#sixteenth century in july gonna pop off though

[thusjuniperus]

Realized I didn't know anything about art history or styles or movements, so have been doing a dumb little self-study. One century at a time, slowly moving forward, learning about each new period as it comes, discovering pieces I enjoy. Or at least that was the idea; in practice, the vibe I am getting is that the Roman empire fell and then all of Europe forgot how to paint for a thousand years until very abruptly some Dutch guy, I don't know, coalesced artistic talent straight out of the aether? Stole it from the gods like Prometheus' fire? Do we know if Jan van Eyck is tied to a rock somewhere with an eagle eating his liver

#been queueing paintings I like for the rest of the year with timing based on era. currently we are in the medieval era and there is: nothing #sixteenth century in july gonna pop off though