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- Lorenzo Ghiberti
- (Italian, ca. 1378–1455)
- The North Baptistery Doors
- 1403-1424
- 28 Panels of the New Testament
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- Lorenzo Ghiberti
- (Italian, ca. 1378–1455)
- The Eastern Baptistery Doors
- 1425-1452
- “The Gates of Paradise”
10 Panels of the Old Testament
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- Lorenzo Ghiberti
- (Italian, ca. 1378–1455)
- Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence
- Relief from the Doors of Paradise,
- 1425–52
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
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- Lorenzo Ghiberti
- (Italian, ca. 1378–1455)
- Doors of Paradise are over 16 feet
- tall, and each door weighs one and a third tons. The panels are of bronze
- electroplated with a nickel base on which gold was applied in a chemical
- process. A yearly cleaning with mild soap and water, is followed by an application
- of mixed turpentine and beeswax.
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- Donatello
- (Italian, 1386-1466)
- Ghiberti techniques made full size
- "Dragon Slayer"
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- Donatello
- (Italian, 1386-1466)
- 1st full size bronze horse & rider statue ever created
- 1 foot up- died of battle wounds
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Fra Angelico
- The Annunciation 1446-1449
- San Marco, Florence
Angel tells Mary she will give birth to Jesus
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Fra Angelico
The Annuciation
- flat halo
- became better at folds in cloth/fabric
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Fra Angelico
The Annunciatory Angel
- flat halo
- became better at folds of cloth/fabric
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Fra Angelico
An Illuminated page
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- Virgin with the Child and Scenes from
- the Life of St Anne
- floor slopes down to right
- staircase is curved
- floor curves with the staircase
- light is not shown in lighted areas
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Madonna with the Child & 2 Angels
- Madonna means Mary
- painting is very European
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- Giovanni Bellini
- (Italian, c. 1430-1516)
- Jesus had a strong upper body
- Jesus' hole in his shirt is from when he was speared
- holes in wrists from nails
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- Giovanni Bellini
- (Italian, c. 1430-1516)
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- Sandro
- Botticelli
- 1444/45-1510
The Birth of Venus, c. 1485-86
- Zephyr - male winds
- Zora - gentle spring winds
- winds usher Venus into world
- Botticelli struggled with shoulders
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- Sandro
- Botticelli
- 1444/45-1510
The Adoration of the Magi, 1470-75
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- Sandro Botticelli
- 1444/45-1510
- His
- portrait in the painting
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- Sandro Botticelli
- 1444/45-1510
Mars & Venus, 1485
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- Sandro Botticelli
- 1444/45-1510
Allegory of Spring 1477-78
- should be read from right to left
- Zephyr chasing nymph
- plants around Zephyr are frozen
- Venus is in the center
- Cupid is flying above
- Apollo (messenger) is on left side
- translucent fabric on nymph
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
MONA LISA 1503-1506
- Miss Lisa - married woman
- painting took 5 years
- honestly looks like a regular picture
- brushstrokes only visible under microscope
- no eyebrows
- appears to be looking at you
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
- THE LAST
- SUPPER
- 1495-1498 in Milan
- only an experimentation with paint - failure
- everyone's sitting behind the table
- the table is U-shaped
- Jesus had 1st seat of the U, then John, then Judas
- Peter sat across from Jesus
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Self-Portrait 1512
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
- The Proportions of
- the Human Figure
- (Vitruvian Man) 1490
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
- Drawing of a Flying Machine
- c.1486
- wrote backwards
- scientist & inventor
- true Renaissance man
- designed 1st car
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
- Battle Cart with Mobile Scythes
- c. 1485
- wrote backwards
- scientist & inventor
- true Renaissance man
- designed 1st car
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Michelangelo
Pietà 1499
- stays behind bulletproof glass
- Madonna looked the age she was when she got then news that she was going to give birth to Jesus
- Michelangelo wanted credit - carved his name in the sash, instantly felt sorrow and like he ruined the sculpture
- never took credit for one of his sculptures ever again
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Michelangelo
- David is about to face Goliath - has sling
- right hand is oversized - originally meant to be looked up upon rather than at eye level
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Michelangelo
- Michelangelo thought of himself as a horrible painter - believed he was a gifted sculptor
- Pope forced him to paint ceiling for him, although he wanted to sculpt the tomb
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Michelangelo
- The Last Judgment
- 1534 -1541
- commissioned by Pope Clement VII
- & Paul II
- everyone was naked - very controversial
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Raphael
1483-1520
- Spozalizio
- (The Engagement of Virgin
- Mary)
- 1504
- Perspective
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Raphael
- THE
- SCHOOL OF ATHENS
- 1510-1511
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Raphael
- The Sistine Madonna
- 1513-14
background includes faces of the dead Saints
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Raphael
The Liberation of St Peter 1514
Peter is being led out
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Arnolfini Wedding Portrait
- in bedroom - private
- dog - represents loyalty
- van Eyck was bad at hands
- wife is not really pregnant - just pulling up skirt
- signature on the back wall
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- Jan van Eyck
- active by 1422, died 1441
- The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
- ca. 1430
- two pieces
- sits on an altar
- extremely detailed
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Hubert Van Eyck, 1420s
The Three Marys at the Tomb
detailed Russian castles in the back
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- Albrecht Dürer
- (1471-1528)
- THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE
- APOCALYPSE
- 1498
Woodblock
- Revelation - end of times
- 4 horseman represents certain things
- special signature seen often
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Albrecht Dürer
- painted many self portraits
- fabulous hand painter
- signature
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Albrecht Dürer
- Wing of a Roller
- 1512
- Watercolor
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Albrecht Dürer
Self Portrait at 28 - 1500
Christ-like portrait
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Peter Paul Rubens
- Landscape with a Rainbow
- c. 1638
- used vibrant colors
- portrayed classical/Renaissance themes
- painting of scene after rainstorm
- life is returning
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Peter Paul Rubens
The Battle of the Amazon 1619
blurred marks show action
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Peter Paul Rubens
- Old Woman with a Basket of Coal
- 1618-20
- looks like a photo
- living in cave
- only heat from basket of coal
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Pieter Bruegel
- tower attempted to reach God
- God was upset - destroyed the tower, gave each different languages, and spread them all over the world
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Pieter Bruegel
The Triumph of Death 1562
- burning - the world is on fire
- death is coming to the Earth
- there is light in the horizon
- animals are very skinny
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Pieter Bruegel
Children's Games 1559-60
children are in all states of play
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Titian
- Bacchus and Ariadne
- 1520-22
- Titian is from Venice
- Classical style/portraits
- painting expresses mythology
- dog - loyalty
- Bacchus - god of wine/pleasures
- stars - shaped like a halo - divinity
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Titian
- The Flaying of Marsyas
- 1576
- flay - to skin someone
- flaying faun
- faun was a talented musician
- challenged gods with his talent
- Apollo is playing the violin
- dog is lapping up the blood
- left - shows mythology
- right - shows Titian as a child holding on to a larger dog
- old man - Titian's face
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- Sofonisba Anguissola
- ca. 1530- 1625
- The Chess Game
- 1555
- Lucia, Minerva and Europa Anguissola
- only female artist
- started with portraits only
- chess game - sisters are playing chess
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- Sofonisba Anguissola
- ca. 1530- 1625
Her portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Valois with a "flea-fur“ (the pelt of a marten worn to attract the fleas that might in its absence have attacked the person wearing it), was the most widely copied portrait in Spain.
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