Italian Renaissance Art History Exam #2

Masaccio, Holy Trinity, (Santa Maria Novella), Florence, c.1428

above the skeleton at the base: "I once was what you are, and so shall you be what I am"

Ghiberti, East doors of the Baptistry ("Gates of Paradise"), Florence (Baptistry), 1425-52

Jacob and Esau

Self-Portrait

Brunelleschi, dome of the Cathedral, Florence, 1419-36

not discussed in depth in class; see textbook 216-19

Brunelleschi (and others), Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, c. 1418-1466

Brunelleschi, Old Sacristy, Florence (Church of San Lorenzo), c/ 1418-1428

Fra Angelico, Descent from the Cross, Florence (Sacristy of Santa Trinita), c. 1438-40

Fra Angelico, San Marco Altarpiece, Florence (high altar of San Marco), c. 1440

Fra Angelico, Annunciation, corridor in monastery of San Marco, c. 1438-45

As you venerate, while passing before it, this figure of the intact Virgin,beware lest you omit to say a Hail Mary.

Fra Angelico, Mocking of Christ, Florence, cell in monastery of San Marco, Florence, c. 1440

Fra Filippo Lippi, Barbadori Altarpiece, Florence, c. 1437-40

Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child, Florence, c. 1460

Domenico Veneziano, St. Lucy Altarpiece, Florence, c. 1445-47

Paolo Uccello, Sir John Hawkwood, Florence Cathedral, 1436

Paolo Uccello, Battle of San Romano, Florence (installed in Medici Palace), c. 1430s

3 panels; focus on panel now in London, showingthe condottiere Niccolo da Tolentino

Michelozzo, Medici Palace, Florence, c. 1445-60

Fra Filippo Lippi, Nativity/Adoration of the Child, Florence (Medici Chapel), c. 1459.

Benozzo Gozzoli, Journey of the Magi, Florence, Medici Chapel (in Medici Palace), 1459

including portraits ofCosimo de'Medici, Piero de'Medici, Lorenzo de'Medici among others

Donatello, David, Florence (Medici Palace courtyard), c. 1460?

Andrea del Castagno, David with Head of Goliath, Florence, c. 1450-55 [shield]

Donatello, Judith and Holofernes, Florence (Medici Palace courtyard), c. 1455-60 [bronze]

inscribed:"Piero, son of Cosimo, has dedicated the statue of this woman to that liberty and fortitudebestowed on the republic by the invincible and constant spirit of the citizens."

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Hercules and Hydra, Florence (early copy of large canvas for Medici Palace),Florence, c. 1470

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Hercules and Antaeus, Florence (early copy of large canvas for Medici Palace), Florence, c. 1470

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Battle of the Nudes, Florence, c. 1465-70 [engraving]

Piero della Francesca, Baptism of Christ, Sansepolcro, c. 1450

Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Church of San Francesco, Arezzo, c. 1452-57

Discovery of the True Cross by Helen + Visit of the Queen of Sheba to SolomonDream of Constantine

Piero della Francesca, Federigo da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, Urbino, c. 1472

reverse: Triumphs of Federigo and Battista

Piero della Francesca, Flagellation, Urbino, c. 1455-60

Luciano Laurana, Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, 1450s-80s

esp. courtyard, mid-1460s

Giuliano da Maiano, Studiolo (intarsia work), Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, 1476

for Federigo da Montefeltro

Andrea Mantegna, Camera Picta (aka Camera degli Sposi), Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, 1465-74

for Ludovico Gonzaga and Barbara von Brandenburg family meeting wall oculus

ALSO OTHER PANELS ON WALLS

Andrea Mantegna, Pallas Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue, Studiolo of Isabella d'Este,Mantua, 1499-1502

for Isabella d'Este

Andrea Mantegna, Dead Christ, Mantua, c. 1490?

Jacopo Bellini, Madonna and Child with Angels, Venice, c. 1455

Giovanni Bellini, Madonna and Child, Venice, c. 1475

Giovanni Bellini, Stigmatization of St. Francis, Venice, c. 1470

Antonello da Messina, St. Jerome in his Study, Venice, c. 1475

Antonello da Messina, Portrait of a Man, Venice, c. 1475

Leon Battista Alberti, façade for Santa Maria Novella, Florence, 1458-70

commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai

Sandro Botticelli, Adoration of the Magi ("Uffizi Adoration"), S.M. Novella, Florence, c. 1475

Sandro Botticelli, "Primavera", Florence, c. 1482

painted perhaps for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de'Medici

L to R: Mercury, 3 Graces, Venus, Flora/Chloris, Zephyr

Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, Florence, c. 1485

Sandro Botticelli, "Mystical Nativity", Florence, 1500

"This picture, at the end of the year 1500, in the troubles of Italy, I Alessandro, in the half-time after thetime, painted, according to the 11th [chapter] of Saint John [book of Revelation], in the second woe of theApocalypse, during the release of the devil for three and a half years; then he shall be bound in the 12th[chapter of Revelation] and we shall see [him buried] as in this picture."

Andrea del Verrocchio, Incredulity of St. Thomas, Orsanmichele, Florence, 1465-83

commissioned by the Mercanzia of Florence

Andrea del Verrocchio (assisted by Leonardo da Vinci), Baptism of Christ, Florence, c. 1470

Leonardo da Vinci, fetus in womb, Florence, c. 1512 [drawing]

Leonardo, study of flowing water, Florence, c. 1510 [drawing]

Leonardo, storm at sea, Florence, c. 1515 [drawing]

Leonardo, design for flying device, Milan, c. 1490 [drawing[

Leonardo, Adoration of the Magi (unfinished), Florence, 1481-82

Leonardo, perspective study for Adoration of the Magi, Florence, c. 1481 [drawing]

Leonardo, study for Sforza equestrian monument, Milan, c. 1488 [drawing]

for Duke Ludovico Sforza

Leonardo, Madonna of the Rocks, Milan, begun 1483 (finished 1508)

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, c. 1495-97/98

Leonardo, Ginevra de' Benci, Florence, c. 1474

on reverse: combined arms with "beauty adorns virtue"

Ghirlandaio, Giovanna de' Tornabuoni, Florence, 1488

inscribed: "O art, if you were able to depict the conduct and the soul,no lovelier painting could exist on earth"