ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Lecture 4I. Early Renaissancea. Examples of artOutline of Lecture 5I. Middle RenaissanceII. Republic of Florence, Italya. Cathedrals Current LectureI. Mid- Renaissancea. Arnolfini Double Portrait (1434, Northern Renaissance), Jan van Eyck, 33”x22” oil on woodi. darker coloring than main renaissance trends, has incorporation of shadows for depthb. Ghent Altarpiece, Jan and Huber van Eyck, oil on panel 11'x15', Flanders, northern renaissance (1432)i. When open: shows God/Jesus seated on throne wearing elaborate crown similarto a pope's headpiece, an "earthly crown" showing he is god of earth as well as god of heaven, a crowned Mary and John the Baptist on either side, naked Adam and Eve on the far sides (they are covering themselves modestly, Adam’s figure shows that the brothers studied the human body to achieve a level of detail, Eve looks more like a doll showing that they didn't study the female in thesame way (getting a female to pose nude would be considered wrong and un-Christian), bottom inside panel: it is the end of time, vision in the center of a lamb on an alter with a wound on its side pouring into a chalice (represents Jesus), the people surrounding are the righteous, the wine in mass is “transformed” into the blood of Christ, angels around are holding the objects of his crucifixion and sacrifice; depth and perspective are not yet correct but then artists are beginning to try to incorporate itAlter piece types: diptych (two panels that open), triptych (three panels that open)Iconography=symbolic writingThese 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.II. Italy, Republic of Florence (birthplace of the renaissance)a. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence (begun 1296 but didn't know how to construct the dome they wanted, it was later designed in the 1400s by Filippo Brunelleschi)i. Compare to Chartes Cathedral- Former: more geometric, different colored marble, ordered and rational- Latter: flying buttresses, complex exterior, considered part of a superstitious time periodii. Brunelleschi’s design is to have and octagonal drum with 8 ribs for support and using an inner dome and outer dome to support, brick is used to lighten and color the structure, hailed as a major monumental achievement, windows on drum lighten it as well*At the time that Florence wanted to create its dome the construction method of the pantheon dome has been long since lostiii. Ospedale degli Innocenti, Brunelleschi is working on this at the same time that he is building the dome, it is an orphanage in Florence sponsored by the silk merchant's guild, compared to the cathedral it is a simple humble building, usinggeometric principles in the design, similar to a Greco-Roman temple front, simple elegance that the renaissance is known for, in between each arch is glazed terracotta Infant in Swaddling clothes (14870 Andrea della Robbiab. Pantheon (118-128 CE, Rome), the architects constructed this massive dome that was a master feat at the time, it has a coffered ceiling to lighten it up, the make it as light as possible so that it doesn't collapse, dome is wide and has no supporting barsc. Palazzo (pronounced palatzo), Michelozzo, owned by the Medici family (they are bankers, handle the pope's account, and who basically run the city) built for Cosimo de ‘Medici (becomes a very important patron for artists), Roman influences (especially the interior courtyard), in the inner courtyard was Donatello's David which was in the center and could be seen through the arches from the street, symbolizes the successful underdog, is one of the first to have full frontal nudity, many say it seems very homoerotic, soft young male body, for Cosimo it had more of a patriotic image (the underdog can succeed)Contrapposto= a stance where the hips are at an angle and the back is usually curved, the weight of the figure appears to be on one foot.*Ninja turtles: Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Rafael (first is mid renaissance, last three are high renaissance)Rustication= makes the building seem more "common" as if to say "we are just like you, our building is rough" (can be seen on the lower half of the Palazzo, protruding and rough stone)d. Baptist of Florence Cathedral, East doors: Lorenzo Ghiberti East doors (Gates of Paradise), panel: Jacob and Asau, gilded bronze, incorporates continuous narration where multiple scenes from a single story are in the same panel, the bodies are much more naturalistic appearance when compared to the south doors by Andrea Pisano*Artists are having models come in so that they can study the form and are beginning to dissect cadaverse. Jacob and Esau: Esau sold his inheritance to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of porridge*Late 1400s: perspective is mathematically determined and used very consciously in new works One point perspective=Linear perspective= Vanishing point=Orthogonal