Arts 150 1st Edition Lecture 12Outline of Current Lecture I. Leonardo DaVinciII. RaphaelCurrent Lecture- Leonardo DaVinci’s Scientific worko Studying laws of nature and scienceo Notes and handwriting intertwined with sketcheso Greatest ambition: to discover laws underlying flying of birdso Studied nature and its form through and arto “Arno Landscape” 1st known landscape drawingo Believed studying nature would make him a better artisto Rarely completed paintings but accepted many commissionso “Study of a Flying Macine” o “Design for a Catapult”o “Study for the Sforza Monument for the Duke of Milan” Never finished Performed many studies of horse movement in preparationo In preparation for the Last Supper “Study of head of the Apostle” He looked very closely at the human bodyo “Study of Left Leg”- shows bones and tendons 1508o “Fetus and Lining of the Womb”1510o Studied human figure and natural movement “Old man seated in profile and 4 studies of Swirling water” – which led to “Storm breaking over valley” and “Deluge over a city” (black chalk on paper) “Studies of water movement” “Star of Bethlehem and other plants”o “Vitruvian Man” 1485-1490 ink Vitruvius- 1st century BC- a Roman architect and engineer Considered eyes and sight the most vital organ Believed reality interpreted better with paint- Paragone Debate Pictorial experimentalist- Raphael- 1403-1520o Early work-Florence, Perugia, Urbinoo Later works- RomeThese 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 Raphael trained under Peruginoo Called to work for Pope Jullius IIo Raphael “Marriage of the Virgin” compared to Perugino’s “Christ Giving the Key to St.Peter”o Round building in back of Raphael’s painting is “Tempietto” which is at the St.Pietro Church of Rome by Donato Bramanteo Raphael received large commission of Vatican- Stanza dellaSegnature (Papal Office) Room of the signatureo One of the murals on the walls- “School of Athens” Philosophy mural Represents Renaissance humanism Study of ancient philosophers Painting centered around Plato and Aristotle On Plato’s side of piece were ancient philosophers and on Aristotle’s side were new scientists and philosophers of the time Euchid most likely depicts Bramante Raphael in the mural too Points to the importance of art alongside philosophy Michelangelo’s portrait is also there Zoroaster (Pietro Bembo) included in
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