I don't much like most of the art in chapter 3 of Quest 2, but one piece that I do like is Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Février, by the Limbourg brothers. This painting is on page 85 of Quest, where it looks a bit drab and colourless. I actually checked Google image search and found a much better copy of it online. In fact, I found colour images of most of the pieces of art used in chapter 3 of Quest 2, and I've put them all online.
The first thing I liked about Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Février, is that it shows a lot of detail of the people's daily life. There are people working outdoors and others relaxing indoors. There are also a lot of details that can tell us about their lives: the sort of work they did, their daily activities, what they ate, and so on. Other details tell us a lot about the place, which is a snowy country in Europe. There is a church in the background, so the people and place in the foreground are not alone. There must be other people around to go to the church. We can even get a lot of information about the clothes the people wore, and their social customs. Apparently, it was OK to pull up your clothes in front of a warm fire! In the larger and more colourful image online, I was surprised to see the details of the man in the middle with pulled up clothes.
Another thing I like are the wonderful colours, especially the very rich blue at the top of the paining.
The first thing I liked about Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Février, is that it shows a lot of detail of the people's daily life. There are people working outdoors and others relaxing indoors. There are also a lot of details that can tell us about their lives: the sort of work they did, their daily activities, what they ate, and so on. Other details tell us a lot about the place, which is a snowy country in Europe. There is a church in the background, so the people and place in the foreground are not alone. There must be other people around to go to the church. We can even get a lot of information about the clothes the people wore, and their social customs. Apparently, it was OK to pull up your clothes in front of a warm fire! In the larger and more colourful image online, I was surprised to see the details of the man in the middle with pulled up clothes.
Another thing I like are the wonderful colours, especially the very rich blue at the top of the paining.
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