ARHI 2300 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture I. Notre Dame de Chartres or Chartres Cathedral, continued Outline of Current LectureI. Nativity Panel from the Pisa Pulpit, Nicola Pisano, Late Gothic/Early Italian Renaissance, 1259- 1260II. Giotto and the Arena ChapelCurrent LectureI. Nativity Panel from the Pisa Pulpit, Nicola Pisano, Late Gothic/Early Italian Renaissance, 1259- 1260a. Location: Baptisteryb. Patron: Archbishop of Pisai. Patrons of the arts: wealthy families, churches, guildsc. Renaissance- rebirth of interest in the artsi. More natural representation of the human form d. You could not go into the church until you had been baptized, so the baptistery islocated outside of the churche. C ivic function (marriages, etc.) in addition to religious function (baptism) f. The priest would read gospels in the pulpit before coming down to perform the baptism 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.i. The structure is about 15 feet tallii. Panels about 2 ½ feet highiii. Lectern is an eagle, the tetramorph of St. John (symbol of the word); Bibleis placed on topiv. Trefoil arches- late gothic, but looking forward into Renaissance 1. Corinthian (Roman) columns v. Lion carving- another tetramorph g. Medium: marbleh. High relief carving i. Continuous narrative- certain characters appear more than oncej. Mary is reclining in the nativity scene (appears twice… angel appears to her too)k. Jesus also appears twice (in nativity scene and being bathed in a chalice)i. Connection of baptisml. Theophany- story that proves the divinity of the figurei. Story that a midwife present at the birth of Jesus was bathing him when her disfigured hand was healed m. Sheep forcing a goat awayi. Goat is a symbol of the devil/evilii. With the coming of Christ, evil is forced awayII. Giotto and the Arena Chapel, Late Gothic/Early Italian Renaissance, 1305-1306a. Arena chapel- private family chapelb. 852 Days—Giornatec. Work probably began in 1304d. Medium: Buon Frescoe. Location: Padua, Italyf. Patron: Enrico Scrovegnig. Reginaldo Scrovegni, Enrico Scrovegni’s father, was an usurer (charged interest onmoney that he lent; immoral)i. Famous book was written in which Reginaldo was sent to hellii. Enrico built this chapel to prove that his family was good h. Buon Fresco- have to work very fast (preferred medium for large surfaces; cheap)i. Giornate- amount of fresco an artist can do on one day i. We can tell what he worked on every dayii. Took him over two years to do this
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