The two art periods that my group examined were the Dutch arts from 1600- 1675 and French art from 1600-1700s. The Dutch paintings we observed had flat 2 dimensional faces with disproportionate bodies. In picture #1, the woman on the left's face is flat a her neck looks too far to the left and does not match with the rest of her body. In painting #4 the male carrying the violin appears to have an angled face. The body appears to a bit more proportionate however some of the movements are anatomically impossible. An example is the male on the floor. His right arm is propelled forward, however the position of the forearm is impossible. Picture 3 looks completely flat with little to shadowing used at all.
In the French Paintings, we see even more shadowing and slightly more anatomically correct movements. the details of the human body are much more elaborate, however many of the pictures still seem to not be anatomically possible. Picture 2 shows more shadowing in the face giving a more 3 Dimensional look. Additionally as time progressed artist's renditions became more accurate as human dissections revealed more detailed information about the body.
How has anatomy influenced art and art influenced anatomy? Anatomy has helped art advance by providing crucial information on anatomical positioning. We learned at the museum that artists would often attend dissections to further their understanding of the human body. Through studies done in anatomy and physiology, artists were able to produce more accurate renderings of the human body.
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