraits, like Man with turban. Petrus Christus: disciple of the Jan Van Eyck, he mixes that influence with the influence of Van der Weyden. He does the Diptych of Berlin, Virgin with the Child, Madonna dell'albero secco, Saint Eloy, and some portraits like Portrait of woman and Head of Christ. Dierick Bouts: he completed his artistic education with Van der Weyden. He marries in Leuven and stay there till his death. He is a nexus between the Harlem school and Brussels school. Landscape. He does the Polyptych of Leuven, the triptych of the Life of the Virgin, Justice of the Emperor Otto and Last Dinner. Second half of XV Century. Hans Memling: he studied in the workshop of Van der Weyden. He had great popularity in XIX century. He does the Tables of the Altar of Lübeck, the triptych of the Adoration of the Magi, Virgin with Child, Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, and Piety. Hugo van der Goes: he influes the florentine artists. More expressive dinamism. He does the Portinary triptych, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Death of the Virgin. Justus van Ghent: Giusto di Gand, he does the Communion of the Apostles. I also found a Calvary Triptych, but it is not included in this video. Gerard David: the last great painter of the flemish school of XV century. Sense of verticality in his virgins, with inexpressive heads. He does the triptych of Baptism of Christ, the Judgement of Cambyses, the Transfiguration of Christ, the Rest in the flight to Egypt, and the Mistic Betrothals. Geertgen tot Sint Jans: he does his great Nativity, very dark, and John the Baptist in the desert. Hieronymus van Aeken Bosch: he creates original compositions, strange and fantastic ones, always with moralizing intention. His masterpiece is the Garden of Earthly Delights. Others are Tentations of Saint Anthony Abad and Christ with the cross. Garden of Earthly Delights: great symbolic content with many interpretations. Left panel is the Earthly Paradise, where you see Adam and Eve with God. All seems pacific but you can see animals being devorated. The ponds and rocks are lairs for the devil. The central panel is the Delights Garden, a false paradise where humanity is, with sins, specially lust, so you can see all kind of sexual relations, heterosexual, homosexual, masturbation and even between animals and plants. The ponds are dirty, they are the waters where the sins take bath. The right panel is Hell. There appear musical instruments, and is not known why. In the upper part is the typical version of Hell, with fire and tortures. In center appear fantastic creatures, and below appear players being tortured by demons. Music: Se madame je puis veir by Guillaume Dufay Photos taken in Google images. No copyright infringement intended. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYdS4z9U36s

Second video about the Japanese Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message. Asura Gallery: http://asuragallery.blogspot.com/ Historia del Arte: http://anamurahistoriadelarte.blogspot.com/ Japanese art is an expression of japanese culture, developed through time and various periods and styles that happened in a chronological form, influenced by the historic moment, society and culture. The main manifestations had their origin in religion and politic power, being shintoism and buddhism the main philosophies. Jōmon: from 11000 BCE to 500 BCE. This is neolithic period. The ancestors of the japanese are the Ainu, stablished in this island of Hokkaidō. They were semi-sedentary societies that lived in little towns. Among the things found from these people, there are bone instruments, stones, ceramics and figures, these last ones called dogū, associated to spiritual beings Yayoi: from 500 BCE to 300 CE. This culture appears in the island of Kyūshū, going later to Honshū, where absorbed the Jōmon culture. Society based in agriculture, it is the reign of emperor Yamato. It begins the cultivation of rice. Among their manifestations, there are decorated ceramics and dōtaku bells Kofun: from 300-552. This era meant the consolidation of the imperial power. In architecture, there are funerary monuments and sanctuaries. The kofun are the old tombs. The first shintoist temples (called jinja) were made of wood over an elevated platform. Daisenryō Kofun: the tomb of emperor Nintoku, at Osaka. In this place were found terracotta figures called haniwa Hashihaka Kofun: the supposed tomb of Queen Himiko of Yamataikoku, near Nara Goshikizuka Kofun Torii: a welcoming arch that points the access to a sacred place Ise Sanctuary: it has two complexes. The Naikū is dedicated to Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, and Gekū is dedicated to Toyouke no Ōmikami, the goddess of agriculture and home. The main building is called shoden. In the painting, Amaterasu is represented coming out of the celestial cave Izumo Taisha: it is said that this temple was founded by Amaterasu Kinpusen-ji: this is the main temple of the shugendō, a religion that combines shintoism, buddhism and animist beliefs. It is the second biggest wooden structure of Japan Music: Ancient Sage by Brandon Fiechter Photos taken in Google images. No copyright infringement intended. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km0NDifkGv4