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Shane Lewis
Shane is an art historian who specializes in the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, and the 20th-century Modernist avant-garde. He has been producing articles on these periods (and more) which explore formal elements, content, contextualization, and the significance of artworks and artists in the history of ideas.
Education:The Open University, 2017MA Art HistoryThe Open University, 2008BA (Hons) HumanitiesExpertise:Articles by Shane Lewis
Leon Battista Alberti’s book On Painting is the first known book on art theory, published in 1435. It heavily influenced all subsequent Renaissance art.
Rembrandt’s artistic evolution from the precise detailing of the visual world towards a more tonal approach to painting divided opinion in his own time.
The late painting of Paul Cézanne sought to portray nature and the phenomena of the physical world as directly as possible through looking and working.
The art of Mark Rothko sought to go beyond the depiction of the visible world and to envision a realm of pure spirit.
The 15th-century artist Piero della Francesca fused a passion for mathematics with naturalistic representation in his devotional imagery.
