Exam 1 Flashcards
Nicola Pisano (Italian)
Pulpit of the Pisa Cathedral Baptistery
marble
Italy
1259-1260
Late Gothic
Predella
Painting or sculpture at the bottom of an altar piece
Buon Fresco
Pigments with water are applied to wet plaster
Fresco Secco
Pigments and water are mixed with egg applied are to a tempered (moistened) plaster
Controposto
Counterpose; human figure standing with most of their weight on one foot
Piano Nobile
“Noble floor/level;” principle floor of a large house; contains the principle reception and bedrooms
Apse
Semicircle recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome
Nave
The main body of the church
Late Gothic Style
Byzantine
International Style
Bright colours; lavish clothing; ornamentation
Nicola Pisano (Italian)
The Annunciation and the Nativity (detail of pulpit; Pisa Cathedral Baptistery)
marble relief
Italy
1259-1260
Late Gothic
Cimabue (Italian)
Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets
tempera on wood
ca. 1280-1290
Late Gothic
Duccio (Italian)
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints
front of Maestà Altarpiece
tempera on wood
1308-
1311
Late Gothic
Giotto (Italian)
Lamentation
Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy
fresco
ca. 1305
Late Gothic
Pietro Lorenzetti (Italian)
The Birth of the Virgin
tempera on wood
1342
Late Gothic
Limbourg Brothers (Flemish)
January
ink on vellum illumination
1413-1416
International Style