Observation and Image-Making in Gothic Art
Written on January 31, 2007
Observation and Image-Making in Gothic Art Jean Givens demonstrates how medieval image making offers new insights into the syntax of visual communication and the function of descriptive art in both sacred and secular contexts. In defining late medieval visual communication strategies, Givens reveals the various modes of organizing and displaying knowledge. Her study of the working practices of medieval artists challenges many assumptions about pre-modern science and art, especially the notion that descriptive art is a natural response to scientific empiricism.
secular contexts, descriptive art, medieval artists, new insights, natural response, gothic art, communication strategies, empiricism, working practices, visual communication, modern science, assumptions, notion, observation, syntax, modes
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