Ch. 13 The High Renaissance Flashcards
School of Athens
Range of characters, detailed architecture, focus on human feats, love for secular intellect
The Transfiguration
A world of balance, utilization of space, religious, dark/light contrast
Madonna of the Meadow VS Madonna of the Long Neck
Peaceful, soft colors, accurate proportions, world of harmony, look like they can move VS religious, naked Jesus, still detailed, inaccurate proportions of pillar to Madonna
Giorgione
“Enthroned Madonna with Saints Libaralis and Francis of Assisi”- Geometric, luminous quality, landscape
“Le Concert Champêtre”- secular, rich and lush colors, no one knows what it means
Michelangelo
“Moses”- face radiates divine fury and divine light
“Bobli Captives”-Neo-Platonic idea that ideal form struggles to be free
“Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”- neo-Platonism, relationship of human wisdom w/ God’s revelation
“The Last Judgement”- intense religious vision
“Medici Chapel”- burial place of Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother Giuliano
Tintoretto
“The Last Supper”- energetic + dramatic style
Madonna of the meadow
Religious, focus on the divine, soft features, serene expression of the Madonna, playful expression on children, idealization of nature