Art Essays

Key Ideas: 1. Revitalization of classical ideals in literature, history, and philosophy had its impact on the fine arts. 2. Renaissance courts were influenced by the spirit of humanism, which stressed the secular alongside the religious. 3. Artists created realistic three-dimensional paintings based on the newly rationalized theories on linear perspective. 4. Italian Renaissance sculpture…

Name St George Date 1440 Artist Dontatello Function To bring back contrapposto More function 1st to cast realism to sculptures Context Located in San Michele Descriptive terms Contrapposto Clothes on sculpture (DT) Wet drappery Natural face neutral (DT ) Stotic What is the sculpture mad of ?? Marble

Focuses: *systematic iconography* *illusionism* *oil painting* *systems –> small scale Limbourg Brothers January (royal New Years feast) -signs of the zodiac Limbourg Brothers February (rural peasant winter scene) Robert Campin “Annunciation” (1425) Painted on wood panels -influence on development of triptych format, main portal side panels left- patrons middle- Gabriel (messenger) came down and told…

Madonna Enthroned, 1280 Madonna Enthroned, 1310 Duomo, 1410 Gates of Paradise, 1435 The Holy Trinity, 1425 Madonna and Child, 1455 David, 1420 Palazzo Rucellai, 1450 David, 1465 Madonna and Child With Two Angels, 1465 Primavera, 1480 Birth of Venus, 1484 Last Supper, 1495 Mona Lisa, 1505 The School of Athens, 1509 Pieta, 1498 David, 1501…

not islands of a far sea, are a sea of islands that when unified, is bigger than western land masses Explain Epeli Hau’ofas concept of a sea of “islands” art that maintains the early form that the ancestors used What is Hawaiian ancestral art? Ki’i, Ki’i Pohaku, Uhi, Kapa, Feather work List 5 examples of…

Leonardo da Vinci. Virgin of the Rocks, 1485. High Italian Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper, 1495-1498. High Italian Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa, 1503-1506. High Italian Renaissance Raphael. School of Athens, 1510-1511. High Italian Renaissance Michelangelo. Pietà, 1500. High Italian Renaissance Michelangelo. David, 1501-1504. High Italian Renaissance Michelangelo. Sistine Ceiling/Creation of Adam,…

Northern Renaissance Art (4 styles) Secular, portraits, apocalypse, and landscape why so different than italian renaissance? the world is bigger than just the teachings of the church difference between the focuses of southern and northern Renaissance art southern focus is on future and purpose in life northern focus is on real life World in which…

Thirty Year War: 1618-1648 treaty Westphalia: 1648: The Dutch root; Catholic v. Protestants Republic separates from Spanish control, freedom of religious choice heightened mercantilism, economic competition triangular trade starts 1648, no more united Christian Europe NOrthern Europe 1600-1700 conditions southern provinces under Spanish control, included Brussels and Antwerp, Rubens is one of the artist that…

Artist: Cimabue Period: Early Italian Renaissance Facts: Halo around mary, has a child (jesus) Baby jesus is unrealistic, gold background, no sense of space Madonna enthroned Artist: Leonardo da Vinci Period: Italian Renaissance Facts: Has aerial perspective *farther back= fuzzier* has expression Mona Lisa Artist: Michelangelo Period Italian renaissance Facts: Its sculpture has a philosophical…

Adoration of Magi Gentile Region of Florence Early Renaissance in Italy 1400-1500 Tribute Money Masaccio Region of Florence Early Renaissance in Italy 1400-1500 The Holy Trinity Masaccio Region of Florence Early Renaissance in Italy 1400-1500 Dome of Florence Cathedral Brunelleschi Region of Florence Early Renaissance in Italy 1400-1500 Pazzi Chapel Brunelleschi Region of Florence Early…

Bramante Tempietto Leonardo da Vinci Virgin of the Rocks Leonardo da Vinci Cartoon for Virgin and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper Michelangelo Pieta Michelangelo David Michelangelo Moses Michelangelo Tomb of Giuliano de Medici Michelangelo Dying Slave & Bound Slave Michelangelo Interior and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel…

Forms of Classical Art sculpture, painted pottery, murals, mosaics Purposes of Classical Art to show the importance of people and leaders, as well as gods and Goddesses Characteristic of Classical Art Figures look idealized, perfect Bodies look active, move convincingly Bodies are often nude, sometimes draped in togas Faces are bland and calm, without emotion…

Secularism the idea that non-religious people and topics are important Secularism ideas -ordinary life on Earth is important -subject matter doesn’t have to be religious to be important enough to paint Nature where nature is the focus of the painting not just the background Everyday Life ordinary people doing ordinary things Peasant Wedding By Bruegel…

American Impressionist Mary Cassatt Norwegian Post Impressionist Edvard Munch Post Impressionist who painted in Tahiti Paul Gauguin Reconstructed nature in paintings Paul Cezanne African American realist painter Oswald Tanner Founded the Hudson River School Thomas Cole Depicts brutality of war Francisco Goya The Futurists were inspired by Cubism and glorified_________________ speed Who was responsible for…

Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Altarpiece, 1235, Italian, Pre-Renaissance Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, 1280, Italian, Pre-Renaissance Giotto, Madonna Enthroned, 1310, Italian, Pre-Renaissance Giotto, Arena Chapel, Padua, 1305, The Lamentation, Italian, Pre-Renaissance Duccio, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, Maestà Altarpiece, 1308, Italian, Pre-Renaissance Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful City, from Effects of Good Government in…

Paleolithic Meaning old stone age; nomadic lifestyle and hunter gather cultures dominated. Neolithic Meaning new stone age; named for new type of stone tools developed; farming practices begin Women of Willendorf (painting) Mesopotamia Art reflects a fertile land with no natural boundaries where successive waves of people conquered the region in ancient times. Ziggurat temple…

Humanism Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over established doctrine or faith (fideism). The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated, according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it. Generally,…

First sculptures made out of bone, stone, and antlers. They were engraved in deep relief meant to be viewed _____ ______ _________ Prehistoric Sculpture;in the round/from all sides Prehistoric sculptures thought to be _____________________ _______________like Venus Fertility Fetishes Venus of Willendorf Prehistoric sculpture;25,000 -20,000 BCE Earliest architecture began around _____________________________________ Prehistoric Architecture ; 5,000 BC…

Italian Renaissance structure, broad pic, classical, elements: BOP and perspective Italian Renaissance secular: religious subjects with secular elements, very human figures. Italian Renaissance Fresco, light and airy because pastel colors mixed with plaster which is white, more spacing Italian Renaissance ideal, beauty, perfection Northern Renaissance very detailed, many were manuscript painters so very precise Northern…

Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from…. A) folk and popular music from all cultures B) European art music from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century C) the music of Asia and Africa D) all of the above D) all of the above The combination of two traditional chords sounding together is known…

St. Francis Altarpiece tempera on wood panel, depicts St. Francis of Assisi; lack of modeling Bonaventura Berlinghieri Italo-byzantine style, increasingly prominent role of religious orders in late medieval Italy Cimabue A bit more 3D, reliance on Byzantine models Giotto Panel depicting Madonna Enthroned, marks end of medieval painting & beginning of new naturalistic approach. Renaissance…

-plato, aristotle, socrates, alexandar the great, raphael -exemplified the Renaissance fascination with classical antiquity -contains both medieval and renaissance elements -includes subjects in halos (medieval) but also distinctive background and illusion of depth (renaissance) -“the spring” -Botticelli blends his enthusiasm for the human form with his fascination of classical mythology -painting was spared in Savonarola’s…

Where did the Early Renaissance still show influence from? Goths What developed during the Early Renaissance? use of perspective El Duomo is a dome to what building in what location? -Dome of a Cathedral -in city of Florence Who completed El Duomo? Why did he get to do it? -Fillipo Brunelleschi -won competition for for…

Titian Italian Renaissance Raphael Italian Renaissance Vercocchio Italian Renaissance Masaccio Italian Renaissance Donatello Italian Renaissance Michelangelo Italian Renaissance Botticelli Italian Renaissance Di Vinci Italian Renaissance Brunelleschi Italian Renaissance Ghiberti Italian Renaissance El Greco Northen Renaissance Roger van der Weyden Northern Renaissance Albrecht Dürer Northern Renaissance Jan Van Eyck Northern Renaissance Hans Holbein Northern Renaissance Jean…

Abstract art A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images Abstract Expressionism 1940-1955. A style of painting originating in the U.S. during the…

Venetian Art could be described as… Painterly. Soft edges and strong mark making approach with impasto paint and a flurry of brushwork. The softer fluffier brushwork became known as ‘poesie’ or visual poetry & grew more popular in the Baroque & Rococo periods that followed. Roman & Florentine Painting could be characterized by the use…

Which of the following is NOT true of Titian’s “Venus of Urbino”? B a. Titian manipulated the proportions of the body to make the figure especially elegant. b. Titian was looking back to Raphael’s nude for inspiration. c. With this painting, Titian established the genre of the reclining female nude that many later artists would…

Many Chinese bronze vessels are decorated with a taotie mask which shows a _________________. monster with wings, claws and horns Known for their massive, carved and often reclining figures, the ________ initiated a major new era in Central Mexico before the Aztecs. Toltec Japanese ukiyo-e prints, like Kitagawa Utamaro’s Reflected Beauty, depict __________________. the everyday…

a Modeling and assembling are considered to be what type of processes? A) additive a Carving is considered to be what type of process? A) subtractive a Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are: A) weight and tensile strength. B) the placement of its dome and its pendentives. C) the linear…

The term Renaissance translates to ‘rebirth.’ To what does this ‘rebirth’ refer? It refers to a “rebirth” of art and culture. Which three styles formed the foundation of Italian art in the 14th century (the trecento)? Classical tradition, Style derived from the French Gothic, and the Byzantine tradition. List three common stylistic features of Byzantine…