Italian Renaissance Flashcards
What is the revival or rebirth?
classical antiquity
greco-roman arts and writings
what are three main characteristics of classical antiquity
contrapposto pose
nudity
free-standing sculpture
contrapposto pose
natural standing pose, free standing pose, leaning on one leg
what new forms and systems did italian renaissance emphasize?
perfect forms in nature and mapping geometric systems
what was the purpose of making art more perfect than reality?
reflect divine laws
what is the perspective implemented in renaissance art?
mathematical perspective
what does a mathematical perspective entail?
fixed point of view, creating depth in the foreground and background
date
14th century-17th century
historical turning point context
abrupt break from the middle ages (dark ages)
Theotokos Hodegetria
“the lady of the way”
the designation of the virgin Mary as the mother of God
key figures
cimabue Giotto Duccio pietro lorenzetti ambrogio lorenzetti simone martini Filippo Brunelleschi Nino Psano lorenzo ghiberti donatello Robert Campin Gentile di Fabriano Masaccio fillip lippi Fra Angelico
cimabue
1240-1302
- virgin and infant in Majesty surrounded. by Angels (La maesta) 1280
Giotto
1266-1337
- ognisannti Madonna 1300-1303
- Lamentation 1304-1306
- madonna and child 1320
- the arena chapel 1305
Duccio
- Rucellai, Madonna, 1285
- la maesta of siena 1311
pietro Lorenzetti
(1280-1348)
- birth of the virgin, 1335-42
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
- allegory of good government
- allegory of bad government
- effects of good government in the town and the countryside
simonemartini
(1280-1348)
- la maesta 1312-1315
- annuciation with Saints Ansan and Marguerite 1333
who made the inconic dome in florence
Filippo Brunelleschi
Nino Pisano
(1349-1368)
sculptor
- virgin of the annuciation 1360-1365
fillipio brunelleschi
brunelleschi dome
old Sacrisity 1418-28
sacrifice of issac 1401
lorenzo ghiberti
sacrifice of isaac 1401
Jacob and esau, Gates of Paradise 1425-52
donatello
(1386-1466) scultpro -saint mark (1411-1413) -saint george (1415-1417) - David (1440-43) - the penitent Magdalene 1453-55
“Stiacciato”
(create a sense of space and depth) very shallow relief scultpure to suggest perspective, only millimeters deep
How are sculptures formed?
Clay core formed –> wax layer added and sculpted to shap. Fine details added –> chaplets, wax sprue, vents, and feeders added –> incested in clay and baked, wax melts out –> metal pored into mould –> as cast –> feeders, sprune and vents removed
