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TAMU ARTS 150 - Giotto and Frescos
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ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Current Lecture II Giotto III Frescios Current Lecture Last Class o Giotto v Cimabue Giotto has more defined features o Golden Legend o Gesso Giotto Raising of Lazurus in Arena Chapel Fresco o Figures twisting in space o Lazurus miracle coming back to life o Dark hue in background Giotto Noli Me Tangere Do not touch me woman yet o Fresco Arena Chapel o Jesus raised from dead and Mary at his feet Giotto Lamentation o Fresco Areana Chapel 1300s o Influenced by Lamentation Byzantine Empire 1164 Can tell because of elongation of Jesus s body and dramatic air from Byzantine art o Giotto influenced all future reworks of the Lamentation o Diagonal slope of rocks in foreground with dark shadows o Painted people in cloaks all expressing deep grief rd 3 cycle of Arena Chapel Fresco Last Judgement o Mandorla around Christ Nicola Pisano Pulpit o Height 15 in Pisa artistic center or city o Transition of medieval structure into Roman sculpture o Right panel annunciation o Adapted from Giotto Nativity Arena Chapel Fresco Nativity of Siena 1270 from Guidoda o Influenced by Giotto o Very powerful piece that was renowned in the area These 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 Giotto s Innovations o Depiction of humanity emotions o Emergence of reality effects o Introduced drama scences o Construction of believable picture space Giotto heir to general trend of borrowing from Byzantine art and related local sources o Influence of the Franciscan order Italy o After Franciscan is Mendican Order austere life Fresco Technique o 1st rough layer of plaster o Underdrawing w metal styles o Fresh plaster on small section o Colors pained on seeps into plaster and dries overnight Duccio di Buoninsegna 1278 1318 o Famous replication of Madonna and the Child


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