Renaissance Art Class images

Images and class notes

Palazzo Vechio in piazzo signoria Firenze- the parliament/republic building designed by Arnolfo di Cambio

This building had statues all around it like hercules, david, and the neptune fountain. The florentine republic as well as the medichi family all commisioned these to show the political power of florence.

What are the 4 major symbols of the republic of florence? Florence lily, Hercules, David, and lion

Fun fact- donatellos bronze david was in the piazza before michealangelos david

In the late 13th century-medieval/gothic

Loggia della Signoria- Francesco talenti, lorenzo pucci

Finished at the beginning of the renaissance and you can tell because of the arches which are a key part of the renaissance

You see two important figures under the arches

1- perseus killing medusa: this represents power with a monster slayer

2- The rape of the sabian women- really translates to “kidnap” - by Giambologno

3 figures carved out of a marble block- 360 view shows perspective

Grand Duke medichi commisioned both of these

Death of savonarola- savonarola is burned at the stake but this photo is interesting because it shows piazza signoria without statues!

Santa Maria del fiore- what I think of as the duomo

A combination of Arnolfo di cambio, francesco talenti, and brunelleschi

This was built from 1296 to 1436- so finished at the beginning of the renaissance but is designed to be gothic

It is built from local marble

The houses around santa maria del fiore are for lay people who are responsible in keeping up the duomo

The dome itself was the last part from 1420-1436 and was done by fillippo brunelleschi

There is also a baptistry that has 8 sides which is true of all baptistries

Painting- Dante and Firenze

Artist- Domenico di michelino

Location- Santa maria del fiore

Dante was a famous medival italian poet who was born in florence

Painting- Lorenzo the magnifico

Artist- Verrocchio

Location- Met museum New York

A bust of lorenzo medici who was a powerful member of medici family

Fun fact lorenzo medici died in 1492 when the new world was started

painting- San Gerolamino

Artist- Domenico Ghirlandaio

San gerolamo is a father of the church and is depicted as having dominance over a work with his studying at the table

Shows a bishop studying ancient islamic texts which is important instead of depicting this figure in a holy way

Engraving- a portrait of Baccio Bandinelli

Artist- niccolo della casa

this is done on an engraving which means you can print it and mass produce it as well

Bandinelli became an aristocrat after his work making the statue hercules and cacaus that is in piazza signoria- and his work holding a sculpture shows how this is his powerful tool of his art, instead of something like a sword

The medici family gave him this higher status

Sculpture- Pieta

Sculptor-Michelangelo

Location- St. Peters in the Vatican

This is the only sculpture that michelangelo ever signed

It depicts Mary only looking a few years older than Jesus

He did this to match his patrons views who was Cardinal Bilheres

Painting- The school of Athens (actually a fresco)

Painter- Raffaello, early 16th century

Location- the vatican in Rome

This painting depicts the intellectuals and philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome

It shows Plato pointing up and carrying a metaphysics book (focused on heavens) and Aristotle pointing out (focused on reality carrying an ethics book)

Sculpture- Victory

Sculptor- Michelangelo

Location- Palazzo Vecchio

Note- this is an unfinished piece by michelangelo-could be due to problems with the patron or with michelangelo himself

The man on top of an older man was taken to be sexually suggestive but it is more of a sign of military victory of florence over pisa

Sculpture- Night

Sculptor- Michelangelo

Location- In san lorenzo basillica (the old church by medici palace)

This depicts a nude woman which is interesting because michelangelo didn’t have a wife or children so thats why the proportions are off

Usually female models for sculptors were escorts

This is controversial because it is nudity in a church- only after council of trent was nudity not allowed in the church which happend in mid 15th century

Sculpture- Hercules and Cacus

Sculptur- Baccio Bandinelli

Location- right outside palazzo vecchio

Bandinelli did this for the florentine republic to show political victory

Hercules is a figure of the republic and of christ defeating cacus, a symbol of evil

Stunning because his posture showed that he just killed cacus

Building- The pantheon

Location- Rome

Pantheon means to honor all gods in greek and so this temple is meant to honor all the gods

It is for Santa Maria and the Martyrs is what the church is actually called

Contains a temple with a dome and a hole that shines light very beautifully

Painting- Trinity (fresco)

Painter- Masaccio

Location- Santa Maria Novella

This shows the christian trinity of Jesus, God above, and the holy spirit depicted as a dove on Jesus’ head

Jesus is practically naked

Building - The colosseum

The colosseum could hold around 50,000 to 80,000 spectators whether that be for the olympic games or mass excecutions

Patron- Emperor vespasianus and his son titus

There was originally statues surrounding the colosseum and a large statue of emperor vespasianus outside of it