The Golden Section has been an important principle of architecture throughout much of Western history. Explore this principle. How does it work and what does it accomplish? Analyze the Chartreuse de Champmol in light of the Golden Section. Does the portal display this principle? What characteristics does the portal display that clearly mark it as an example of the International Gothic style? Architecture>Elements of Architecture>Proportion>Golden Section http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/4/4/4.html
Artists often use color to provide their works with emotional content. Explore the ways in which colors evoke emotional responses. Then analyze the Limbourg brothers’ Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. What is the effect of the Limbourgs’ use of color? How does their use of color compare with that of Giotto or of Orcagna? Art>Elements of Art>Color>Expressive Qualities>Emotion http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/4/3/2.html
One thing that set Giotto apart from Byzantine artists and many of his contemporaries was his use of space. Examine how the space around objects acts as an important element of a composition; then explain how Giotto made use of space in his own works. Art>Elements of Art>Shape>Figure/Ground>Space http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/2/2/4.html
