Write a synthetic essay articulating the importance of print technology and print culture to the history of Western art. It should start with Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of movable type in the fifteenth century and cover the range of advances and innovations over the following six centuries. Reference particular media and (works of art where relevant and useful). Be as detailed as possible in your discussion of the specific ways print technology/culture influenced the development of European visual art from subject matter and patronage to artistic influence and art’s sale and display.
Use at least 2 examples, artists may not be from the same eras. Choose from these artists: Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Jacques Louis David, Carvaggio, Robert Adam, Boucher, Watteau, Fragonard, Rigaud, Poussin, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens, Degas, Velasquez, Greco.
Writer: The book used in class is Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Western Perspective-If that helps. Also please include a paragraph about the Reformation and the printing of the Bible and how that impacted Art.
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