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46 Cards in this Set
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-Adam and Eve -Albrecht Durer -Germany -1504 -Vitruvian Theory of human proportions -Animals are symbolic of four humors -Naturalism in background, idealism in bodies |
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-Adoration of the Magi -Rubens -Flanders -1609 -designed the virgin after his wife Isabella Brunt -Human types caught in dramatic actions |
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-Assumption of the Virgin -Titian -Venice, Italy -1516-1518 -commissioned by the Prior of Franciscan Basilica -Light through color -Shows the ascension of the Virgin into Heaven |
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-Battle of Issus -Altdorfer -Germany -1529 -Sun taking over the moon, showing victory of the -Shows the world as round, gives great depth -Shows how Alexander the Great won over the Persians |
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-Beheading Holofernes -Artemisia Gentileschi -Italy -1619-1620 -Naturalism and Drama -Controlled highlights= tension -Cut his head off while he was sleeping, invited her into his tent. |
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-Calling of St. Matthew -Caravaggio -Italy -1599-1600 -One of three large works -Naturalistic, unidealistic -Contarelli Chapel -commonplace setting, cloaked in mysterious shadow. |
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-David -Bernini -Italy -1623 -dynamic quality=energy -emotionally charged -in actual battle |
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-Descent from cross -Rubens -Flanders -1611-1614 -Diagonal, use of colors -Cathedral of our lady -Antwerp. Belgium |
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Ecstasy of St. Teresa Bernini 1645-1662 emotion/motion turned the chapel into a theater for dramatics story of how teresa lost her father, started hearing voices and said she felt like an arrow was going through her heart |
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Entombment Caravaggio Italy 1603-04 diagonal cascade of movement mourning piece looks like raphaels descension |
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Feast at the house of Levi Veronese Venice, Italy 1573 Christ in center of feast |
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Four Apostles Albrecht Durer two panel oil painting made without commission but presented to be in City Hall Color, light and shade centered on bible quotes on bible: coming of perilous times, people who distort God's word. St. John and St. Peter on left side St. Mark and St. Paul on right side Peter and John both read from the bible with Peter representing the pope behind John |
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Glorification of St. Ignatius Andrea Pozzo Italy 1691-1694 designed for church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome created an illusion of Heaven opening up above the congregation. |
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Judith and her maidservant Artemisia Gentileschi Italy 1610 tension immediately after they kill holofernes reacting to noise off canvas |
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Judith and her maidservent Artemisia Gentileschi Italy 1610 Light tension, shadow |
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La Pittura Artemisia Gentileschi Italy 1630 Self Portrait? Actively engaged in her craft eye follows her arm leading up breaks tradition by showing herself from not straight on; used two mirrors to achieve this |
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Las Meninas Velazquez Spain 1656 Setting is in the Artist's Studio in the palace of Alacazar artist is in the work painting visual narrative complexity Hard to say what is going on |
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Martyrdom of St. Matthew Caravaggio Italy 1599-1600 first piece installed opposite calling of St.Matthew commissioned by Cardinal Del Monte The killing of St. Matthew |
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Melancholia I Albrecht Durer Germany 1514 engraving four humors theme focus on melancholy tonal values and textures Three stages of melancholy I is artistic stage Artist tools all around figure. Burst of light shows that there is hope for artists to get out of their melancholia |
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Night Watch Rembrandt Holland 1642 complex energy not actually night time, he used a varnish that darkened over time excitement and energy instead of uniform (the norm) Captain Frans Banning Cocq/Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch commissioned
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Painting Cycle of Marie de Medici Rubens France 1621-25 Baroque Memorialization/glorification of Marie 21 paintings Arrival of Marie at Marseilles The sea and sky rejoice at the queens safe arrival Nereids(sea gods daughters) salute her Disembarks at southern French port after sea voyage from italy |
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Painting Cycle of Marie de MediciRubensFrance 1621-25BaroqueMemorialization/glorification of Marie 21 paintings |
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Painting Cycle of Marie de MediciRubensFrance 1621-25BaroqueMemorialization/glorification of Marie 21 paintings |
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Pesaro Madonna Titian Venice Italy 1519-1528 commissioned by Prior of Franciscan Basillca Virgin is man in focus and off center commander who won the war is being welcomed into heaven personally by the virgin and Peter good example of high renaissance Commander Pesaro led successful expedition in 1502 against Turks in the venetian-turkish war |
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Pluto and Proserpina Bernini Italy 1621-22 commissioned by cardinal Scipione borghese Tears of Proserpina Tenderness and cruelty Contrapposto-twisted body form energetic reminiscent of rape of Sabine women |
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Elevation of the Cross Rubens Flanders 1610-11 Human body in action bright highlights and areas of deep shadow strenuous exertion Diagonal cut across foreshortened anatomy Altarpiece contorted actions |
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Return of the Prodigal Son Rembrandt Holland 1665 boy leaves home and leads a life of sin, sees the error of his ways and come home, his father welcomes him flickering light |
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San Carlo Alle Quatro Fontane Borromini Rome 1638 italian baroque architecture 3d effect with deeply recessed niches In the middle of the city on a corner |
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St. Ivo Borromini 1642 Rome dynamic and cohesive shell that encloses and energetically molds a scalloped fragment of space shaped like a star |
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The inspiration of St. Matthew Caravaggio Italy 1599-1600 Restless Matthew and angel whispers inspiring things in his ear Had to redo because the angel looked threatening |
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St. Peter's Square Bernini Italy 1656-67 construct a plaza in front of maderno's facade had to incorporate two existing structures four rows of tuscan columns=two colonnades end in classic temple fronts |
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Tempestuous landscape with Gypsy and soldier Giorgione Venice, italy 1508 venetian art=poetic not sure of the narrative or subject of the painting
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The French Ambassadors Hans Holbein Germany/england 1533 Linear patterning strong composition anamorphic image of a skull refers to death or a reminder of mortality, wants the audience to ponder death balanced, symmetric Bishop Jean de Dinteville and George de Selve Things about the guys in the picture bishop and land owner in discord because of broken instrument |
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The Artist's Family Hans Holbein Germany/england 1529 portrait of his family real and honest emotion almost somber no idealization |
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The Death of the Virgin Caravaggio italy 1605-06 arranged around the virgin bloodred cloth commissioned by laerizio cherubini nuances of light and shadow to add volume various degrees of mourning highlight virgins presence |
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The Jewish Cemetery Jacob van Ruisdael holland 1660 Landscape painting allegorical evokes emotion natures own capacity for growth and regeneration after destruction hopeful |
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The Last Supper Tintoretto Venice italy 1592-94 two big light sources very commonplace setting the kitchen everything is dirty and dark different moment than any other last supper mannerist tranquil and perspective lines |
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The loves of the gods carracci Italy 1597-1600 ceiling fresco interpretations of earthly and divine loves in classical mythology quadro riportato- framed painting style |
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The Surrender at Breda Velazquez Spain 1634-35 decoration for the hall of realms in philip IV's spanish victory over dutch at breda |
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Three Crosses Rembrandt holland 1660 third state print making etching shows the thieves and christ with mary mourning very intricate chiaroscuro |
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Three Crosses Rembrandtholland1660 first state print making etching shows the thieves and christ with mary mourningvery intricatechiaroscuro |
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Three Crosses Rembrandtholland1660 fourthstate print making etching shows the thieves and christ with mary mourningvery intricatechiaroscuro made darkest so the focus was on christ |
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Triumph in the name of jesus Gaulli italy 1676-79 italy dramatic impact ceiling fresco supposed to be a stunning glimpse of heaven jesus is blinding ray of light sinners go back down to earth sinners are 3d to make even more terrifying |
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Venus of Urbino titian Venice, italy 1538 for guidobaldo II color red- organize placement of forms set the standard for reclining female nudes soft round body contrasts the sharp edge of the curtain behind her |
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View of Delft Vermeer holland 1660 landscape light |
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Young woman holding a scale Vermeer Holland 1664 light source mirror-self-knowledge all her finest things but she holds an empty scale. |