ARTH104 1nd EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 4Lecture 1 Introduction to Gothic Art (14th century)Objectives; form, content, and contexto How does it look?o What is happening in art?o Who or where/what is it being made for?Rebirth of Classical art- Term Renaissance coined by Petrorch (term means rebirth)- Greco-Roman, dark ages, golden age of rebirth of the classical worldAncient Greece & Rome (6th Century BCE)- Humanism, naturalism- Athens gives birth to democracyInternational Gothic Art (14th, 15th, 16th century)o End of gothic art – scholasticism is the attempt to reconcile Christianity with a classical perspective in the gothic period.o Gothic was dark as in ignorance (it was a time of rebirth) Vasari uses the term gothic as an insult meaning barbaricLecture 2 End of Gothic periodArt – Dome of Florence created by Brunelesqhio This cathedral went almost 40 years without its dome roofo This is a depiction of classical architectureo This is the first of its kind as in it is not anything like the gothic churches which normally had flying burttresses to sustain its structure.Baticelli – painting of the Medici family who held political power; they were the wealthiest family in FlorenceGhiberti – Story of IsaacDonatello – First in the classical art period to make a full sized figure sculptureLecture 3Early RenaissanceJan Van Eyck – Painted the annunciation with accurate detail.o It is an altarpiece triptic; vessels in paintings during this time start to show hidden meanings that identify wealth status, social status, etc.o This is not Italian painting typePortraits – become more popular and repetitive during this timeo Reveal psychological states in facial depiction and featureso Van Eyck’s most famous painting is Analfini and wife which has a lot of mystery to this day- The title of this has changed over time because our meaning to the artwork has changed over time (common reoccurrence with art- Reference to Medici family- Lots of detail in this painting suggests abundance, wealth, social status, fertility, spiritual, etc. Shift to High Renaissance (end 15th century-16th century)o Placed in Italy, Northern Europe, and Germany – Florence is still epicenter for art/artistso True high Renaissance is based out of Rome – partly religious and politicalo Church experiences a crisis today known as the Great Schism which conflicted where the Pope would live further meaning where would the church go since the advent of Christianity was centered in Romeo Rome losing political power to France during this timeo Beginning of the 16th century the schism ends and Rome is restored back to powero The best artists start to come to Rome for workArtists of this timeLeonardo Da Vinci – Renaissance man because he was known for his talent of capturing realism.He also bridges the 15th century to the 16th century.o Slow workero Created more natural looking figures than anyone elseo Last suppero Mona LisaRaphael – young follower of Da Vinci for his media and techniqueso Known for creating things more beautiful than naturally possibleo Madonna and childo Seg room in the Vatican city (Pope’s room)o School of Athens – portrays ancient Greek ideas of intellect o Starts a technique to “fool the eye” where artist creates illusionistic spaces for other purposes in art Lecture 4Artists of the 16th century continuedMichaelangelo o Pietao David – compared to Donatello’s (know the difference)o Sistine Chapel (with Raphael)Reformation in North – High Northern Renaissanceo Martin Luther’s 95 thesiso Start making art forms more for the home rather than the churcho Grunewald’s work – Isenhaim (mostly Germans bought his