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Artist: Cimabue Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned Time Period: Early Italian Renaissance Location: Altarpiece in Church of Santa Trinita, Florence Importance: on mars level, faces look more inviting |
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Artist: Giotto Di Bondone Title: Virgin and Child Enthroned Time period: Early Italian Renaissance Location: Ognissanti Altarpiece, Florence Importance: Scarier, marks huge, everyone is looking up at her |
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Scrovengi Arena Chapel |
Done by Giotto, commissioned by Erico Scrovengi in act of repentance. Seeking salvation for charging interest on loans. |
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Artist: Giotto di Bondone Title: Lamentation Time period: Early italian renaissance Location: Frescos in the Scrovengi Arena Chapel Importance: Facial expressions/ body language |
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Artist: Duccio di Buonsega Title: Maesta Altarpiece Time period: Early Italian renaissance Location: Siena Importance: Mary's size |
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Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti Title: The effects of good government on city and country Time period: Early Italian renaissance Location: Senia |
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Artist: Master of Flemelle Title: Merode Altarpiece time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands Importance: Scene when mary is being told that she's going to have Jesus as her son |
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Artist: Jan and Hubert Van Eyck Title: Ghent altarpiece time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands |
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Artist: Rogier van der weyden Title: Beaune last judgement altarpiece time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands Importance: lower panels are earth, high panels are jesus and angels |
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Artist: Rogier van der weyden Title: Deposition Time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands |
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Artist: Jan van eyck Title: Double portrit of Giovanni and his wife Time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands Importance: Inscription "Jan Van Eyck was here" Wedding betrothal |
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Artist: Rogier van der weyden Title: St. Luke drawing the virgin and child Time period: early northern renaissance Location: Netherlands Importance: First drawing by luke of mary and child |
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Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Sacrifice of Isaac Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: baptistry in florence Importance: Competition between Brunelleschi and Ghiberti |
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Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti Title: Sacrifice of Isaac Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: baptistry in florence Importance: Competition between Brunelleschi and Ghiberti |
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Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Church of San Lorenzo Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: San Lorenzo |
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Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Founding Hospital Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Florence |
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Artist: Nanni di Banco Title: Four Crowned Martyrs Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: Looks like they're stepping towards you and inviting you in |
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Artist: Donatello Title: David Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: looks like a little boy. showing the human body because it symbolizes a warrior. He had just defeated Galioth. |
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Artist: Masaccio Title: The tribute money Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Brancacci Chapel of the basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence Importance: ancient antiquity and perspective. scale of figures |
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Artist: Masaccio Title: Trinity Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, in Florence Importance: Perspective. Praying and looking up to it |
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Artist: Fra Angelico Title: Annunciation Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy Importance: At the top of some stairs so it looked like you were walking into the painting of mary being told she's preggers. |
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Artist: Andrea Mantaegna Title: Camera pitca Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Ducal Palace, Mantua Importance: Perspective |
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Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio Title: Adoration of the Shepherds Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Florentine Importance: People coming to see jesus. Shows ancient antiquity. That is a tomb with the inscription "While Fulvius, augur of pompey was falling bythe sword in Jerusalem he said: the urn that covers me shall bring forth agod.” |
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Artist: Sandro Bottichelli Title: Primavera Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Medici family in Florence Importance: Allegory, not telling of an event. Inspired by Ovids "Fasti". Greek mythology |
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Artist: Sandro Bottichelli Title: Birth of Venus Time period: Italian Renaissance Location: Palace in Mantua for the Duke Importance: shows off artists knowledge of ancient antiquity by incorporating greek mythology |
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Artist: Leonardo di Vinci Title: Last Supper Time period: High Renaissance Location: Refectory where monks prayed Importance: Judas is on the same side of the table. Perspective. |
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Artist: Leonardo di Vinci Title: Mona lisa Time period: High Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: First portrait looking directly into your soul |
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Artist: Raphael Title: Small Cowper Madonna Time period: High Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: First "portrait" style painting of Mary |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: Pieta Time period: High Renaissance Location: St. Peters basilica Importance: Similar to Madonna of the long neck |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: David Time period: High Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: Too beautiful to be displayed where you can't see it |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: Creation of Adam Time period: High Renaissance Location: Sistine Chapel Importance: Michelangelo was channeling god through his painting. Moment right before Adam is given a soul |
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Artist: Titian Title: Venus of Urbino Time period: High Renaissance Location: Florence Importance: Commissioned for the Duke of his wife so the church didn't have any jurisdiction over the painting |
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Artist: Jacopo Pontormo Title: Entombment Time period: Mannerism Location: Capponi Chapel of the church of Santa Felicita in Florence. Importance: Perspective is coming towards you.· Pontormo is building on the fact that in thehigh renaissance but he is changing it and making it more mannerism |
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Artist: Parmigianino Title: Entombment Time period: Mannerism Location: Florence |
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Gregory the great on religious images summary |
Time period: Early Italian Renaissance People who cannot read learn the scripture through photos. However, these photos should not be worshiped. |
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Procession at the Completion of Duccio's Majesty |
Time period: Early Italian Renaissance People praying to Duccios altarpiece |
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Ciriaco d’Ancona’s comments on a Deposition triptych by Rogier van der Weyden |
Ciriaco really digs Weydens art and he thinks it divine and very detailed |
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Frescos for the Scrovengi Chapel |
Done by Giotto, commissioned by Erico Scrovengi in act of repentance. Seeking salvation for charging interest on loans. |
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Italo-Byzantine Style |
Style of art also known as "maniera greca", which explored a classical or naturalistic way of depicting objects while still retaining the Byzantine style. |
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altarpiece |
a work of art set above or behind an altar, used for the purpose of praying through, channeled prayers |
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narrative |
story |
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Enrico Scrovengi |
Commisisoned Giotto to paint frescos in his chapel in order to receive forgiveness for his sins. |
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icon |
rendition of holy figure that was used as an aid for prayer |
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predella |
lower panels of an altarpiece that often depict some type of narrative scenes |
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patron/patronage |
a person who gives financial support to another |
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Flanders/Flemish painting |
painting in northern europe, used oil paints primarily |
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oil paint |
allowed for greater detail, more lustrous, attention to jewels, more flexible |
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Annunciation |
When the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was pregnant with Jesus |
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polyptych |
painting, typically an altarpiece, consisting of more than 3 panels joined by hinges or folds |
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"Johannes de eyck fuit hic" |
Jan van eyck was here |
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St. Luke |
Considered the first saint to paint the madonna and baby jesus |
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Basilica Plan |
an early Christian church building consisting of nave and aisles with clerestory and a large high transept from which an apse projects |
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nave |
the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation |
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perspective |
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point |
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vanishing point |
the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge |
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viewing point |
height from which the artist sees the subject they're painting, the point at which the audience is expected to be positioned in order to view the art work completely |
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Mythology |
a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition (Greek). |
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Ovid, Fasti |
Poem containing facts of the religion in Ancient Rome |
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Medici |
Influential banking family and political dynasty in Florence. Commissioned Michelangelo. |
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Sfumato |
the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms, particularly used by da Vinci. |
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Refectory |
a room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution |
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Mannerism |
excessive or self-conscious use of a distinctive style in art |
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Neoplatonism |
Neoplatonism developed as a school of thought in the Roman Empire from the third to the fifth century of the common era (C.E.) |
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Artist: Paolo Veronese Title: Feast in the House of Levi Time period: Mannerism Location: Florence Importance: Council of trent made him change the subject of the painting from the last supper because they didn't want jesus's last meal to be portrayed with drunkards and midgets. |
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Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto LastSuer Title: Last Supper Time period: Mannerism Location: Florence Importance: Are religious painting being depicted the way that they should be? Jesus is the light in the room and there is still an essence of good religion vs. Veronese "Last supper" |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: Last Judgment Time period: Mannerism Location: Sistine Chapel Importance: All of the figures are nude in his painting which was later ruled not ok by the council so they hired someone to paint clothes on |
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Artist: Parmigianino Title: Madonna ofthe Long Neck Time period: Mannerism Location: Chapel in florence Importance: Disproportionate due to manneristic style. Baby's form represents Jesus's death in the future. |
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Jan van eycks Arnolfini portrit |
Portait was a betrothal and his signature acted as a witness. |
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Genesis 22: 1-19 |
Sacrifice of Isaac |
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Lorenzo Ghibertis "commentaries" |
Read look reflect 1. Ghiberti went to compete in this competition against a lot of great artists. He won |
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Antonio Manetti "life of brunelleschi" |
Read look reflect 1. Brunelleschi was i this competition against Ghiberti and other greats but when he tied with Ghiberti he was pissed and refused to work with him to make the doors of the chapel. |
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Piero della Francescas "On perspective for painters" |
Used math in his paintings. Piero tells artist what they must do to trick the eye into thinking something is 3D. 3 principles: drawing measure and color |
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Vasari "lives of the artist" |
Comparing different artists and how well the made art. Lowest: Giotto good: Made the figures more round and fleshy better: Leonardo best: Michelangelo |
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Michelangelos poems |
God worked through him and he just uncovered the statue within the marble |
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Council of trent reading |
council held because they didn't know if religious art was being depicted the way that it should've been. focus on michelangelos "last judgment" didn't like that they were all nude. |
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Investigation of Veronese |
They didn't like that Veronese depicted the last supper with drunkards and buffoons so they made him change the title to a less important feast. |
