Science and Spirit in Italian Renaissance Painting
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Step into a world of creativity and exploration with our thought-provoking series:
Image, Invention, and Imagination: A Series on Art & Community Through the Ages.
Monday, May 6, 13, 20 & Tuesday, May 28th
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm
Admission: $15 per presentation / $50 for series.
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Step into a world of creativity and exploration with our thought-provoking series: “Image, Invention, and Imagination: A Series on Art & Community Through the Ages.” Join us on a captivating journey through history as we explore the profound connections between art, innovation, and the human imagination. Delve into the fascinating intersection of artistic expression and community dynamics, from the medieval world to the present day. Discover how art has shaped our collective identity and inspired generations to push the boundaries of creativity. Don’t miss this enriching series that celebrates the power of imagination to transform the world around us. Join the conversation and be inspired!
Monday, May 13: Science and Spirit in Italian Renaissance Painting
The form and function of the painted image changed drastically during the 15th-century Italian Renaissance. From the late medieval paintings of Giotto to works of Renaissance painters like Botticelli and da Vinci, one feels as though stepping from an old world into a new one. What were the sources of this transformation of image and world? How was this transformation related to other cultural shifts such as the rise of humanism, a burgeoning secular society, and the scientific revolution? This presentation examines the religious, philosophical, and scientific backgrounds to the changes of the image in Italian Renaissance painting, in particular the development of linear perspective techniques, and connects this visual revolution in painting to its accompanying spiritual, cultural, and scientific revolutions.
Rocco Gangle is a Professor of Philosophy at Endicott College and a Distinguished Research Fellow with GCAS College Dublin. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and has taught also at Oberlin College and the University of California Merced. He has published widely on logic and metaphysics, the formal structures of images and diagrams, and the work of contemporary French philosopher Francois Laruelle. He lives with his wife and son and their spirited cat Dante in Beverly, Massachusetts.
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