The Renaissance NATZ VER!!!!

What artist is often associated with the shift from Medieval to Renaissance?

Giotto di Bondone

Where was Giotto di Bondone from?

Florence

Bondone was BEST known for his…

Frescoes

What artist is credited with advancing simple perspective?

Bondone

How were Bondone’s works different from Gothic works?

He gave his figures powerful gestures and emotional expressions

What is an artisan?

Someone who works with their hands

When was the Florence door competition held?

1401

What is on the doors that Ghiberti designed?

The sacrifice of Isaac

Ghiberti’s doors used figures harkening back to…

Classical Greece

The second set of doors Ghiberti designed took _____ years to complete

25

Who called Ghiberti’s doors the “Gates of Paradise”

Michaelangelo

How did Brunelleschi complete the dome of the Florence Cathderal?

He used a double-shelled dome design

Who created linear/single-vanishing point perspective?

Brunelleschi

Who is credited with putting Brunelleschi’s ideas into practice by using linear and aerial perspective in his frescoes?

Massacio

When was Donatello’s David made?

1420-60s

How did Donatello’s style change later in his life?

Emphasis on naturalism and the expression of character and dramatic action

What is Boticelli’s best known painting?

The Birth of Venus (1482)

What was the first full-length female nude painting since antiquity?

The Birth of Venus

Who were the “Renaissance Men” of the High Renaissance?

Michelangelo and da Vinci

Da Vinci’s drawings of ___________ are viable models

Submarines and helicopters

When was The Last Supper made?

1495-98

When was Mona Lisa made?

1503-05

What does Fumo mean in English?

Smoke

When was Michelangelo’s David made?

1504

Michelangelo’s career can be described as…

Stormy

When did Pope Julius II commission Michelangelo to design his tomb?

1505

What statues did Michelangelo begin to make for the Pope’s tomb?

Moses (1513-15), The Dying Slave (1513-16), and The Bound Slave (1513-16)

On what years did Michelangelo work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

1508-12

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was how big?

700 square yards

When Raphael was young, he was brought to ____ and given commissions by the Pope

Rome

What Renaissance artist did Raphael learn from in his early career?

Michelangelo

Who made School of Athens and when?

Raphael, 1508-11

Where would School of Athens be found?

In the Pope’s chambers

Who is the most influential painter of the Madonna?

Raphael

Who made Sistine Madonna and when?

Raphael, 1513-14

Giorgione was from…

Venice

Who made The Tempest and when?

Giorgione, 1508

Where was Titian Vecelli from?

Venice

What is Vecelli BEST known for?

His innovative portraits of patrons and being the greatest colorist of the Renaissance

How did Vecelli set his portraits apart from others?

He used curtains or columns as a background instead of a neutral

Where was Tintoretto from?

Venice

Tintoretto is MOST often linked with what style?

Mannerism

When did Mannerism become popular?

Late 16th century

Describe Mannerism

Distortion of perspective or scale, acidic colors, and twisted positioning

How did Tintoretto make his dramatic angles?

He used mini models

How did Tintoretto highlight the emotional impact of his subjects?

He used chiaroscuro

Tintoretto’s later works are marked by…

Spiritual subject matter

Counter-reformation art is marked by….

Lavish church decor and emotional and dramatic art

What artist most influenced El Greco?

Tintoretto

Whose workshop did El Greco work in?

Vecelli’s

In ____, El Greco left Italy for Toledo, Spain

1576

In 1576, Greco left Italy for….

Toledo, Spain

What movements is El Greco associated with?

Mannerism and Counter-reformation

How does Greco capture the religious fervor of the Counter-Reformation?

His dramatic use of elongated figures

What Southern European techniques became popular in the North, though used in different ways?

Linear perspective and color schemes

How many of Grunewald’s works have survived?

10

What is Grunewald best known for?

His religious scenes and depictions of Christ’s crucifixion

When was Isenheim Altarpiece made?

15010-15

How many panels are in Isenheim Altarpiece?

9

Who is the most famous artist of Reformation Germany?

Albrecht Durer

What did Durer’s work seek to combine?

The naturalism of the north and the theories of the south

How did Durer learn about Italian works?

He traveled to and studied in Italy

Durer wrote about…

Theories of art

Durer published engravings made of…

Wood and copper

When was The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse made?

1498

What talents did Holbein have with his portraits?

Presenting details and capturing the psychological character of his subjects

Holbein’s works became the model for English painting through…

The 19th centuryh