Art History- 102 - Midterm

Front 1

Expulsion from Eden

Back 1

Massaccio, 1428 - early renaissance

Hint 1

famous for use of linear perspective, he was considered the best painter of his time because of this use and also his sense of movement and emotion he expresses in such a lifelike manner.

Front 2

Adam & Eve

Back 2

Dürer, 1504 - German renaissance

Hint 2

first full-scale German nude painting, demonstrating the influence of the Italian renaissance on German artists.

Front 3

Madonna of the Rocks

Back 3

Leonardo, 1483 - high renaissance

Hint 3

one of the first examples of atmospheric perspective. two versions of this painting exist.

Front 4

Vitruvian man

Back 4

Leonardo, 1492 - high renaissance

Hint 4

this drawing exemplifies the connections that Leonardo was always trying to make between art and science. Recent discoveries suggest that this was not the first attempt at rendering this idea, implying that a friend of Leonardo's had drawn/thought of this first.

Front 5

Mona Lisa

Back 5

Leonardo, 1503 - high renaissance

Hint 5

considered by many to be the most famous painting in the world and exemplifies Leo's use of sfumato, or a hazy atmosphere that is used by artists to soften features and shadows.

Front 6

Libyan Sibyl

Back 6

Michelangelo, 1508 - high renaissance

Hint 6

sketch-
...drawn in red chalk, suggests that Michelangelo used male models...
painting-
...depicts a prophetic priestess named Phemonoe that allegedly resided in the Libyan desert.

Front 7

Creation of Adam

Back 7

Michelangelo, 1508 - high renaissance

Hint 7

located on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and one of the most famous depictions of God. However, this painting and the chapel in general, is considered the greatest tragedy of Michelangelo in that he did not want to paint it- he would rather have been made famous for his sculpture.

Front 8

School of Athens

Back 8

Raphael, 1510 - high renaissance

Hint 8

one of the most famous frescoes of the Italian renaissance and depicts great philosophers and thinkers of the past, showcasing Plato and Aristotle

Front 9

Garden of Earthly Delights

Back 9

Bosch, 1500 - northern renaissance

Hint 9

Bosch's most ambitious and famous work, it is a triptych that represents eden, the garden of earthly delights and hell.

Front 10

Salve (Atlas)

Back 10

Michelangelo, 1520 - high renaissance

Hint 10

unfinished sculpture in a series of 6 intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II along with his famous sculpture of Moses

Front 11

David-1

Back 11

Michelangelo, 1501 - high renaissance

Hint 11

this piece was originally commissioned as one in a series of prophets that were to be places along the roofline of the Florence cathedral but instead was placed in the public square infront of the seat of civic government where he became a sort of working-class idol embodying the civic policies of Florence at the time.

Front 12

David-2

Back 12

Bernini, 1624 - Baroque

Hint 12

revolutionary in movement of the sculpture and also in psychological depth, as it appears unfinished until viewed in the round.

Front 13

Ecstasy of St. Theresa

Back 13

Bernini, 1645 - Baroque

Hint 13

this piece saved Bernini's reputation as an artist after failing at his architectural attempt in the building of the St. Peter's towers. controversial in it's sexual suggestions, but not surprisingly so, because Bernini himself was controversial in the same way.

Front 14

Calling of St. Matthew

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Caravaggio, 1600 - Baroque

Hint 14

this painting broke a christian standard of the time in that it placed the scene in a dimly lit, impoverished setting, rather than a fantastical paradise.

Front 15

The Young Bacchus

Back 15

Caravaggio, 1617 - Baroque

Hint 15

this painting can be considered as self promotion on Caravaggio's part in that it demonstrates his ability to paint still life, portrait, original subject, as well as history painting.

Front 16

Judith and Holofernes-1

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Artemesia, 1612 - Baroque

Hint 16

Artemesia painted herself as Judith. She was raped by her mentor and this was most likely painted after his trial, depicting her bloody revenge.

Front 17

Judith and Holofernes-2

Back 17

Caravaggio, 1598 - Baroque

Hint 17

In this depiction of the story of Judith, Caravaggio gives her a look of disgust and almost uncertainty that nearly sympathizes with Holofernes which is unseen in other paintings of this subject, especially that of Artemesia

Front 18

Las Meninas

Back 18

Velazquez, 1656 - Baroque

Hint 18

arguably on of the first pieces of modern art, in terms of subject matter, visual metaphor, but above all in composition.

Front 19

Self Portrait in the Studio

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Rembrandt, 1629 - Baroque

Hint 19

directly or indirectly sprung from Velazquez's Las Meninas, yet depicts himself in an empty room vacant of life as he waits in preparation or maybe, artist's block..