Neo-Byzantine Art Transcendentalism-

14th century, Florence was a serious social and economic crisis. Black Death occurred in 1348, about three-quarters of people were killed, the city fell into the shadows. This is the mind of the survivors had a profound impact. After the second half of 14th century literature and art, Florence bring a unique temperament cold and heavy.
Giotto pioneered realism style is another so-called "new Byzantium Transcendentalism" art style fusion. Characters are often lower in the style of a supernatural, surreal golden light enveloped, which shows the artist depicts the ideal place is no longer significant tactile world, but another spiritual sustenance in the world.
Painter Lorenzo. Monarch Around 1387 or 1388 catastrophe after arriving in Florence, began writing. His main contribution was initiated by the Giotto natural realism and was popular throughout Europe in the international Gothic style with decorative doctrine of come together. Thus, a soon lost traditional and germinal new life. Lorenzo. Monarch is thus considered to be the Florida of El Reno and Masaqiao before Marceau's most important painters.
"Nativity map" characters are surrounded by golden light under the Virgin Mary surrounded by light wheel rim and rolled gold hot side of Phi shirt, filled with a sense of religious mystery, clear cold clean, looked just born babies, the shape and next to San Jose a stark contrast.

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