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Artist: Nicola Pasano Title: Relief Time/Era: c. 1260/ Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Thirteenth Century Italy Medium: Marble Size: 34 in. Context: Pisa Baptistery · Annunciation to Mary at the upper left,· Annunciation to the Shepherds at the upper right· Nativity in the center, and· Washing of the Infant Christ at the lower center |
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Artist: Cimabue Title: Madonna Enthroned Time/Era: 1280-1290 / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Medium: Tempera on Wood Size: 12ft 7in x 7ft 4in Context: · Lines to describe volume· Lines of Gold defining fabric· Figures are elongated· Christ represented as a mini adult, rather thana baby, Homunculus· Piece is completely symmetricalo Gives a sense of stability, safety, security· Beautiful visual movements· Shape of the alter pieces, leads our eye upwardo Spirituality and ascension |
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Artist: Giotto Title: Madonna Enthroned Time/Era: c. 1310 / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Florence Italy Medium: Tempera on wood Size: 10ft 8in x 6ft 8in Context: · Differenceso Figures are super solid human figureso Angels anatomy is more realistic, curve of spine§ More realistic sense of a cluster of peopleo Jesus looks more like a baby§ Created a child that looks child like |
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Artist: Giotto Title: Nativity Time/Era: 1305 / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Arena Chapel, Padua Medium: Fresco Size: n/a Context: · Simplification of the panel makes is easier forviewer to understand· Emphasis on individual psychology· Baby step of Linear perspective |
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Artist: Giotto Title: Last Judgement Time/Era: c. 1305 / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Arena Chapel Medium: Fresco Size: 33ft x 27ft Context: · Back of the chapel· Groups of soldier angels at the top· Everything Flocking to Jesus in the middle· Right hand good, left hand sinister bad· Left hand sideo Jumbled, tumbling, torturingo Falling into the crust of the eartho Devoured by Satan himself |
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Artist: Giotto Title: Last Judgement Time/Era: 1305 Origin: Arena Chapel Padua Medium: Fresco Size: Detail Context: Enrico Scrovegni, assisted by a monk, lifts up a model of the Arena Chapel and presents it to the Virgin and two other figures. Scrovegni faces the exterior of the entrance wall, the interior of which contains the last Judgement |
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Artist: Duccio Title: Kiss of Judas Time/Era: 1308-1311 / Painting in Siena / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: from the Maesta, Siena Italy Medium: Tempera on Panel Size: n/a Context: · S shaped flow· Composition, sense of rupture to ito Two groups separatingo Whole painting about shift and change in thestory |
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Artist: Giotto Title: Kiss of Judas Time/Era: 1305 / Precursors of the Renaissance Origin: Painting in Siena, Arena Chapel, Padua Medium: Fresco Size: Context: |
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Artist: Limbourg brothers Title: January Time/Era: 1413-1416 / Precursors of the Renaissance / The international gothic style Origin: from the tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Medium: Illuminated Manuscript Size: 8.75 in x 5 5/16 in Context: Musee Conde, Chantilly, France |
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Artist: Masaccio Title: Holy Trinity Time/Era: 1425 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Santa Maria Novella, Florence Medium: Fresco Size: 21ft 9in x 9ft 4in Context: · One point perspective to create an illusion tolooking into another space· Vanishing point lines up with the axis of Christ Linear Perspective, directs your eye to christ, creates an illusion of space |
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Artist: Andrea Mantegna Title: Dead Christ Time/Era: 1500 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy Medium: Tempera on wood Size: 26.75in x 31 7/8 in Context: Concept, Foreshortening |
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Artist: Massachio Title: Left side of Brancacci Chapel Time/Era: The Early Renaissance / Early 15th Century Painting Origin: Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence Medium: Size: Context: |
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Artist: Donatello Title: David Time/Era: 1430-1440 Origin: Florence, Italy Medium: Bronze Size: 5ft 2.5 in Context: Depicting a biblical character, David andgoliath, new type of ideal. First naturalistic nude sculpture, David and Goliath, Important to the people of the city of florence |
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Artist: Andrea del Castagno Title: The Youthful David Time/Era: 1450 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Second Generation Developments Medium: Tempera on leather mounted on wood Size: 45.5 x 30.25 in Context: |
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Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio Title: David Time/Era: early 1470s / The Early Renaissance Origin: Florence, Italy Medium: Bronze Size: 49 in Context: |
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Artist: Paolo Uccello Title: Sir John Hawkwood Time/Era: 1436 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Florence Cathedral Medium: Fresco transferred to canvas Size: Context: militarypainting, Cathedral shows religious secular, Perspective significant: Base is seen from below, statue looking rightat it |
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Artist: Piero della Francesca Title: Annunciation Time/Era: 1450 / The Early Renaissance Origin: San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy Medium: Fresco Size: 10ft 9.5in x 6ft 4in Context: Monumentality versus Spirituality in 15th Century Painting |
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Artist: Piero della Francesca Title: Battista Sforza and Federico de Montefeltro Time/Era: 1475 / The Early Renaissance Origin: State Portraits Medium: Oil and tempera on Panel Size: Each 18.5 in x 13 in Context: Communicates and How: How connected they are to their land Duke and Ducchess,moles on face, marble white buildings and pearls |
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Artist: Fra Angelico Title: Annunciation Time/Era: 1440 Origin: San Marco, Florence, Italy Medium: Fresco Size: 6.5 ft x 5 ft 1.5 in Context: 3 Aspects link Renaissance to Gothic: Presence of light being astanding tothe presense ofgod, flat halos, patterning on the wings and halos |
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Artist: Andrea Mantegna Title: Ceiling tondo of the Camera Picta (Camera degli Sposi) Time/Era: 1474 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Ducal Palace, Mantua Medium: Fresco Size: Diameter of Balcony 5ft Context: Represents: An Oculus, circular hole in the middle of a dome to let inlightType of illusionism: Trompe Loil, to trick the eye |
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Artist: Sandro Botticelli Title: Birth of Venus Time/Era: 1482 Origin: Galleria degli Uffizi Medium: Tempera on canvas Size: 5ft 8in x 9ft 1in Context: According to Classical Myth, Venus was born when the severed genitals of Uranus were cast into the sea. Botticelli's Venus Floats ashore on a scallop shell, gently blown by a male wind god and a female breeze. |
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Artist: Robert Campin Title: Merode Altarpiece Time/Era: 1425-1430 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Size: 25 x 25 in Context: Campin was a master painter in the painters' guild in Tournai from 1406 |
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Artist: Jan van eyck Title: Arnolfini Portrait Time/Era: 1434 / The Early Renaissance Origin: London, England Medium: Oil on Wood Size: 32.25 x 23.5 in Context: |
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Artist: Rogier van der Weyden Title: Descent from the Cross Time/Era: 1435 / The Early Renaissance Origin: Prado, Madrid, Spain Medium: Oil on wood Size: 7 ft x 8 ft Context: |
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Artist: Leonardo da Vinci Title: Embryo in the Womb Time/Era: 1510 / High Renaissance Origin: Royal Collection, Windsor Castle Medium: Pen and Brown ink Size: 11.75 in x 8.5 in Context: · Attempting to show use what a fetus would looklike inside the uterus· Cadaver dissected indeed had a fetus in breachposition· Accurate, fetus is accurate, uterus accuratelyshapedo The uterin artery is accurately drawn· Did observe the vascular system of the cervixaccurately |
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Artist: Leonardo da Vinci Title: Last Supper Time/Era: 1495-1498 / High Renaissance Origin: Medium: Fresco Size: 15 ft x 28 ft Context: · Iconic images in western art· Painting represents a series of events afterjesus announces someone is a traitor· Each person reacts in a way which is consistentwith their personalityo Judas leaning away in the shadowso John grabs a knife cause he’s so pissed off· Composition: Four groups of three apostles,group of 3 windows, 4 wall hanging things· Linear Perspective: Orthogonals going to Jesus· Rounded arch above his head· Implied triangle, jesus supply stability· Jesus’ head framed by the window, light emittingof his head, light of the world |
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Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci Title: Mona Lisa Time/Era: 1503-1505 / High Renaissance Origin: Louvre, Paris, France Medium: Oil on Wood Size: 30.25 in x 21 in Context: Enigmatic Smile· Small painting· Based on an implied triangle· Background is blue green, foreground has a warmyellow light shining on her· Dark rich tones in hair and clothing· Curving aqueduct that lines up perfectly withthe garment on her shoulder, (right side)· (Left side) curving road lines up with curves onher sleeve· metaphor comparing the body to the landscapeo skin soil, bones rocks, blood rivers· This is a visual manifestation of that metaphor,likening the body to the land scape |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: David Time/Era: 1501-1504 / High Renaissance Origin: Galleria dell'academia Medium: Marble Size: 13ft 5in Context: · Michelangelo was in his late 20s when built· Worked on this in secret· Originally this piece was meant for the Florencecathedral, to government building, to museum· Antiquity, down below there is a tree stumpsupporting his leg· Contrapposto figure· We know he hasn’t defeated goliath yet, tensestare to the left, sling on his shoulder, calm before the storm· Proportions: Torso and arms are way too big forthe legs, increases monumentality of the figure, hands way too big, drawattention away from the sling· Monumental, perfectly exaggerated figure,defines heroism and victory |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Time/Era: 1508-1512 / High Renaissance Origin: Vatican, Rome Medium: Fresco Size: 5800 sq ft Context: · Ceiling has a series of images· Creation of adam and eve, drunkenness of noah· Biblical stories, left side, representation ofJonah and the Whale· Creation of Adam, Adam is waiting for the sparkof life from god· Michelangelo’s figures, muscles are ripped,figures are nine heads tall, monumental proportion· Kind of contemporary artist who steal thisproportion, Marvel Comics |
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Artist: Michelangelo Title: Creation of Adam Time/Era: 1510 Origin: Center if sistine chapel ceiling Medium: Fresco Size: Context: Idealistic,Renaissance, Proportions are larger than life, muscular and twisting in space,clear relationship to sculpture Creation of Adam, God and Adam, Lady maybe Eve |
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Artist: Raphael Title: School of Athens Time/Era: 1509-1511 Origin: Vatican, Rome, Italy Medium: Fresco Size: Context: · Enormous, painting is meant to representclassical harmony· Many greek philosophers gathered in painting· Pythagoreous, group of students around him lefthand corner· Dionygenus, blue guy hobo on stairs· Contemporary artists in the painting, connectionto greek philosophers· Representation of Michelangelo is old man on boxo Positive interpretation: copying some of theposes in micheal angelods paints· Raphael himself is in the painting |
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Artist: Titian Title: Venus of Urbino Time/Era: 1538 / The High Renaissance in Italy Origin: Florence, Italy Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 3ft 11in. x 5ft 5in Context: · Painting was commissioned by a duke· Titian clearly took a a lot of inspiration fromGiorgione· Difference: Venus is awake, she is aware yourobserving her· Servants in background digging in trunk lookingfor clothing· Roses in hand, symbol for venus· Dog represents, carnal desire and fidelity |
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Artist: Jacopo da Pontormo Title: Entombment Time/Era: 1525-1528 / Mannerism Origin: Capponi Chapel, Florence Italy Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 10 ft 3in, x 6ft 4in Context: · Landscape, outsideo No real knowledge where we are· Sky darkens as Christ dies allusion· Pink and blue, pasteli color scheme· Contrasts with how worried everyone looks· Lots of disturbing juxtapositions· Incredible postures |
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Artist: Parmigiano Title: Madonna and Child with Angels, (Madonna of the Long Neck) Time/Era: 1535 / Mannerism and the 16th Century Origin: Florence Italy Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 7ft 1in x 4ft 4in Context: · Figures tilted away from us but the twisted backtowards us· Neck has an alien tilt· Not symmetrical, all the balance on the left· Spatial arrangemento Tiny guy in the bottom right unrolling a scroll§ No sense in terms of logical spaceo Column§ No sense but it’s there, reference to classicalartwork? |
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Artist: Agnolo Bronzino Title: Allegory called Venus, Cupid, Folly, and time Time/Era: 1545 / Mannerism in the 16th Century in Italy Origin: Medium: Oil on wood Size: 5ft 1in x 4ft 8.25in Context: Venus, Cupid, Old man, Time, Envy, Fraud (Deceit), · The typical mannerist pension for creatingimages, fabrics, luxiorious, satinity, beautiful glossy highlights· Depiction of cupid and venuso Cupid is venus son fondling her breasto Pile of roses about to through onto venus andcupido Series of masks at venus’ feeto Old man pulling back curtain to expose theincest, pissed offo Behind cupid and venus, old women gripping hair,depicts envyo Her body terminates in a serpeants tail and alion, hands are switched§ This figure represents the ideal of fraud |
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Artist: Giambologna Title: Mercury Time/Era: 1576 / Mannerism in the later 16th Century in italy Origin: Florence, Italy Medium: Bronze Size: 24in Context: · Mannerist tradition of utilizing open spaces· Left foot is balanced on a breath of air fromthe wind god· Stretching his arm upward, · Sculpture is meant to walk around andappreciatin |
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Artist: El Greco Title: Burial of the Count of Orgaz Time/Era: 1586-1588 / Counter Reformation Painting Origin: Church of Santo Tome Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 15ft 9in x 11ft 10in Context: Domenikos Theotokopoulos |
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Artist: Andrea Palladio Title: Villa Rotonda Time/Era: 1566-1570 Origin: Medium: Size: Context: · Villa is a vacation house, particular piece isinteresting, taking inspiration from roman temples· Ionic columns· Floor plan built off of a square |
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Artist: Caterina van Hemessen Title: Self Portrait Time/Era: 1548 / 16th Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Basel, Switzerland Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 31 x 25 cm Context: Implements, how she created her work, wall stick to steady her hand, |
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Artist: Hieronymus Bosch Title: The Garden of Earthly Delights Time/Era: 1510-1515 / Sixteenth Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Medium: Oil on Wood, Triptych Size: Context: Garden of Eden, World (Earth) Party, Hell |
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Artist: Pieter Brugel the Elder Title: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Time/Era: 1554-1555 Origin: Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 2ft 5in x 3ft 8in Context: Bruegel was one of the most famous netherland painter, the myth oficarus, synthesis of northern european christian ideals, with greek myth |
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Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder Title: Netherlandish Proverbs Time/Era: 1559 / 16th Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Berlin Germany Medium: Panel Size: 3ft 10in x 5ft 4.5in Context: Visual Satire containing hidden or double meanings within the imagery,Blue denotes foolishness or cheating, Red denotes sin |
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Artist: Albrecht Durer Title: Self-Portrait Time/Era: 1498 Origin: Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 20.5 in x 16in Context: Reference to Da Vincis Mona Lisa, Durer was interested in lines and crisp contours, everyform is sharp and well defined |
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Artist: Albrecht Durer Title: Melencolia I Time/Era: 1514, Germany Origin: Medium: Engraving Size: 9 3/8 in x 6 3/8 on Context: Meloncholic, angel figure meant to represent durerhimself, leaning on elbow means meloncholic, an unemployed genius looking for inspiration |
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Artist: Albrecht Durer Title: Erasmus Time/Era: 1526 / 16th Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Medium: Engraving Size: 9 7/8 in x 7 3/8 in Context: He was inspired by Piny's praise of Apelles |
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Artist: Matthias Grunewald Title: Crucifixion with Saint Sebastian, Saint Anthony, and Lamentation Time/Era: 1510-1515 / 16th Century painting and printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Medium: Oil Panel with Frame Size: Altarpiece Context: Puliptic, multiple panels to it, commissioned to a hospital monastery, Exteriorof the alterpieceMattias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, Open. Annunciation, virgin and child with angels and ressurection |
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Artist: Matthias Grunewald Title: Annunciation, Virgin and Child with Angels, and Resurrection Time/Era: Germany Origin: Medium: Size: Context: Interior of the altarpieceFar right, the resurrection, almost psychedelic in nature, serpentinebody of Christ, rising into a ball of fire |
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Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Title: Crucifixion Time/Era: 1503, 16th Century painting and printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Medium: Panel Size: 54.5in x 43in Context: Munich, Germany |
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Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger Title: Henry VIII Time/Era: c. 1540 / 16th Century painting and printmaking in Northern Europe Origin: Medium: Oil on Panel Size: Context: Known for synthesizing german linear techniquesHans Holbein the Younger, Henry VIII, c. 1540. Oil on CanvasCompletely dominating the painting, Arm up so we can admire the detailin his garments |
