Renaissance- Art portion Flashcards
Chiaro Scuro
is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition
linear 1 point perspective
system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point
vanishing point
is a point in the picture plane π that is the intersection of the projections (or drawings) of a set of parallel lines in space on to the picture plane.
continous narrative
is a type of narrative where the illustration of several scenes are in a single frame.
ex. tribute money
atmospheric perspective
method of creating the illusion of depth, or recession, in a painting or drawing by modulating colour to simulate changes effected by the atmosphere on the colours of things seen at a distance.
Brutto-bello
beautiful-ugliness
sfumato
vanised in smoke
diptych /triptych
2 panels
3 panels
moralized landscape
memento mori
‘remember that you will die’
ex. resurrection of christ
putti
baby angels
foreshortening
the illusion( on 2D space) that figues seem to recede in 3D space
di soto in su
viewpoint from directly below
renaissance man
has knowledge of everything
Davinci
The Merode Alterpiece
Robert Campin
Flemish/Flanders
- named after the merode family
- this piece is the humanized version of the anunciation(the moment when angel gabriel comes to mary and tells her that she is going to bear jesus)
Man in a Red Turban
Jan Van Eyck
Flemish/Flanders
- protrait of a man with no religious significance
- correlates with humanism, highlights importance of a common man
Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife
Jan Van Eyck
Flemish/Flanders
- his most famous portrait
- purpose was to document and sanctify a marriage
Gates of paradise
ghiberti
Rennaisance
- helped him win fame
- told story of old testament (12 yrs to model and cast and 15 yrs for detail)
- artist and son are door handles
The duomo
brunelleschi
Renaissance
- made of pink,white,green marble
- the outside and inside of the dome are separate walls
hospital of the innocents
Brunelleschi
Renaissance
- 1st renaissance building (orpahage)
- 1st time care of abondoned children became public concern
- clasically inspired( parthenon)
-The Trinity
Masaccio
Renaissance
- earlies known ecample of 2 point perspective
- the trinity (father,holy spirit,and christ on cross) are red,white,and blue no matter how you look at it)
- evokes sympathy (humanism)
Brancacci chapel fresco cycle
Masaccio
Renaissance
- his masterpiece
- all frescos have to do with st.peter
- famous for human emotion
The tribute money
Masaccio
Renaissance
- based on biblical story, tax collector asks for money from peter, peter does not have any, Jesus tells him to go to the sea and the money will by in the fish’s mouth
- continous narrative example
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David
Donatello
Renaissance
- inspired by david and goliath story
- symbol of florence (underdog can be a hero!)
Mary Magdalen
Donatello
Renaissance
- highlighted emotions
- no matter how many sins one committed, if one repents: they will be forgiven
Gattamelata
Donatello
Renaissance
- means honeyed cat
- depicts a condottieri (a mercenary leader who is famous for combining strategy (loyalty,bravery,virtue)
Resurrection of Christ
Peiro della Francesca
Renaissance
- about the biblical story when jesus was placed in a tomb and stone was put upon it.
- it portrays jesus in a godly and mystical way
- uses bruto bello (body is pretty,face is “ugly”[suffereing]
Federico Montefeltro and Battista Sforza
Piero della Francesca
Renaissance
- it is a diptych
- shows the devotion of the duke and duchess(never married after she dies and always left a place for her in later portraits)
Birth of Venus
Botticelli
Renaissance
- neoplatonic version of love
- venus represents the love we must strive for with God (spiritual)
Primavera
Botticelli
Renaissance
- represents the coming of spring
- includes zephyr,camilla,3 fates, and mercury.
- has a neoplatonic meaning when read with the camilla and centaur painting
Ceiling Fresco in the Camea Picta
Andrea Mantegna
Renaissance
uses foreshortening : where a 2d surface appears 3d.
-comical painitng: babies falling in and out, looks as if the ceiling is wide open (bird)
The Last Supper
Leonardo Davinci
HIgh Renaissance
-known as 1st great figure composition in high ren.
known for technicality and formality of painting (mathematically)
known for emotional rendition of characters
—-intention of soul must be expressed by gestures and emotions
never named disciples b/c the gestures were so clear
Mona Lisa
Leonardo Davinci
HIgh Renaissance
- relaxed and informal ¾ pose :—revolutionary (b/c previous were stiff and portraits)…established new pose
- wide base of painting: (pyramid)
Pieta
Michelangelo
HIgh Renaissance
-pieta means pity
-virgin mary holding deceased body of christ on her lap
mary was usually depicted as old and jesus as gaunt
→in this painting,mary looks young and jesus looks as if he is sleeping
-this painting is timeless
David
Michelangelo
High Renaisance
- did it in 3 years, 1 block of abandoned marble (abandoned by another artist)
- 18 foot block of marble
- had only a chisel and a hammer
- this painting: before the battle ( watching for something to come) → M introduced psychological layer in sculpture
- replica of it is in city hall (florence was underdog just like david) …political advantageous state
The Last Judgement
Michelangelo
High Renaissance
- M put himself in last judgement (bartholomew was holdinghim….as if to be asking god what to do with him)
- intrigued by Inferno and influenced by inferno in painting
Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo
High Renaissance
- In the middle are scenes of old testament: creation,fall,flood; on the sides are sibils and profits that foreshadow the coming of christ
- paintings look so sculptural
- Emotion: in 2 dimension
- the creation scene : when God gives life to Adam
- —- Hands! : shows emotion of the connection between, (power vs realization)
The Sistine Madonna
Raphael
High Renaissance
- jesus looks like a baby
- real mom and child
- look like they are scared as if they know what is going to happen
- altarpiece was placed opposite of crucifix,–looking in anticipation
- commissioned as altarpiece
The School of Athens
Raphael
High Renaissance
- pinnacle of high renaissance
- reference to classics
- —-has plato and aristotle
- —also roman people
- —1 pt perspective: vaishing point is in between 2 middle people (plato and aristotle) Plato is pointing up toward world of ideals Aritstotle: toward earthly
