art history test 5-Italian renaissance

DeMedeci

Banking family in Florence Italy. Funded for the renaissance. Had a palace.

Humanism

Belief that all human beings have worth. Petrarch made this belief popular

Dante

Wrote the divine comedy. Last of the medieval poets

Boccaccio

Monk and humanist. Transition figure

Maesta Altarpiece

Duccio

Bad perspective

Arena Chapel

Giotto

Expensive blue used

The Lamentation

Giotto

In arena chapel

Psychological realism

A real emotional response

Ex: lamentation

Triumph of death

Traini

On cemetery wall

Annunciation

Martini

Angel breathing on Mary

Gates of paradise

Ghiberti

Took 40 years to build

St. John statue

Ghiberti

Bronze

Orsanmichele

Church that was sponsored by the guilds. Sponsored many art competitions

David

Donatello

Foot on Goliath’s head

Gattamelata

Donatello

“Calico cat”

Pazzi chapel

Brunelleschi

On side of church

Hospital of the innocents

Brunelleschi

Was also an orphanage

Dome of the Florence cathedral

Brunelleschi

Ribbed dome

Palazzo davanzatti

Home of rich individuals. Plain exteriors, incredible interiors

Perspective

An artists tool to create the illusion of a 3D space on a 2D plane

Ex: the trinity

The trinity

Masaccio

People are life size

Tribute money

Masaccio

Money is being given

Madonna and child

Lippi

Convent girl modeled as Mary

Annunciation

Angelico

Perspective isn’t used

Resurrection

Piero

Symmetry used

The last supper

Castagno

Judas is focal point

David

Castagno

Is a shield

Adoration of the magi

Fabriano

Glorifies the wealthy

Santa Maria novella

Alberti

Gothic church

Savonarola

Priest who invented bonfire of the vanities

Machiavelli

Wrote a book called the prince. Writing how to books was common in the Renaissance

San andrea In mantua

Alberti

Window illusion

Birth of Venus

Botticelli

Seashell takes her to shore

La prima Vera

Botticelli

“Spring”

Sacra conversazione

Bellini

Has a frame to make the room

Dead Christ

Mantegna

Head too big for body

Sacra conversazione

Sacred conversation. Type of painting with Madonna and child with saints having a conversation

St. Sebastian

Mantegna

Was eventually decapitated

The last judgement

Signorelli

Contorted poses

Delivery of the keys

Perugino

Connected to Rome

Chiaroscuro/Sfumato

Painting techniques invented by DaVinci. Chiaroscuro is the light/dark or spotlight effect. Sfumato is the smoky, hazy effect

Madonna of the rocks

DaVinci

Mary touching John

The Sistine chapel

Michelangelo

Full of paintings

The creation of man

Michelangelo

Have the drawings for this painting

Pieta

Michelangelo

Signed

Tempietto

Bramante

“Little temple”

Portrait of Pope Leo 10th

Raphael

Portrait

Moses

Michelangelo

Warrior pope

Portrait of Castigloione

Raphael

Wrote book on how to be a gentleman

David

Michaelangelo

Marble was damaged

DeMedeci tombs

Michelangelo

Represents dawn and dusk

galatela

Raphael

Small paintings

School of Athens

Raphael

About famous Greeks

Tempist

Giorgione

Woman was replaced with soldier

Bacchanal of the andrians

Titan

Baby peeing on woman

Descent from the cross

Rosso

Jesus is green

Descent from the cross

Pontormo

Horror vaccui

Horror vaccui

Fear of leaving empty space

Madonna with a long neck

Parmigianino

Not the paintings actual name

Exposure Of Luxury

Bronzino

No name

The last supper

Tintoretto

Table is angled

St. Mark freeing the Christian slave

Tintoretto

St. mark is flying

Burial of count orgasz

El Greco

Being lowered into coffin

Feast in the house of Levi

Veronese

Originally the last supper

Salt cellar of Francis the 1st

Cellini

Salt and pepper shaker

Perseus with head of Medusa

Cellini

Medusas body on ground

Rape of the sabines

Bologna

Roman man is powerful

Last Judgement

Michelangelo

Martyrs death depicted