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GiottoThe Last Judgment (1305)Portrays a horrifying hellperspective - to see clearlylast week of Christeveryone with halosgrouping of figuresall same height for unity purpose (isocephali)double sense of proportiongetting the blessingHieronymus BoschThe Garden of Earthly Pleasures (1504)Triptych painting (3 panels: Eden, Earth, Hell)Conveys the 7 deadly sins; particularly the lust of man and how its perversion corrupts the earth.Transmogrification (twisting of the natural world)Jan Van EyckMan in a Red Turban (1433)Name, Date engraving included- quite unusual at the time.Oil Painting technique allowed for beautiful details such as glistening eyes.HD Painting of the timeLeonardo da VinciMona Lisa (1503-5)Mysterious smile at the distant landscapeSomething brooding about itDa Vinci had performers entertaining Mona while he painted her.EnigmaticChiaroscuro tenbroso (shadow world)Madonna of 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 effectsThe Last Supper (1495-8)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 geometricMichelangeloLast Judgment (1536-41)Less structured and hierarchical than Giotto’s depiction of the last judgment.Less portrayal of hellJesus and other figures were originally painted nude; another artist covered over it.Creation of Adam (1511)Adam’s hand is lazy, resting, “decidedly impitant”Behind god= the generations of the unbornChrist child and Eve/or/Mary- people to comePoses questions of free willDavid (1501-14)Carved from a weathered piece of stone found outside of a cathedral.Portrays David before he slays Goliath; Sizing up his enemy.Face portrays a mixture of emotionsPerilous, nervous. Fight or flight.Pietà (1500)Based on Dante’s “Paradiso”Odd that Mary appears to be visually younger than the man she is holding.Jesus is her son, but she is also his daughter.Meditative state; interpreted as looking at her son “as if in a dream”= envisioning that she was back in Bethlehem and her child was just born.Rondanini Pietà (1555-64)Created this the week that he died.Beginning of expressionism.Jesus is extremely frail.DonatelloDavid (1440’s)amongst the first to re-visit the contrapposto (counterpoise)Body in one direction, head in another.Portrays the strange psychological moment after David slays Goliath.Almost disturbing about the way he plays with the decapitated head.Somewhat perverseBody is X-Shaped for balanceThis sculpture is a marker that shows change in body ideals over time.Mary Magdalen (1455)Life sized, aesthetically profound. Very expressive.A prostitute, beloved of Jesus.Becomes a desert saint.Beautiful woman whose looks declined after Jesus’s death: sunken eyes, missing teeth.RaphaelMarriage of the Virgin (1504)Similar to the work of his master Perugino (below)Albertian formsCircular church recall Renaissance idealsFigures in Counter-poseMadonna of the Meadow (1505)Sweetness of Mary’s faceUmbrian landscapePyramid structure (common during Renaissance)One baby is Jesus, the other is St. JohnThe School of Athens (1510-1511)Portrays various relevant figures of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo.Recalls various Renaissance aesthetic preferencesCircular/cube building structuresFigure/formPerspectiveEXAM 1 Study Guide 02/17/2015Giotto-The Last Judgment (1305)oPortrays a horrifying helloperspective - to see clearlyolast week of Christoeveryone with halosgrouping of figuresall same height for unity purpose(isocephali)odouble sense of proportionogetting the blessingHieronymus Bosch-The Garden of Earthly Pleasures (1504)oTriptych painting (3 panels:Eden, Earth, Hell)oConveys the 7 deadly sins;particularly the lust of manand how its perversioncorrupts the earth. oTransmogrification (twisting ofthe natural world) Jan Van Eyck-Man in a Red Turban (1433)oName, Date engraving included- quiteunusual at the time. o Oil Painting technique allowed forbeautiful details such as glistening eyes. HD Painting of the timeLeonardo da Vinci 02/17/2015Leonardo da Vinci-Mona Lisa (1503-5)oMysterious smile at the distant landscapeoSomething brooding about itoDa Vinci had performers entertainingMona while he painted her. oEnigmatic oChiaroscuro tenbroso (shadow world)-Madonna of the Rocks (1483)oPyramid structure: Mary at the top withJesus, John, and an Angel on the bottom.oFumato: Smokey atmosphereoCreates mystical, mysterious effectoImpenetrable darkness created by thecaverns in the backgroundoSubliminal emotional effects-The Last Supper (1495-8)oDepicts the moment in which Jesus announces that one of his disciples will betray him. Everyone is reacting. oJudas is cast in shadow; holding the money he sold Jesus out for under his robes.oPainted with oil on fresco;chemically did not work. Muchof the painting itself has beenlost. oBlue= PurityoRed= SacrificeoNarratively dramaticoSystematically geometricMichelangelo 02/17/2015Michelangelo-Last Judgment (1536-41)oLess structured and hierarchical than Giotto’sdepiction of the last judgment. oLess portrayal of helloJesus and other figures were originally paintednude; another artist covered over it.-Creation of Adam (1511)oAdam’s hand is lazy, resting, “decidedlyimpitant” oBehind god= the generations of theunbornoChrist child and Eve/or/Mary- people tocomeoPoses questions of free will -David (1501-14)oCarved from a weathered piece of stone foundoutside of a cathedral. oPortrays David before he slays Goliath; Sizing uphis enemy. oFace portrays a mixture of emotionsoPerilous, nervous. Fight or flight.-Pietà (1500)oBased on Dante’s “Paradiso”oOdd that Mary appears to be visually youngerthan the man she is holding. oJesus is her son, but she is also his daughter. oMeditative state; interpreted as looking at herson “as if in a dream”= envisioning that shewas back in Bethlehem and her child was justborn. -Rondanini Pietà (1555-64)oCreated this the week that he died. oBeginning of expressionism. oJesus is extremely frail.Donatello 02/17/2015Donatello -David (1440’s)oamongst


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