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Should art be treated as a succession of stylistic trends or as a branch of social history? Should art be treated as a succession of stylistic trends or as a branch of social history? If Florentin...e Renaissance art is taken as illustration, the production of art was intricately linked to social and commercial relationships. But attempts to explain major stylistic changes in socio-economic terms have failed because historians ere not agreed about social and economic changes in the period. Knowledge of these conditions and changes can enrich our understanding of art but cannot yield an explanation of style. Art is a response to certain conditions, but a creative response.
Should art be treated as a succession of stylistic trends or as a branch of social history? Should art be treated as a succession of stylistic trends or as a branch of social history? If Florentin...e Renaissance art is taken as illustration, the production of art was intricately linked to social and commercial relationships. But attempts to explain major stylistic changes in socio-economic terms have failed because historians ere not agreed about social and economic changes in the period. Knowledge of these conditions and changes can enrich our understanding of art but cannot yield an explanation of style. Art is a response to certain conditions, but a creative response.
| Module code and title: | A101, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 18 |
| Recording date: | 1978-04-28 |
| First transmission date: | 20-06-1978 |
| Published: | 1978 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:14 |
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| Producer: | Prudence Smith |
| Contributor: | Caroline Elam |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Creativity; Economic History; Social History; Style |
| Master spool number: | TLN17950H383 |
| Production number: | TLN17950H383 |
| Available to public: | no |
