Arts150 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Current Lecture I The Greco Roman influence on Sculptures and Architecture of Renaissance Times Current Lecture Prepare for in class Writing Workshop Mon Feb 6 o Read Ch9 pg 180 182 Art of Greco Roman Sculpture was basis for Christian art o Idea of denoting motion originally Greco Roman Nanni di Banco Four Crowned Martyrs Marble 6 1409 1417 o In orsanmichele o Includes paragone which is the debate about which media of art sculpture or painting best conveys the arts purpose and story Banco s response is clear as he tells a story with his sculptural relief o Included a sculptural relief o Florentine Guild of Sculptors Architects and Masons o Common Renaissance problem integrating figures and space on a monumental space This sculpture dealt with this problem as the characters interact and their draping s interweave Fa ade the front of a work ie sculpture or bldg o Usually emphasizing the most important aspect of the bldg o i e columnated doorway originally Greco roman and picked up by renaissance Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Medici Palace Palazzo Medici Riccardi Florence 1446 1460 o Bartolomeo was a collaborator with Michelangelo on many projects o Rustification squared off horizontal bands monumental coherence rough surfaces severity of bldh Seen in Palazzo Vecchio which is located in square of Florence Medici Palace was modeled after this palace o The Medici Palace was built around a courtyard 1st domestic bldg built around courtyard used as art gallery o Medici Palace changes from heavy stones at base to lighter stones at top o Cornice a heavily decorated ledge with molding crowning Derived from Greco Roman architecture as seen in Roman Pantheon o Second story had tall windows surrounding the courtyard 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 o Sgraffito decorated by adding layers of tinted plaster Donatello David 1446 1460 Bronze 62 o 1st displayed in Medici Courtyard o 1st free standing nude statue since Greco Roman times o Donatello reinvented nudes with Christian hero instead of Pagan gods David was symbol of liberty freedom a favored topic in Florence in light of Milan s attempt of takeover Head of Goliath is in between David s Feet o Self awareness and discovery of body David looks admiringly at his own body o Made of Bronze shows Donatello s keen and clear idea of what he wanted to do because he had to make a mold unlike marble where it can be a continuous process o Stood on platform that said the victor is whoever defends the fatherland Donatello s David s Significance o 1st free standing nude since ancient times o Incorporated biblical characters and nudity o Displayed contrapposto or counterbalance human figure standing with 1 foot so shoulder and arms twist off axis of hips o Theme of David as the symbol of Florence o Lost wax technique of Bronze Casting refound
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