fine art and applied art
Before we dive into our discussion of Rubens and Baroque art, let’s define our terms… the lecture divides art into two categories, fine art and applied art. It is the area of fine art that we will center our conversation.
We have seen evidence of the techniques of sfumoto (a distant smoky background) and chiaroscuro (shadow and light) used by the Renaissance painters like DiVinci, Raphael and Michelangelo.
fine art and applied art