ARHI 2300 1st Edition Lecture 31Outline of Last Lecture I. The Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)Outline of Current LectureI. Madonna of the RocksII. Mona LisaCurrent LectureI. Madonna of the Rocks, Leonardo da Vinci, Italian High Renaissance, ca 1483a. Leonardo’s first successful work b. Verrocchio’s John the Baptist, oil on wood panel, 1470si. Patron- church of St. Salvi, Florenceii. Leonardo is often thought of as ground breaking because he worked with oil paintings, but he studied with Verrocchio, who also did oil paintingsc. This is the version of Madonna of the Rocks in the Louvei. there is another in Londond. It was made for the church of San Francesco Grande (Milan)e. The Virgin Mary has her hand around John the Baptist, who is kneeling in prayeri. the other baby is typically thought of as Jesus, and the other figure as an angelf. Leonardo is the first artist to stop using halos in paintingsi. Focus on realism; escape from the supernaturalg. Pyramidal structure was used in Madonna of the RocksThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.h. Sfumato- general haziness or smokiness (Leonardo uses it in the background)i. Leonardo would go out into nature and draw flowers directly from naturei. This was unusual; artists would usually draw trees/flowers in the style that their masters taught themj. Leonardo studied the human body in a way that was unprecedentedi. Did over 30 dissections, which was illegal at the timeii. He was also working on proportions- the Vitruvian Man, based on the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruviusiii. He wrote backwards in his notebooks so nobody would be able to read them (he was very secretive)II. The Mona Lisa, Leonardo de Vinci, Italian High Renaissance, oil on wood panel, ca. 1503-1505a. The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable images in the worldb. We’ve seen donor portraits before i. Ex. The Holy Trinity in Italy and the Ghent Altarpiece in Belgium1. Portraits were traditionally a profile view of wealthy peoplea. Piero della Francesca’s portrait of Battista Sforza, ca. 1473b. Della Francesca’s Fredirico da Montefelto, ca. 1473c. Ghirlandaio’s Giovanna Tornabuoni, ca. 1488i. All of the “stuff”- jewelry, etc.- distract from herii. Women at the time were typically thought of as extensions as the husband, and were there to display his wealth2. Leonardo breaks that traditiona. Leonardo’s Ginevra de’ Benci, late 1480si. ¾ turn, not as much jewelryii. Virtue- good, faithful woman b. Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine, 1490i. ¾ viewii. Holding an ermine (the pets of aristocracy) 1. Valued for intelligence; considered “pure”iii. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani1. Galee ermine, weasel2. Leonardo tended to make visual puns in his art 3. Making this connection gives her value in and of herselfa. Tries to get at the person, rather than all of the moneyb. He was a humanist- celebrated people and their virtuesc. Mona Lisa has no jewelry; wears a little veild. Pyramidal structure (crossed hands create base)e. Landscape draws attention to face f. She is Lisa del Giocondoi. Mona Lisa “My Lady Lisa”ii. The wife of Francesco del Giocondoiii. Gioconda playful, a joke1. She smiles because she is laughing at a private joke between her and Leonardog. Leonard kept this painting until he diedi. Representative of him breaking tradition in
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