Notes (08/26)

Cinnabue

  • Possibly renowned artist

  • The catalyst between the Byzantine tradition that came west

  • Madonna Enthroned 1280

    • Has imitation of the Byzantine tradition - ex. stack of angels, no depth

    • “Realistic/advanced” - clothing folds

    • Gothic sway makes figures in painting feel more “lifelike”

    • Mary’s always in blue & red

  • Basilica of San Croce, Florence

    • Crucifiction of Jesus (Cinnabue)

      • “Advanced” - gothic sway, muscular form, clothing, emotion in his expression

      • Pathos

    • Painting that’s colors fell off due to the white mixure falling off

    • Painting that is debated on for being Cinnabue’s work or not

  • Saint Luke - patron saint of artists

  • Mary used as a motherly figurehead of churches to bring people, who were losing faith, back to the church

Giotto di Bondone

  • Mentored by Cinnabue

  • Madonna and Child Enthroned 1310

    • angels overlapped instead of stacking = more depth in painting

    • throne more coherent, gothic detailings (Gothic style popular in minor arts)

    • color palette much lighter

    • all paint, no gold hammered in

    • foreground, middle ground, background

  • Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel

    • wealthy Scrovegni had a private chapel to worship in

    • Built atop the ruins of a Roman arena

    • Giotto called to do an interior painting

      • Blue ceiling with painted medallions & Jesus & the apostles

      • Marriage of Cana not in the bible alike many other paintings - “books of the golden legends” fill in the gaps & many believed them to be as real the bible

      • The Lamentation 1

        • some depth, emotion,

        • official mourner of Christ Mary Mag(?)

      • something of Jerusalem

      • slaughter of the innocence - jewish children killed???

      • kiss of judas - judas kissing christ to point him out to roman soldiers

  • Sienna, Italy

  • Duccio Rucellai Madonna 1285

  • Massive altar piece for the cathedral in Sienna (made by Duccio)

    • taken apart through the years & sent to different museums

    • poplar(?) wood

    • Virgin and Child in Majesty

      • figures apart from Mary & Christ are acting like people

    • Nativity with Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel

      • earliest depiction of a reclining Mary

    • Annunciation painting

      • “Advanced” - clothing, figures are interacting, Mary reacting to the news & Gabriel, 3 environments

      • Podium turned up - some scholars believe it’s intention

    • Sermon on the mount

    • Miraculous ? of fishes

    • Christ washing disciples feet painting

    • Crucifiction of Christ painting

  • Annuciation

  • Nicolai Pisano Nativity Pulpit of Siena Cathedral

    • reclining Mary, dense composition around her

  • Simone Martini 1335 painting

    • motion, his cape is in the air as he lands

  • Warm tone in foreground, neutral in middle ground, cold in background

  • Attribute (object in a painting that is