Gothic and Renaisance Art

Question 0

Gothic art was made during in the Middle Ages when _____________ was prevalent and art was namely for _____________ purposes. It was used to convey stories from the _____________.

Answer 0

Gothic art was made during in the Middle Ages when CHRISTIANITY was prevalent and art was namely for RELIGIOUS purposes. It was used to convey stories from the BIBLE.

Question 1

What was the main media to come out of gothic art?

Answer 1

Primary media in the Gothic period included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco and illuminated manuscripts

Question 2

What was an important architectural development during the Middle Ages?

Answer 2

The Ribbed Vault.

Question 3

How did this new invention benefit gothic architecture?

Answer 3

The buildings could be built higher and thus allow more light in.

Question 4

Tell me about the Lamentation by Giotto Di Bondone.

Answer 4

• The Lamentation has weak depth.
• There is a sense of foreshortening with the mountain in the background.
• The mourners with their backs faced to us give us the sense that we are behind them.
• It is a fresco, made using wet plaster with paint.
• The figures portray the first sense of human emotion.

Question 5

Talk about the Annunciation by Fra Angelico.

Answer 5

• The use of architectural columns to create a real space mathematically was well done.
• The virgin and angel are out of proportion.
• The chair the Virgin is sitting on is out of proportion.
• The space, minus the virgin and angel, is realistically done.
• The virgin and the angel both showcase real emotion and look like actual people.

Question 6

Where did most Renaissance art come from?

Answer 6

A lot of the art came from Italy.

Question 7

What categorized the Renaissance .

Answer 7

• A rediscovery of the nude human figure and attention to its form
• The recognizable (realistic) portrait
• The development of linear (single point) perspective and pictorial space
• Landscape or interior as a background for human
• The qualities of light and shadow.

Question 8

Who was Filippo Brunelleschi?

Answer 8

He was the architect that designed the dome if Florence Cathedral.

Question 9

What was the first large scale nude?

Answer 9

Donatello’s David.

Question 10

Discuss the figure.

Answer 10

• The pose of David is classical contrapposto. (Dat “s”curve)
• It’s lauded for its sinuous line and form.
• David’s oblivion to his nudity is in contrast to the hyper awareness of nudity that Medieval art presented.
• The expression on David is detached.