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Nakon pedeset godina u Viktorija i Albert muzeju su odlučili da ponovo izlože svoje srednjovekovne i renesansne kolekcije. Umetnička dela iz ovih kolekcija su uglavnom religioznog, hrišćanskog sadržaja, i u muzeju su se s pravom zapitali u kojoj meri će posetioci razumeti ono sa čime će se susresti. Stoga su sproveli istraživanje kako bi utvrdili u kojoj meri je danas opalo poznavanje hrišćanske umetnosti i religije, a na osnovu čijih rezultata bi mogli adekvatno da predstave umetnička dela. Ustanovljeno je da je poznavanje religiozne umetnosti nezadovoljavajuće, a da je poznavanje osnovnih doktrina hrišćanstva i religiozne prakse na poražavajuće niskom nivou. Izuzimajući epizodu ikonoborstva u istoriji Vizantije, prikazivanje hrišćanskih tema u umetnosti je skoro dve hiljade godina bilo rezervisano za najreprezentativnija umetnička dela. Danas je situacija svakako drugačija, no to ne umanjuje odgovornost pred našim umetničkim nasleđem.
Citat:In the Middle Ages it rained a lot, the beastly barons kept throwing the peasants into dungeons and there was very little for the poor to eat except potatoes. This gallimaufry of Robin Hood meets Blackadder meets Marx on feudalism came from art college students in a survey conducted by the Victoria & Albert Museum in preparation to redisplaying its 3,250 square metres of Medieval and Renaissance Galleries. The galleries opened on 2 December.
The survey also showed that most people did not think much of medieval art: flat, ugly and “my children can draw better than this” was the most common reaction. The Renaissance elicited a more favourable, if fairly unsophisticated, reaction. It was seen as being sunny and optimistic; Florence figured largely, and most people could give the names of a few artists.
But the real wastelands of ignorance were revealed when it came to the stories, theology and liturgy of Christianity, and since 80% of these collections are religious in one way or another, the V&A realised that it had a challenge ahead if it wanted the art to be understood and appreciated.
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/No,-not-Madonna-the-singer/19904
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