Exam 2 Chapter 11 Flashcards
How did the 14th C. have one foot in the medieval world and one in the Renaissance?
We see strong elements of the medieval sensibility as well as well as some stirrings of the “new birth” of culture that was the hallmark of 15th century European life. We can see many of the cultural events of the 14th century as progressive. They are also transitional, combining elements of history, tradition and rebellion. But there was also institutional decay, violence, and natural calamity.
What were the Black Death, the Babylonian Captivity, Great Schism and Hundred Years’ War? How did they affect attitudes and change in Europe?
Black Death
Disease (bubonic plague) that killed nearly half of the population of Europe. It upset trade, culture, and daily life in ways that are difficult for us to imagine.
Babylonian Captivity -When Pope was taken to France, and French Pope was elected, and for years there wasn’t a Pope in Rome.
Great Schism
The Roman Catholic Church divided into hostile camp, each of whom pledge allegiance to a rival claimant to the papacy. 3 different places, 3 Popes, all excommunicated each other.
Hundred Years War
War between France and England
Describe the changes in art with Pisano and Giotto.
Pisano and Giotto made their art more naturalistic/realistic. They provided depth within paintings as well
Describe the art in the North (International Style) and late Gothic architecture.
More individualist, realistic, “crowded with figures”
What was ars nova?
Star spangled banner to Row Row Row your Boat, complicated Rhythm. Machaut, Mass of notre dame, Gloria
Know the parts of the Ordinary Mass.
- Kyrie 2. Gloria 3. Agnus dei 4. Creto 5. Sanctus & Benedictus (definitions seen below in terms)
Trecento:
Literally, “300”; the Italian name for the 14th century.
Modeling:
In two-dimensional works of art, the creation of the illusion of depth through the use of light and shade (chiaroscuro).
Tempera:
permanent, fast drying paint made of pigments mixed with a water soluble medium like egg whites in the case of what we’ve been studying.
International Style:
decorative, crowded, colorful, and a new sense of naturalism (but not as much as proto-renaissance)
Duomo:
A type of Cathedral that is Italian
Isorhythm:
Allotting a repeated single melody to one of the voices in a composition. Melody into repeated rhythm (Star spangled banner or row row row your boat).
Kyrie:
Repeated phrases in the Ordinary of the Mass that translate as “Lord, have mercy on us.”
Gloria:
A hymn of praise from the Ordinary of the Mass
Credo:
The profession of faith sung after the Gospel in the Ordinary of the Mass.
