Chapter 16 Flashcards
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Flourence
Who were the three artist who began the Renaissance?
Masaccio, Brunelleschi, and Donatello
What medium did Donatello work in?
Sculpture
What medium did Masaccio work in?
Painting
What medium did Brunelleschi work in?
Architecture
What was significant about Masaccio’s “Mural?”
He painted things with shadow from the window, landscape in correct emphatic perspective, naturalistic, and a continuing narrative.
Who was Fra Filippo Lipi?
A painter who usually got in trouble by the law, he was a worldly man, and a linear artist.
Who was Fra Angellico?
A pious painter who lived simply and humbly and his art reflected that.
What does gold mean?
Rich
What is an interlocutor?
A form in the painting that connects with the viewer, drawing the eye into the focus of the painting.
What was significant about Donatello’s “Figure of St. Mark?”
He stood with contriposto and his head and hands are enlarged in order to be placed at the top of a building.
What is sciacciato?
The illusion of space in a relief sculpture.
What was David a symbol of?
France - power and beauty
What new technique did Brunelleschi execute?
Open dome in the Florence Cathedral.
What is Brunelleschi an inventor of?
Open dome and perspective
