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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
The art of Mark Rothko sought to go beyond the depiction of the visible world and to envision a realm of pure spirit.
Three paintings from the Dominican friary of San Marco in Florence by Fra Angelico reveal theological roots in Thomas Aquinas as well as his revolutionary aesthetic.
The 15th-century artist Piero della Francesca fused a passion for mathematics with naturalistic representation in his devotional imagery.
These three images by Albrecht Dürer show a gradual evolution through the artist’s attitude to Saint Jerome.