Giotto Flashcards
How did Giotto revolutionise Western European painting?
More realistic Used light and shade to create an illusion of depth Got rid of the gold leaf background Created natural compositions Deeply emotional paintings
What influenced Giotto
The Franciscans and their philosophy of Pantheism which humanism was complimentary to.
Their emotional sermons
What were the benefits of fresco
Large, quick, less expensive, useful didactic function
What is a giornato
The amount of painting an artist can get done in a day
Who was Giotto a pupil of
Cimabue
What was Giotto first major work
A fresco cycle (28 paintings) in the church of San Francesco in Assisi in Italy.
What was Giottos second major work
Decoration of the arena chapel in Padua.
Rich business man, Enrico Scroregni commissioned Giotto to decorate his family chapel to show their wealth and status
What was Giottos third major work
Cathedral of Santa Croce in Florence
Decorated two side chapels belonging to the Bardi and Peruzzi
Bardi: life of St Francis
Peruzzi: life of St John the Evangelist
What did Giotto design later in life?
The Campanile (bell tower) in Florence
When was Byzantine Art popular in Itsly?
13th and 14th centuries
Give five characteristics of Byzantine Art
Mosaics Icons Gold leaf backgrounds Stylised folds in drapery Formal, stiff poses
What was the major art style in Europe at Giottos time
International Gothic
Give 3 characteristics of the art style at Giottos time
Gold leaf backgrounds
Decoration and tiny detail
More realistic than Byzantine
When was the lamentation painted
1303-1306
Describe the composition of the Lamentation
All characters looking at Mary and Jesus, rocky outcrop leads there
Natural poses, even people with backs to us: realistic
Unlike the formal Byzantine and international gothic styles
