Early Renaissance Flashcards

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Birthplace of the Early Renaissance

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Florence

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Stable govt. / stable economy / major trade center / strong economic growth / patron of the arts

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Florence

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3
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Leading family of Florence from 1434

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De Medicis

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Banker / popular in Florence / popular / brought stability and prosperity to Florence

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De Medicis

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5
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Supported Botticelli / Donatello / Brunelleschi

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De Medicis

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6
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Ruled 1434 - 1464

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De Medicis

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7
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Pater Patriae

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Father of his country (on Cosimo de Medici’s tombstone)

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8
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Sickly and suffered from gout

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Piero de Medici

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Continued father’s example / excellent business man

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Piero de Medici

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10
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Age 21 when he came to power - nicknamed “The Magnificent” - faced conspiracy in 1478 - Successful diplomat

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Lorenzo de Medici

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Patron of Michelangelo and da Vinci - 1469-1499

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Lorenzo de Medici

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12
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Brother of Lorenzo

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Guiliano de Medici

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13
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Died at age 25 during Pazzi conspiracy

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Guilano de Medici

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14
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Illegitimate son became Pope Clement VII

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Guilano de Medici

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15
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More respected of the two Florentine families

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De Medici’s - Pazzi’s jealous

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16
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Kill brothers at luncheon hosted by Lorenzo - Guilano not prepared so plan fell through

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Plan A

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17
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Dispose of brothers at luncheon after High Mass on Easter - ambassadors / Florentine Knights present - Guiliano still not present

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Plan B

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18
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Assassinate Guiliano (Francesco and Bernardo) after mass - priests (Maffei and Stefano) replace Batista - Mass is over and conspirators attack - Bernardo stabs Guiliano in chest - Francesco stabs Guilano 18 times (one stab severs Fran.’s tendon) - Maffei wounds Lorenzo - chaos ensues and conspirators flee - plan fails

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Plan C

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19
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Captured and betrays conspirators

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Francesco

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20
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Stripped of possessions and crest destroyed wherever found

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Pazzi family

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21
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Ignored plot / guilt of conspirators - untouchable

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Pope

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22
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Favored diplomacy over war and is returned to power by pursuading Don Ferrante of Naples (leader of Pop’s soldier) for peace and ends Pope’s retribution

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Lorenzo de Medici

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23
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1400 - 1495

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Early Renaissance Art

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24
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Stylization of Byzantine art replaced by

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Naturalism

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25
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2 types of painting in early Renaissance

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Religious or Mythology

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26
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Exploration of new form - types of experimentation

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Perspective
Foreshortening
Sfmato
Chiaroscuro
Atmospheric perspective
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27
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Pioneered oil paints / influenced by stained glass and illuminated manuscripts

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Northern artists

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Meticulous detail / maintained religious symbolism (very different from Italian artists)

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Northern artists

29
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Brunelleschi

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Architect

30
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Donatello

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Sculptor

31
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Masaccio

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Painter

32
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Botticelli

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Painter

33
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Van Eyck

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Painter

34
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1377 - 1446 - extremely sought-after engineer and architect

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Brunelleschi

35
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Famous for Dome of Florence Cathedral - originally trained as goldsmith

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Brunelleschi

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Actually double dome of 2 shelves - walkway between shells so interiors can be maintained - one of the most recognized domes in the world

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Brunelleschi’s Dome

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1386 - 1466 - produced 1st life-size nude since Classical era

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Donatello

38
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Explored human emotion - believe form follows emotion

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Donatello

39
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Received patronage from Cosimo de Medici

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Donatello

40
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1430 - 1st large bronze nude since CE - exaggerated contrapposto - head lowered to suggest humility

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David (Donatello)

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1440 - emaciated from 30 years of penitence - wood - gilded hair suggests spirituality - clothed only by hair (used to wash feet of Jesus) - face shows torture of badly led life - body shows ravages of time

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Mary Magdalene (Donatello)

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1401 - 1429 - created trompe l’oeil (fool the eye) effect

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Masaccio

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Career less than a decade - emphasized naturalism of face and gesture - interested in perspective - supposedly poisoned by fellow jealous painter

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Masaccio

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1425 - use of trompe l’oeil - surface is flat but apears as barrel-vaulted niche - Christ in dual role (crucified Christ and Son) - God the Father supports Christ - Holy Spirit (dove) between 2

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Holy Trinity (Masaccio)

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1427 - illustrates Matthew 17:24-27 - 3 sections (reads center, left, and right) - Peter in all 3

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Tribute Money (Masaccio)

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1425 - bold use of nude forms - intense expressions (Adam/Eve shameful) - bleak background representing desolation outside Garden - Angel foreshortened

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Expulsion from the Garden (Masaccio)

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1444 - 1510 - outstanding portraitist

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Botticelli

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Balanced composions - free-flowing / sensuous style - stressed line / detail to bring characters to life

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Botticelli

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Recurring theme - sad, young girl detached from activity around her

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Botticelli

50
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1485 - rose petals symbolize identity as goddess of love - figures appear to float above ground - flat landscape - Venus in the Half Shell

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Birth of Venus

51
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1370 - 1441 - painted with oil glazes on wood panels

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Jan Van Eyck

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Flemish - remarkable technical skill - linked using complex symbolism - “the best that I am capable of doing”

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Van Eyck

53
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1434 - The Wedding Portrait - inscription above mirror “Jan Van Eyck was present, 1434” - man is close to door (masculine outoors) - woman is close to domestic interior (feminine roles of wife/mother)

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Betrothal of the Arnolfini

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Dog (Wedding Portrait)

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Fidelity

55
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Shoes off (Wedding Portrait)

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Holy ground

56
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Oranges on table (Wedding Portrait)

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Trinity

57
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Apple on sill (Wedding Portrait)

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Downfall of man

58
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One lit candle in chandelier (Wedding Portrait)

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Presence of God

59
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Graffiti sign (Wedding Portrait)

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Ceremony witness

60
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Rosary beads (Wedding Portrait)

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Importance of faith in life

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Man’s raised hand (Wedding Portrait)

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Acknowledgement of relationship between man and God

62
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Hands of couple (Wedding Portrait)

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Two have become one

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Whisk / broom (Wedding Portrait)

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Wife’s response to keep happy / clean / efficient house

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Carving of St. Margaret on bedpost (Wedding Portrait)

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Good luck in childbirth

65
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Green on gown (Wedding Portrait)

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Fertility / fruitful marriage

66
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Mirror surrounded by scenes of Passion of Christ

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Betrothal of the Arnolfini

67
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Backs of couples and tow figures (one in red and the other in blue) standing outside of picture area

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Mirror images (Betrothal of the Arnolfini)