Genre Art of the 17th century with examples
Title: Genre Art of the 17th century with examples
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 362 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Genre Art of the 17th century with examples
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 362 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Another art movement that transferred from the sixteenth century to the seventeenth century was another art format known as genre art. However, genre art of the seventeenth century was allowed to have no religious connotation at all. This movement is the opposite of academic art because of its lack of authoritive influence and non-religious, non-grandiose subject matter. Not dealing with the subject matter of royalty or religious icons or scenes does not, however, mean that
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academic art. The landscape is there simply to show the beauty of the Dutch city, Haarlem. The clarity and detail seems high at a distance but up close one can see that there is no outline but only pure color applied to the canvas. People are so minute that they will blend directly into the land. The painting projects a sense of spirituality and historical value, but this is not enough to deem it academic.