14th Century Italy PPT

Question 1

Answer 1

NICOLA PISANO,

The Annunciation and Nativity, detail of Pisa baptistery pulpit,

Pisa, Italy, 1259–1260.

Marble relief, 2’ 10” x 3’ 9”.

Question 2

What is the apse?

Answer 2

The east end of the curch where the altar is located

Question 3

Answer 3

AMBROGIO LORENZETTI,

Peaceful Country, detail from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Palazzo Pubblico,

Siena, Italy, 1338–1339.

Fresco.

Question 4

What were the two city states in Italy where there was a renewed interest in the human figure and space?

Answer 4

Florence and Siena

Question 5

What is a tempera painting?

Answer 5

Egg-based on a wood panel. The paint dries quickly but is hard to blend.

Question 6

What is a nave?

Answer 6

A long central aisle of a church

Question 7

Answer 7

NICOLA PISANO, pulpit of Pisa Cathedral baptistery,

Pisa, Italy, 1259–1260.

Marble, 15’ high.

Question 8

What is the transept?

Answer 8

The cross arm in front of the apse

Question 9

Answer 9

BONAVENTURA BERLINGHIERI, Saint Francis Altarpiece,

San Francesco, Pescia, Italy, 1235.

Tempera on wood, 5’ x 3’ x 6”

Question 10

Who were the primary artists in Florence?

Answer 10

Cimabue and Giotto

Question 11

Who were the primary artists in Siena?

Answer 11

Duccio, the Lorenzetti brothers, and Simone Martini

Question 12

Answer 12

DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA,

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, principal panel of the Maestà altarpiece, from the Siena Cathedral,

Siena, Italy, 1308–1311.

Tempera on wood, panel 7’ x 13’

Question 13

Answer 13

CIMABUE, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets,

ca. 1280–1290.

Tempera on wood

Question 14

Answer 14

GIOTTO DI BONDONE, Madonna Enthroned,

ca. 1310.

Tempera on wood

Question 15

Answer 15

GIOTTO DI BONDONE, Lamentation, Arena Chapel,

Padua, Italy,

ca. 1305. Fresco.

Question 16

Humanism

Answer 16

A philosophy that emphasizes the expansion of knowledge especially the study of classical texts, a concern with civic virtue and human values more than religious ones, and the exploration of individual potential and a desire to excel.

Question 17

What characterizes the International Style?

Answer 17

A style of 14th- and 15th-century painting begun by Simone Martini, who adapted the French Gothic manner to Sienese art fused with influences from the North. This style appealed to the aristocracy because of its brilliant color, lavish costume, intricate ornament, and themes of courtly knights and ladies.