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Leonardo da Vinci bibliography

1452, Florence Verrocchino, Pope Leo X

Michelangelo

1475, Caprese, Ghirlandaio, Giovanni, Pope Julius II

Pieta

1499, Marble, Michelangelo, commissioned by French ambassador, commissioned as a funerary monument, in St. Peter’s Basilica. triangular compositon, balancing youthfulness of Virgin Mary and Christ’s lifeless body, emphasizing peace and grief. smoothness of Christ’s body, ruffled clothes of Mary.

David

1501-1504, marble, Michelangelo, commissioned by Duomo where it was supposed to be. meant to represent biblical strength and Florentine freedom. depicts contraposta pose before defeating Goliath.

Bacchus

1496–1497, Michelangelo, marble, represents the Roman god of wine in a state of tipsy,, unsteading intoxication. Carved during Michelangelo's first stay in Rome, it is one of only two surviving sculptures from this early period and was intended as a direct challenge to the art of antiquity

S. Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

1561-1562, Michelangelo, commissioned by Pope Pipus IV

is a Catholic titular minor basilica and former Carthusian conventual church in Rome constructed in the ruined frigidarium and tepidarium of the Roman Baths of Diocletian

The Church of S. Maria degli Angeli was designated a titular church for a cardinal priest on 15 May 1565 by Pope Pius IV.

to build a meridian line, a sort of sundial, within the basilica

developed from a Greek cross

Raffeallo (Rapheal) Sanzio

1483, Urbino, Perugino, Pope Julius II and Pope Leo X

Duke of Urbino

1472, Raphael, depicts the portriat of a prominent figure in the Renaissance

School of Athens

1509-1511, Raphael

Disputation of the Holy Sacrament

1510

Stanza della Segnature

1508-1511, Raphael, commissioned by Pope Julius II

Villa Farnesia, Loggia of Cupid and Psiche

1518, Raphael, the tale of Cupid and Psyche, commissioned by wealthy banker Agostino Chigi to celebrate his wedding and display his immense wealth and refined taste.

sistine chapel ceiling

named after pope sixtus IV who renovated the chapel architecture

commissioned by pope julius II in 1508-1512

Battle of Centaurs

1492, Michelangelo, marble, it represents a mythological battle between Lapiths and Centaurs, compared to Metope South

Martin Luther

1483, Protestant Reformation

Pope Sixtus IV

1471-1485, Della Rovere family, commissioned Sistine Chapel

Pope Julius II

1503-1513, warrior pope (success for campaigns), Della Rovere family, bif commissioner, commissioned the ceiling frescoes in Sistine Chapel

tomb of Pope Julius II

1509-1545, Michelangelo, S. Pietro Basilica, during the commission the funds were dramatically reduced, causing the original plans to be changed

The Dying Slave and Rebellious Slave

supposed to be on Pope Julius II tomb, but abandoned and gifted away during the reconstruction of the project

Pope Paul III

1534-1549

The last judgement

1536-1541, fresco, depicts second coming of Christ, intended to show Catholic church’s power and divine justice. traditional composition, rigid tiered layouts, depicting motion, seperation of the blessed and damned. heaven and hell being depicted

Pope Leo X, Medici Pope

1513-1521

Donato Bramante

1444, Urbino, Piero della Francesa, Pope Julius II

Pietro Perugino

1446, fresco painter

North wall, Life of Christ on Sistine Chapel

1481-1482, painted by team of Florentine painters

Medici family

powerful Florentine banking dynasty, used their fortune to finance art, architecture and humanities

tomb of Giuliano de' Medici

1524-1536, Michelangelo, has the Night and Day sculptures, symbolize the relentless passage of time

Night (Left): A female figure depicted sleeping, recognized by symbols like a mask (dreams), an owl, and poppies. She is often noted for her elegant yet complex "twisted" form.

• Day (Right): A male figure shown with his body contorted away from the viewer, looking back over his shoulder, often interpreted as a tense, powerful figure symbolizing the "action" of life.

Lorenzo de Medici

most powerful patron of Italian renassiance

Madonna of the Stairs

1490-1492, commissioned by Lorenzo Medici, Michelangelo

Bronze statue of David

1440, commissioned by Medici family, Donatello, first free-standing n

Renaissance

“rebirth,” 14th century to 16th century (1300-1600)

included architecture, painting, and sculpture

influenced by humanism and figure

contraposta pose

relaxed, most weight on one foot, solemn

Laocoon and his Sons

found in 1506, on Esquiline Hill, depicts the agonizing death of the Trojan priest Laocoön and his two young sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus, as they are attacked by giant sea serpents. bought by Pope Julius II, influenced the slaves for Michelangelo’s tomb of Julius II

giornata

a days work, refers to the specific section of plaster a fresco artist painted in one day, before it dried

terribilita

the awe-inspiring grandeur, intense emotional force, and fierce, often terrifying power

chiaroscuro

an artistic technique using strong, dramatic contrasts between light and dark to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume, depth, and focused emotion on a two-dimensional surface

figura serpentinata

a signature Mannerist style in art where human bodies are depicted in a dynamic, twisted spiral pose around a central

Greek Cross

a church layout characterized by four equal arms radiating from a central square, often crowned by a dome.

The design emphasizes the center, frequently with a dome resting on pillars

Latin cross

a predominant, longitudinal church design in Western Christianity, shaped like a cross (crux immissa) with a long nave intersected by a shorter transept

Symbolizing the crucifixion of Christ, popular in medieval times