Exam 1 Flashcards
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Renaissance
Rebirth of Classical sensibilities: naturalism and humanism integrated into the beliefs and artworks of the church, resulting in “Christian Humanism.”
Classical naturalism and humanism led to “Christian Humanism” in art.
Humanism
Classical Humanism: reason, individualism, and human potential.
Christian Humanism: Combines classical humanism with Christian beliefs, valuing human dignity and moral responsibility grounded in faith and spirituality.
Fresco
pigments are applies to wet
lime plaster
Byzantine
Abstract
Emphasis on the Spiritual
and not the physical
Subject matter often
connected to the Christian
church, and almost never
depicted nudity
Modeling
using shading to create the illusion of 3D
forms
International Gothic
ornate geometry, grand scale, pointed arches, and stained glass, more naturalistc obsevations
Diptych
a double-panel that opens on a
hinge at the center like a book
Illuminated manuscript
hand-illustrated
books
Book of Hours
illustrates the months of the
year with corresponding seasonal scenes
Oil painting
facilitated the rendering
of exact details, longer drying time, could be applied in multiple layers, glazing
Guilds
Regulation for the training of artists and the market for works of art
Campanile
bell tower
Campanilismo
sense of civic pride in one’s home town
Relief
type of sculpture in which figures project from a
background or surface without becoming detached from that surface
Quatrefoil
ornamental element
composed of four lobes radiating from a
common center.
Linear perspective
constructing an optically convincing
space to set forms in
Vanishing point
Parallel lines receding into the distance seem to converge
until they meet at a point on the horizon line and
disappear
Patron
person or entity that pays an artists to produce
individual artworks or employs an artist on a continuing basis.
Medici
Cosimo the Elder & Lorenzo the Magnificent
Cosimo de’ Medici Lorenzo de’ Medici, powerful and wealthy banking family and policital dynasty
Continuous Narrative
portrayal of
the same figure or character at different stages in a story that is
depicted in a single artistic space.
Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned (Santa Trinita Madonna and Child Enthroned), 1280-1290
Made: 13th and 14th Century Italy, for Santa Trinita Church, Florence.
Material: Tempera on wood.
Artist: Cimabue.
Purpose: Altarpiece for religious devotion.
Depicts: Virgin Mary and Christ Child, surrounded by angels.
Message: Importance of Mary and Jesus, divine authority, and protection.
Giotto, Madonna Enthroned (the Ognissanti Madonna), c. 1310
Made: 13th and 14th Century Italy, for Ognissanti Church, Florence.
Material: Tempera on wood.
Artist: Giotto.
Purpose: Altarpiece for religious devotion.
Depicts: Virgin Mary and Christ Child, surrounded by angels and saints.
Message: Divinity of Mary and Jesus, bridging divine and human realms with more lifelike figures
Giotto, Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, Padua, c. 1305, fresco
Made: 13th and 14th Century Italy, in Padua, Italy.
Material: Fresco (painting on wet plaster).
Artist: Giotto.
Purpose: Religious devotion, and personal atonement for Enrico Scrovegni.
Depicts: Scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Message: Redemption, salvation, and the divine story of Christ, with a focus on human emotion and realism.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, paintings of Allegory of Good and Bad Government in the City and Country,
Palazzo Pubblico, Sienna, c. 1338-1339
Made: 13th and 14th Century Italy, in Siena, Italy.
Material: Fresco.
Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Purpose: Political and civic reminder for Siena’s ruling council.
Depicts: Allegories of good and bad government in city and country settings.
Message: Importance of just rule, showing the prosperity of good governance and the devastation of bad governance.
