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What is the name of this church
Church of San Francesco
What year was the Church of San Francesco made?
1281 - 1331
What is the name of this?
Location: church of santa maria novella
Date: 1290-95
Aritists: Giotto
When was the Cruifix made?
1290 - 1295
Where is the cruifix now?
The church of Santa Maria Novella
Who created the Cruifix
Giotto
What is the name of this?
Tomb of Francesco Datini
Where is the tomb of Francesco Datini
Church of San Francesco, Prato
When was the Tomb of Francesco Datini made?
1418
Who created the Tomb of Francesco Datini?
Lamberti
What is this?
Palazzo Datini
When was the Palazzo Datini made?
1383
What is this?
Fresco of Saint Christopher
Where is the Fresco of Saint Christopher?
Palazzo Datini, Prato
When was the Fresco of Saint Christopher created?
1391 - 1394
Who created the Fresco of Saint Christopher?
Gerini
What is this painting?
Uomini Illustri
Where is the Uomini Illustri
Palazzo Datini
When was the Uomini Illustri created
1390
Who created the Uomini Illustri
Apotheosis of Thomas Aquinas
Location: Spanish chapel, church of SMN
Date: 1365-67
Artists: Andrea da frienze
Trinity
Location: church os SMN
Date: 1425-28
Artists: masaccio
Last Supper
Location: church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Date: 1495-98
Artists: Leonardo
Facade of church of SMN
Location: church of SMN
Date: 1458-70
Artist: Alberti
Cupola of Florence cathedral
Location: Florence cathedral
Date: 1420-36
Artist: Brunelleshi
How do we define the Italian Renaissance?
Describes a period where people became increasingly interested in the art, literature and philosophy
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
When did the Italian Renaissance begin?
Around the 1300s
Where did the Italian Renaissance begin?
Began in Italy such as Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan.
Main characteristics of the Italian Renaissance
Humanism
classical revival
realism and naturalism
perspective
patronage
Individualism
Scientific observation
What were the painted decorations inside the Palazzo Datini
nature and gardens
Animals and birds
Decorative patterns
Coats of arms
Religious imagery
What does the decorations tell us about Francesco?
He wanted to demonstrate his wealth
He wanted social recognition
He valued culture and refinement
He wanted to establish a lasting reputation
What did Leonardo's letter to the Duke of Milan tell us about his skills, career
Military engineering; designing bridges, fortifications, war equipment and weapons
Contributing during the wartime, showing that he understood what a powerful ruler might find useful
Leonardo needed employment and financial support.
How did the condition of Italy affect artists
Italy was divided into competing states, including Milan,Florence, Venice and others.
buon fresco
Painting onto wet plaster so pigment becomes incorporated into the plaster as it dries
fresco secco
Painting onto a dry plaster, using a binding material to help pigment stick
Intonaco
The final, smooth layer of wet plaster
Ariccio
Rougher underlying plaster layer
Giornata
Are of plaster an artists expects to paint in one day
Sinopla
Drawing often made with reddish pigment on the underlying plaster
Cartoon
Full size prep drawing used to transfer a design to the wall
What were the main challenges of painting a Fresco
The plaster dried quickly
Mistakes were difficult to correct
Large walls and ceilings were difficult to reach
Pigments behaved differently on wet plaster
What was the solution for the plaster drying quickly
Divided the painting into giornate, applying only as much fresh plaster as they could that day
What was the solution for the difficulty correcting mistakes
They used cartoons and preliminary drawings
What was the solution for the large walls and ceilings
They used scaffolding and divided large projects pinto manageable sections
What was the solution for the pigments heaving differently on wet plaster
They selected compatible pigments and sometimes added details after using fresco secco
What were the most important challenges when building the Florence Cathedral?
Wooden centering would have been extremely expensive and hard to build
The heavy masonry could push outward and collapse
Bricks could shift while being laid down
Materials had to be lifted very high
What was bruneleschi's solution for the expensive wood
He developed a construction method that did not require full wooden centering
What was Brunelleschi's solution for the heavy masonry
He used a double shell structure, ribs and horizontal reinforcement to help control it
What was brunelleschi's solution for the bricks being able to shift
He used a carefully designed herringbone brick pattern and construction sequence
What was Brunelleschi's solution to the materials being lifted very high
He designed innovative hoisting machinery, including on Ox-Powered hoist
When did the Black Death start?
1340s
What was the Plague caused by?
Yersinia pestis
How was the plague transmitted ?
Infected fleas associated with rodents
When did the Black Death arrive in Italy
1348
What helped spread the disease?
Trade routes
Travel
Crowded urban conditions
What was the impact of the bubonic plague in Italy
Half the population died
Labor shortages
Rebellions
Spark in politics
What did they try to prevent it?
Isolation
Travel restrictions
Cleaning and sanitation
Religious practices
Fleeing cities
How long did one have to stay quarantined during this time
40 days