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Leonardo Da Vinci (1490)Vitruvian Man: Study of the Human BodyJust as Alberti systematized perspective, this drawing systemized human proportions.Human figure= 7 Heads highRenaissance ideas: “Man is the measure of all things”Symmetry, balance, ideal figures, symbolic/paradigmatic imagesAnnunciation (1472)Portrays the moment that the angel comes and tells Mary that she will have a holy birth.Used systems of sheets to create ideal diffused natural light.Atmospheric perspective (background)Enclosed garden= symbol of Mary’s viginityLilies= symbol of purityThe Last Supper (1495-1498)Depicts the moment in which Jesus announces that one of his disciples will betray him. Everyone is reacting.Judas is cast in shadow; holding the money he sold Jesus out for under his robes.Painted with oil on fresco; chemically did not work. Much of the painting itself has been lost.Blue= PurityRed= SacrificeNarratively dramaticSystematically geometricMadonna on the Rocks (1483)Pyramid structure: Mary at the top with Jesus, John, and an Angel on the bottom.Fumato: Smokey atmosphereCreates mystical, mysterious effectImpenetrable darkness created by the caverns in the backgroundSubliminal emotional effectsMadonna and Child with St. Anne (1508-13)Interesting psychological paintingFreud believed that this painting referenced Da Vinci’s own life; His real mother had left when he was young and lived far away. He grew up with another woman in the house, another mother.Arth 112 1st Edition Lecture 9 Current Lecture Leonardo Da Vinci (1490)- Vitruvian Man: Study of the Human Bodyo Just as Alberti systematized perspective, this drawing systemized human proportions.  Human figure= 7 Heads high Renaissance ideas: “Man is the measure of all things”  Symmetry, balance, ideal figures, symbolic/paradigmatic images- Annunciation (1472)o Portrays the moment thatthe angel comes and tellsMary that she will have aholy birth.  Used systems ofsheets to create idealdiffused natural light. Atmosphericperspective(background)o Enclosed garden= symbol of Mary’s viginityo Lilies= symbol of purity- The Last Supper (1495-1498)o Depicts the moment in which Jesus announces that one of his disciples will betray him. Everyone is reacting. 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 Judas is cast in shadow; holding the money he sold Jesus out for under his robes.o Painted with oil onfresco; chemically didnot work. Much of thepainting itself has beenlost.  Blue= Purity Red= Sacrificeo Narratively dramatico Systematically geometric- Madonna on the Rocks (1483)o Pyramid structure: Mary at the top withJesus, John, and an Angel on thebottom. o Fumato: Smokey atmosphere Creates mystical, mysteriouseffect Impenetrable darkness created bythe caverns in the background Subliminal emotional effects- Madonna and Child with St. Anne (1508-13)o Interesting psychological paintingo Freud believed that this painting referenced Da Vinci’s own life; His real mother had left when he was young and lived far away. He grew up with another woman in the house, another


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