ARTH 106 7th edition Lecture 7Outline of Last LectureI. Late medieval art and architecture in Northern EuropeOutline of Current LectureI. Qautrocento-Italy in the 15th centuryCurrent LectureI. Characteristicsa. Florence, Italy is centerb. Medici family famous patrons, powerfuli. Giovanni, Cosimo, Lorenzoc. Individualism deepensII. Work: Baptistery of San Giovanni, 1059-1128A. Details:Florence, Italy cathedralGuild of wool merchants hold competition to see who would design door of baptisteryFinalist #1Filippo BrunelleschiSacrifice of Issac, 1401-2Competition panel for east doorDepicts Abraham and Issac, total embrace of faithIssac’s hands are tied behind his back; the faces of Abraham and the angel are tense; angel is grabbing Abraham’s armFinalist #2Lorenzo GhibertiThese 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.Sacrifice of IssacSlightly different narrative momentRam is in different position, above Abraham. This adds to the sense that the angel and the ram are sent by GodIssac looks like a boy in first. In second he is a man who seems to accept his fate“To me was conceded the palm of victory by all the experts and be al who competed with me…” Art more of a competition, meaning humans determined what was best, not God (shift)III. Work: Saint Mark, 1411-13A. Artist: DonatelloB. Details:Commissioned by a guild of tailorsSaint Mark is usually pictures as a writerPart of broad secularization; focuses more on Saint Mark in his human formIV. Work: Saint George, 1410-15A. Artist: DonatelloB. Details:Advertisement for guildMore emphasis on physical being than usual warrior depiction
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