Week 3 Flashcards
means “ rebirth”
Renaissance
means “ rebirth”.
Renaissance
means the rediscovery of the ancient Roman Empire, which awakened the interest in Classical ideas of beauty and thoughts
Renaissance
based on the observation of the physical world and practiced the principles of mathematics through balance, harmony, and perspective.
Renaissance Art
sought to capture the individuality, beauty, and mystery of the natural world
Renaissance Art
has the genius to inject a new life into the dying forms
Giotto
was the first of the Italian masters to draw from nature.
Giotto
Some say that _____ became a pupil of Cimabue, an Italian painter, and mosaic designer
Giotto
Giotto and they painted large frescoes in the newly built Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. They decorated the interior of the church with the episodes of the life of Saint ___________.
Francis
is a cycle of 28 frescoes in the Upper Church of the Basilica
The Legend of Saint Francis
. When Giotto was around 36-38 years old, he moved to the town of _____ to take the most influential artwork in his life- the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel or the Arena Chapel.
Padua
the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel or the Arena Chapel
Giotto’s Most influential artwork in his life
depicts the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, and the principal events of the catholic faith.
Panoramic Frecoes
in 1334, he was designated as Magnus Magister or the chief of public works in Florence
Giotto
“Father of the Renaissance”
Giotto
Is one of the greatest Florentine sculptors and is considered as one of the most influential artists of the 15th century
Donatello
He received his artistic training in a goldsmith’s workshop where he learned metallurgy and fabrication of other substances.
Donatello
Donatello worked on the _______________ which is a colossal seated and disproportional figure of the saint.
St. John the Evangelist
is an Italian word for “fresh”, it is a method of painting in which color pigments are mixed only with water and applied directly on freshly laid lime-paster ground or surface
Fresco
means carving in figures but slightly rose from the background.
Low-Relief or Bas Relief
which flourished for about 35 years, revolved around three towering figures
High Renaissance Art
He was captivated by the flowers, faces, and flying birds. He also excelled in mathematics and loved drawings and modeling figures in clay
Leonardo Da Vinci
is also known for his unconventional ways: he dissected corpses and made the first drawing of an unborn child and a series of anatomical sketches
Leonardo Da Vinci
made the first drawings of landscape, and discovered the colors of shadows; and he developed chiaroscuro
Leonardo Da Vinci
It is a way of using dark and light to make an object look firm, full, and real.
chiaroscuro
he uses tempera on stone
Leonardo Da Vinci
When the French conquered Milan, Leonardo drifted on to Venice then to Florence where he served as a _____________
military engineer
What disabled Leonardo De Vinci to paint during his last years
his paralyzed hands
is known as one of the greatest artists in the Italian Renaissance period.
Michaelangelo