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1
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what influenced David

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Apollo Belvedere

Rediscovered

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how long did it take to transport David and to where

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4 days to the plaza della signora

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who already started work on the second hand piece of marble for David

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Agostino di ducco

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4
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what does David’s right hand reflect

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manu fortis - the strong hand, rock in it

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5
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when was the Milan war

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early 15th C

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Which side is the horizon line lower

Mona

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LEFT

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7
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what is different about this portrait

Mona

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new trend - 3/4 view of sitter

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8
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who bought the painting after Leonardo died

Mona

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King Francis I from Salai

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9
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Madonna of the meadow

What art historians commented on and what did they say

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Hartt and Wilkins note that Raphael early work is not as interested in anatomy and expression as Michelangelo and leonardo

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10
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Madonna of the meadow

Shows influence of who

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Leonardo by characuro and sfumato

Rachael’s teacher perugino by colour palette and soft sweet facial expressions

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11
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Madonna of the meadow

Landscape is

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Tuscan

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Madonna of Bruges

Commissioned to be

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Looked up at

Displayed lower than MA would have liked

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Madonna of Bruges

Sculpture was bought by

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Jan Van Moeskroen

A merchant from the city of Bruges in Flanders

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Madonna of Bruges

Commissioned by

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Cardinal Piccolomini

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Pope Julius II

High renaissance based in

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Rome

“Caput mundi”

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16
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Pope Julius II

Why did he grow his beard

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For the loss of the city bolognato to the French Army in 1511

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17
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Pope Julius II

What family
What coat of art

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Della Rovere family

Oak tree acorns on chair

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Portrait of Leo X

2 ppl behind him

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Luigi de Rossi

Giulio de Medici

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19
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Portrait of Leo X

What type of portrait

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Dynastic portrait

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Portrait of Leo X

What family

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Prominent member of the Medici family

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21
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Tempietto in san Pietro

What is on the metopes

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A papal tiara and bowl with wine

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Tempietto in san Pietro

Patrons

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Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand of Spain - most catholic monarchs

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23
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Tempietto in san Pietro

What idea does this building show

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Perfection of heaven explained by Alberti in the 15th C

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24
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Tempietto in san Pietro

Influence by

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Writing of Vitruvius
And ancient Roman architect
Strength usefulness and beauty

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25
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The raising of Lazarus

Commissioned by

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Cardinal Guild de’ Medici

Bishop of Narbonne

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26
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The raising of Lazarus

What was to be donated as a partner piece

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Rachael’s transfiguration

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27
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The raising of Lazarus

Who helped

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Michelangelo

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The raising of Lazarus

How is his influence shown

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Lazarus’ michelangesque physique

29
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The raising of Lazarus

Jesus’ pointed finger has said to have be as

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been argued by many art historians as a paraphrasing of Gods and Adams fingers in Sistine chapel

30
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Venus of Urbino

Chest could be a

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Cassone - marriage chest

31
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Venus of urbino

Who owned

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Duke of urbhino - guidibaldo della rovere

32
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Venus of urbino

What has it been suggested as

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Marriage picture

By art historian Edgar wind

33
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Venus of urbino

Who was it for

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Instructive model for new bride Giulia Varano

34
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Venus of urbino

What else was suggested

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Charles Hope suggested tag painting was painted to to simply have an overtly sexual appearance and meaning

35
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Isenheim alter piece

What enscription is written

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Beside johns head

“He must increase but decreeasee” - comes from John 3:30

36
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Isenheim alter piece

Commissioned by

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Guy guess

Preceptor or the monastery

37
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judgement of Paris

What version is depicted

A

Guildo della colonne’s

38
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judgement of Paris

what is another interpretation

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the humanist scholar and poet Conrad Celts said story was an allegory for choice between a completive, active or sensual life

39
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the transfiguration

depicts?

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top scene - the transfiguration Matthew 17:1-8

bottom scene depicts epileptic boy/ boy possessed by demons

40
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the transfiguration

who is shown

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man in bottom left could represent martin Luther

95 theses written the year before

41
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the transfiguration

bottom shows

A

everyone that rejects the popes teachings

42
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the transfiguration

who could Raphael be responding tooo

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del piombos gentian colour in the raising of Lazarus which was painted in competition according to Vasari

43
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The 4 apostles

who is shown

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st john evangelist , st Peter(left)

st paul, st mark (right)

44
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The 4 apostles

what is beneath the saints

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long inscription urging moderation and conciliation - a message to the pope of nuremburg

45
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The 4 apostles

what are the apostles holding

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st mark - scroll
st paul - bible and swords
st peter - key
st John bible

46
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The 4 apostles

what were the 4 apostles associated with

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the 4 temperaments

47
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The 4 apostles

where wa sit painted dfor

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artist home town - Nuremberg

painted in celebration of the city fathers decision to join the Protestant reformation in 1625

48
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The 4 apostles

what overt reference to protestantism can be seen

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Peter behind John

mark behind Paul

49
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

Commissioned by

A

Francis I

50
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

Cellini had been working for Francis since

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1540

51
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

The imagery is in fact borrowed from

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a fresco in the Palace of Fontainebleau by another Italian: Rosso Fiorentino.

52
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

The subject matter concerns

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how Fontainebleau got its name: One day while out hunting, one of the king’s hunting dogs led the hunt to a previously unknown natural spring. The dog was called Bliaud and the spring was named ‘The Fountain of Bliaud’ which shortens to ‘Fontainebleau’.
Bliaud and his fellow hunting dogs are visible on the right

53
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

A nymph is a

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mythological being – a female water spirit

54
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

One of Francis’ personal emblems was

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a stag.

The symbolism of the nymph having her arm round the stag’s neck suggests protection or support.

55
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau,

where was it meant to go

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designed to fit into the tympanum above the gate, which is the reason for its shape.
it was installed in the Château d’Anet, a castle built by Francis’ son and successor Henry II.
The Château d’Anet was built for Henry’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers
The nymph began to be associated with Diana, the ancient goddess of hunting

56
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa

what is this sculpture interpreted as

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The Medici had returned to power in Florence in 1530, and this may be interpreted as symbol of their power.

57
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa

where is the story from

A

Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Book 4)

58
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Château de Chambord

who commissioned

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Francis I he had building fever

59
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Château de Chambord

what was this a symbol of

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This was a sign of his power and wealth,

60
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Château de Chambord

what was it built as

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hunting lodge
located next to a forest and away from large areas of human habitation, making it a good hunting ground.
The land it’s built on is royal land, so he had no obligations to the aristocracy while using it

Hunting as one of the major pastimes of royalty and aristocracy at this time.

61
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Château de Chambord

what other artists helped

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The double-helix staircase is thought to have been designed by, or based on a design by Leonardo.

62
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Château de Chambord

how is he known as the patron

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coffering is decorated with the letter F or one of his emblems - salamander

63
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Château de Chambord

how often did he spend here

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7 weeks

impractical

64
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The Darmstadt Madonna

Commissioned by

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Jakob Meyer

65
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The Darmstadt Madonna

painting is a

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‘Virgin of Mercy’ image: Mary as a figure protecting people. - common in religious art since the middle-ages.

66
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The Darmstadt Madonna

name of the wives shown

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Dorothea Kennengiesser

Magdalena Baer - died in 1511

67
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The Darmstadt Madonna

when did the sons. die

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1526

68
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The Darmstadt Madonna

who posed as Mary

A

Holbein’s friend (possibly lover) Magdalena Offenburg

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