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• Van Eyck- Ghent Altarpiece
○ Unusual nature of Mary's reply (SA) |
the writing was barely noticeable and was upside down and backwards- it represents her replying to God.
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• Campin- Merode Alterpiece,center panel
○ Symbolism (2) (SA) |
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• Compare and contrast
○ Madonna and Child-Cimabue and Giotto (2 of each) (SA) |
A- Similarities- both had angels, and also the same color background
-Giotto’s- more detailed and used richer colors |
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• Giotto- Meeting at the Golden Gate
○ What is going on here (MC) |
During the embrace the Virgin Mary was conceived.
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• Botticelli- Primavera
○ Identify classical elements (SA) |
gods and goddesses, contraposto stance, draping clothing, and Greek statues
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• Leonardo de Vinci - The Last Supper
○ How your eye is led to Christ (SA) |
Christ is the central figure, the sun is behind christ's head
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• Leonardo- Mona Lisa
○ Classical elements (SA) |
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• Michelangelo- Sistine Chapel ceiling
○ Program of it ? (MC) |
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• Michelangelo-Last Judgment detail of Saint Bartholomew
○ What he is holding? (SA) |
This represents being skinned alive- Michelangelo painted his face on the skin
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• Raphel- School of Athens
○ Classical elements? (SA) ○ Why did he include the other artists? (SA) |
Arch, Greek key, Greek philosophers, and statues, Plato vs. Aristotle- faces painted on them because he wanted people to see that modern art is just as worthy as ancient art
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• Pope Leo X
○ Why was he an awful Pope? (SA) |
Spent a lot of money, expense of building the new St. Peters, 100,000 duckets on his coronation (means crowned pope), 150,000 on brothers wedding,
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• Bosch-Adoration of the Magi
○ The world he was trying to convey (elements)? (SA) |
Adoration: detail in the background, pessimistic view- sinful world, Satan is in the doorway
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• Bosch- The Garden of Earthly delights
○ Depicting one great sin? (SA) |
Lust
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• Bruegel- Christ Carrying the cross
○ The meaning of the Windmill? (SA) |
A windmill blows which ever way the wind blows, people are the same way, people just go with the flow.
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• Bruegel- Massacre of the Innocent
○ How he related biblical events to events in his own time? (SA) |
Because people were dying for their belief/s just like Christ did.
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• Differences between Italian and Dutch (16th Century)
○ David ad Massacre of the Innocents |
Italian: focused on their ability to over some obstacles, self relient, the church is the foundation of belief
Flemish/Dutch: vast world and humans are only a small part of it, believed the world was an evil place, humans would screw up, word of God is belief. |
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• Reason why the art in Italy changed during Baroc Period
○ David to totally different type of art ○ Church changed it (SA) |
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• Compare and contrast
○ Bernini David and Michelangelo David (SA) (2) ○ Don't ignore the obvious |
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• Bernini- Colonnade
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Represents the arms of the church
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• Gentileschi- Judith and Holoferners
○ Why did she paint so many pictures of the same thing? |
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