Italian Proto/Early Renaissance

Question 1

Which Gothic traditions did the Proto-Renaissance artists hold on to, and which ones did they reject?

Answer 1

Some elements kept were architectural, such as the three portal doors for cathedrals. They rejected narration of only religion though, and began making and sculpture more humanistic

Question 2

Humanism

Answer 2

a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.

Question 3

Neo-platonism

Answer 3

Platonic thought mixed with Christian ideas and tradition

Question 4

Linear perspective

Answer 4

line goes to a point in background and disappears

Question 5

Atmospheric perspective

Answer 5

things get less clear in the background

Question 6

Who were major art patrons during this time period?

Answer 6

The church and wealthy individual patrons

Question 7

Why was Italy influenced by Greco-Roman tradition?

Answer 7

Italy was close to its influence. There were Roman sculptures and ruins all over the place, which influenced this classical thought

Question 8

Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets by Cimabue

Answer 8

Byzantine and Gothic influences; symmetrical, flat, nimbuses, gold background

Question 9

Madonna Enthroned by Giotto

Answer 9

human bodies beneath drapery; Mary is more motherly, more human; depicted how she would be seen in real life

Question 10

Lamentation by Giotto

Answer 10

diagonal; bodies beneath drapery; realistic expressions on faces

Question 11

The Maesta by Duccio

Answer 11

Mary as the Queen of Heaven; Byzantine and Gothic carryover; figures with a sense of bodies

Question 12

David by Donatello

Answer 12

David was a symbol of Florence; neoplatonism with the idea that hearkening back to classical sculpture but with a religious figure

Question 13

Tribute Money by Masaccio

Answer 13

Atmospheric perspective bc the background is hazy; chiaroscuro; nimbuses; linear perspective on Christ; fresco

Question 14

Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Michelozzo di Bartolommeo, Florence

Answer 14

building varies as building goes up, 3 partitions; as you go up, less masonry and more windows; classical roman moldings

Question 15

Primavera, Botticelli

Answer 15

narrative; oranges=medici family; classically inspired; neoplatonic (look to god in your marriage); “spring” of the family; Venus and Flora represent actual Medici women

Question 16

chiaroscuro

Answer 16

Taking light and shadow to create a realistic image in depth