Chapter 15 (paintings/book) Flashcards
(54 cards)
Who competed against each other in the Florence baptistery doors
Brunelleschi and Ghiberti
Describe Brunelleschi’s sacrifice of Isaac
His Abraham is much more dramatic, he is restrained by the angel and is holding Isaac by the throat.
Describe Ghiberti’s sacrifice of Isaac
His Abraham is implicit in his pose, leaning forward and back simultaneously as if he is torn on what to do.
Who won the Florence baptistery competition?
Ghiberti for his more graceful style
How many parts did Brunelleschi cast his panel in
He casted it in multiple parts
How many parts did Ghiberti cast his panel in
He cast it in only two parts
What does Brunelleschi have in his panel in the bottom left
A popular figure called the thorn puller, a boy pulling a thorn from his foot.
What did Brunelleschi do after losing the competition
Became an architect and moved to Rome
What ratios did Brunelleschi like to construct in
Simple ratios, 1:2 or 1:3 mainly
What shapes did he try and go for to stay away from “gothic” architecture
Circles, squares, and round rather than pointed
What dome did Brunelleschi get involved in making
A dome for the Florence cathedral
At what stage of the construction did Brunelleschi die
He died before the lantern he constructed finished
What is the Santo specito’s and how is it’s plan
It is a church designed by Brunelleschi one year before his death, it is a simple Latin cross
Did Brunelleschi like gothic architecture?
He rejected it
What famous picture of Christ uses one point perspective
Mantegna’s dead Christ
What famously uses one point perspective in the Florence baptistery
Ghiberti’s east doors which shows the meeting of Solomon and Sheba
Who developed a new perspective style called Giotto
Masaccio
What does masaccio’s holy trinity depict
God on a ledge behind Jesus, Jesus on a cross, and Mary on the bottom left gesturing to Christ. We also see a memento mori with a skeleton at the base
Who can masaccio be compared to
Gentile Da Fabriano
What did masaccio paint in the brancacci chapel?
The life of saint peter
What is a famous depiction of masaccio’s in the brancacci chapel
Adam and eves expulsion from Eden
Is masaccio’s Adam and Eve being expelled from heaven, where did he get the inspiration for eve?
He got it from the Medici Venus statue
What perspectives did masaccio use in the brancacci chapel frescoes
Linear, and aerial or atmospheric perspective
What is Gentile da Fabriano’s greatest extant work
A large altarpiece that depicts a massive amount of people and all kinds of animals including monkeys lined up going through a fortified hill town just to meet baby Jesus (precession and adoration)
