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Writings on Art, Culture, and Beauty from a Christian Perspective
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Baroque Portraits, Still Lifes, and Landscapes (opens the original)
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An Illustration of How Sacred Art Can Inform the ProfaneThe Baroque period of the 17th century saw the flourishing of a whole new Christian culture. Beginning in Italy and closely associated with the liturgy as part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, it gave rise to a flourishing of art, architecture, and music, both religious and secular, across much of Europe, in Catholic and Protestant countries alike. I contend that beauty drove this cultural spread. These works of art spoke powerfully and
Baroque Sacred Art: Hope that Transcends Suffering, #2 (opens the original)
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Last week, in Part 1, I introduced the Baroque sacred tradition: its origins in the Counter-Reformation directives of the Council of Trent, its founding principles as illustrated in the work of Federico Barocci and José de Ribera, and the visual logic that makes the style work in harmony with how we actually perceive the world. This week I turn to how the tradition spread across Europe, to the two main tendencies that developed within it, and to the important practical question of how sacred art
Baroque Sacred Art: Hope that Transcends Suffering, #1 (opens the original)
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In these two posts, I want to look at the Baroque tradition of sacred art: where it came from, why it looks the way it does, and what makes it distinctively Christian. Part 2, next week, examines how the tradition spread across Europe and the two main tendencies that developed within it. Subsequent posts in this series will look at Baroque secular art, the portraiture, landscape, and still life that emerged as the same habits of perception flowed out from the liturgy into every corner of cultura
Gothic Art, #2 (opens the original)
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Last week I introduced the Gothic tradition: its historical origins in the cultural shifts of the 12th century, its theological character as the art of those on pilgrimage between the fallen world and heaven, and its visual characteristics as illustrated in works by Duccio, Lorenzetti, and Matthew Paris. This week I turn to the later Gothic masters, the point at which the style begins its transition into something new, and the new art forms that the Gothic spirit made possible.Late Gothic: Van d
Gothic Art, #1 (opens the original)
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In this and another post next week, I want to look at the Gothic style of Christian art: where it came from, what makes it theologically and artistically distinctive, and how to recognize it in practice through a series of examples. Part 2, next week, turns to the later Gothic masters, the point at which the style begins its transition toward the Renaissance, and the development of secular art that the Gothic spirit made possible.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substac
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