Instead of going through historical academia to try and understand art, I would instead suggest exploring what's currently going on in the art world. Instagram

Instead of going through historical academia to try and understand art, I would instead suggest exploring what's currently going on in the art world. Instagram has been absolutely great for understanding art as its happening right now. There are so many curators out there that'll help you "get" it. A few favorites: https://www.instagram.com/aureta https://www.instagram.com/aureta https://www.instagram.com/diaartfoundation https://www.instagram.com/diaartfoundation https://www.instagram.com/avant.arte https://www.instagram.com/avant.arte https://www.instagram.com/booooooom https://www.instagram.com/booooooom https://www.instagram.com/larryhofmann https://www.instagram.com/larryhofmann https://www.instagram.com/ignant https://www.instagram.com/ignant https://www.instagram.com/charlottedicarcaci https://www.instagram.com/charlottedicarcaci https://www.instagram.com/delpozo https://www.instagram.com/delpozo (and follow the people they follow as well to get the complete picture) If you understand why they do art now, you will understand why they did it 500 years ago.