Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2012. № 2. Part 1. P. 177-181.
ATTITUDE TO NIGHT AND DARKNESS TRANSFORMATION AT THE TURNING POINT FROM MIDDLE AGES TO MODERN TIMES
Sal'nikova Ekaterina Viktorovna
Moscow State Institute of Art Criticism
Abstract. The author studies the prehistory of modern civilization night illumination, analyzes the transformation of the Christian conception of light and darkness, day and night in modern times, interprets Renaissance as the era of new opportunities for infinite universe life observation, free from traditional personified god figure; and shows that modern times, especially the era of romanticism, actualize the idea of light and dark dramatic coexistence in the figurative matter of art and everyday life space.
Key words and phrases: визуальная культура, повседневная культура, христианство, астрономия, сфумато, экранные формы, ночное освещение, visual culture, everyday culture, Christianity, astronomy, sfumato, screen forms, night illumination
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