Arts 150 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Current Lecture I Michelangelo II Venetian Renessaince Current Lecture Sistine Chapel 9 panels derived from Genesis done by Michelangelo Michelangelo David and Pieta both display his assimilation of the ideal beauty of a classical nude o Pieta was a woundless body Michelangelo believed sculpture was most prestigious form of art Sistine Chapel also depicts Jonah and Zacharias Center rectangles of scenes from Genesis Prophets and sibyls on side square Ignudi 20 seated male nudes incorporated into the Sistine Chapel Famous scenes from the Sistine Chapel o God Separating Light and Dark aka The Separation of Land from Water o Creation of Adam Female character next to God is virgin and Christ Completed painting 1512 Floor of Sistine Chapel mosaic made by Cosmati brothers Michelangelo and Integrity o every beauty which is seen here below by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we are coming o Beliefs for why sculpture is superior to painting More enduring material when compared to painting Truth revealed hidden in raw materials Attention to detail precision in sculptural quality Ideal utmost beauty dramatic effect maximum technical virtuosity Large scale weight monumental figures harmonious Venice Renaissance Movement o Venice prominent area because had port to Mediterranean Sea o Titian 1490 1576 most prolific and admired Venetian artist 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 Often collaborated with Giorgone so often confusion arises over whose work is whose Titian liked color often seen as the father of modern painting Adopted canvas instead of wood panels allowed for a quality of softness to develop in the work Pastoral Concert The Tempest Venus of Urbino 1538 Venice Inspired by goddess Venus Representation of women in bed chamber Monet s Olympia is modern version Titian based work of earlier Sleeping Venus by Gorgione 1509 Deep Venetian red emphasized Assumption of the Virgin 1516 1518 on wood The Virgin s ascent Encouraged vigorous brush strokes which lead to different palette and surface effects Also allowed for luminous effects Pieta Drama achieved by light focused on Christ Brush strokes broad o In Venice painters relied more on color less on line and design as in Florence o Venice combines color landscape human body with prevailing concept of poetry o Statements to ponder after learning about the Venetian Renaissance Venetian Renaissance art is distinct from Italian Renaissance art Italian had more Byzantine influence Significance lies in Venus of Urbino and Pastoral Concert of Titian
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