ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Lecture 3 I Republic of Florence center of Renaissance II Western and Eastern Roman Empire Outline of Lecture 4 I Early Renaissance a Examples of art Current Lecture I Early Renaissance a Allegories of Good and Bad Government 1338 1340 e renaissance Ambrogio Lorenzetti fresco Palazzo Pubblico i Allegory of Good Government in the City fresco Allegorical figure Sculpture b Greek and roman style avoided for many centuries because it was associated with paganism c Chartres Cathedral sculpture vs Spear Bearer i Latter shows character standing with hips forward and back curved shows a fluidity in the body vs the rigidness of earlier human depictions former Contrapposto means counterpose most of the figure s weight is on one foot so that hips are at an angle and the back is usually curved d Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore baptistery in front of the building has set of the famous doors depicting carved sculpted religious scenes i Life of John the Baptist doors Andrea Pisano Mid 14th c bubonic plague wipes out majority of population disrupts society Flanders e January and February from the Tres Riches Heures of the duke of Berry Limbourg Brothers colors and ink on parchment 9 x5 Tapestries large clothes hung on walls with scenes sewn woven on often had vibrant colors and high detail Figures in art are still flatter but have greater detail f Buxheim St Christopher hand colored woodblock print on paper 12 x8 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 Relief Art and Japanese print carve away all that won t be printed Intaglio printing ink is laid in the grooves carved into a sheet of metal g Demons tormenting St Anthony 12 25 x9 Germany Moveable type printing letter blocks were arranged to spell out the message page allowed for mass production Allowed the first widespread printing of the Gutenberg Bible in English so people other than religious figures would have access to the bible h Finding the Unicorn at the Fountain Hunt of the Unicorn tapestry series 12 x12 5 Flanders i Unicorn symbolizes Jesus fables told that only a virgin could successfully find approach a unicorn it is referencing to Mary ii Message you could go through mary to reach Jesus with your prayers i Arnolfini Double Portrait Jan van Eyck oil on wood
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