Chapter 17 Flashcards
What are characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings?
Delicate shading, chiaroscuro, tenderness, craggy rocks and water backgrounds, and sfumato (mistiness).
What is Chiaroscuro?
The use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.
What is Sfumato?
Soft transitions. Mistiness.
What makes the “Virgin of the Rocks” painting a Leonardo?
Chiaroscuro, tenderness, craggy rocks, water, and sfumato.
What was wrong with Leonardo’s “Last Supper?”
He used tempra and oil paints to make it dry faster but the paint flaked off.
Who painted the “Mona Lisa?”
Leonardo da Vinci.
What makes the “Mona Lisa” significant?
Her ambiguous smile.
What was the name of the painting that Leonardo dried using coals but left puddles?
Battle of Anghiari
What are some aspects of Leonardo da Vinci?
He preformed autopsies, was very mathematical with inventions, did not finish paintings, only finished 40 paintings, and began the use of chiaroscuro and sfumato.
Who was Donato Bramanti?
An architect that built the Tempietto and New St. Peter’s.
Who began the construction of New St. Peter’s (Vatican)?
Donato Bramanti
Who built the Tempietto?
Donato Bramanti
Who was Michelangelo?
A Renaissance scuplture and painter who painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who scuplted “Pieto?”
Michelangelo
Who sculpted the muscular David (remember nude)?
Michelangelo
What is significant about the sculpture of David that Michelangelo sculpted?
Enlarged hands and head, muscular, not boyish.
What is significant about Michelangelo’s “Moses?”
Example of self-control. Flexing. Has horns.
What are the aspects of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings?
Refer to the prophecies of Christ
What is the “Creation of Adam” painting?
A painting depicting a story in Genesis. The figure of God represents the human brain by shape.
Who painted the “Last Judgement Fresco” (remember the writhing figures).
Michelangelo
Who was Raphael?
A Renaissance painter who took after Leonardo and Michelangelo, creating beautiful, soft works of art.
What are the characteristics of Raphael?
Slight use of sfumato and chiaroscuro, uses soft pastel colors, geometric forms, gracious forms.
What are the characteristics of Michelangelo paintings?
Writhing, muscular figures, bright colors
What does “Tondo” mean?
Circular
