1. Warm-up 2-25-15 Ch 20 L3 Early Ren.
Respond to the following
1. Identify the name of this statue.
2. What is it’s function?
3. Why does this work exemplify the culture that created it? (Describe the various symbols and their meanings to the culture.)
Obj: SWBAT Explain Why iconography such an important part in Flemish Art and the influence patrons on the art
PAST Due :
Ch 15 Essay prompt—Hindu & Buddhist art
Homework:
Ch. 20 Reading

2. 1. Identify the name of this statue.
Shiva as Nataraja
2. What is it’s function?
icon of worship carried through temple
3. Why does this work exemplify the culture that created it? (Describe the various symbols and their meanings to the culture.)
This work describes the beliefs of the Hindu people, particularly the Hindu belief in reincarnation and polytheism. This work also shows how the Hindu people believe they are released of the cycle of reincarnation.
Example Essay Response:
The God Shiva, one of many gods in their pantheon, is shown dancing to destroy and recreate world. He stands on the demon of ignorance within a flaming halo (samsara). This is a representation of the Hindu belief in reincarnation. This belief is also represented in Shiva hands--one hand sounds the drum which is the rhythm of creation and destruction. Shiva’s other hand holds a flame which shows the destruction of physical world and illusion in which our egos. This shows how the Hindu people believe they are released of the cycle of reincarnation. Furthermore the statue’s front hands gestures mean “have no fear” and other points to raised foot which is a promise of liberation from this cycle of reincarnation.

3. Announcements: Homework: Due Today:
Last day for late work before progress report
Announcements:
Tues 2/24--Evacuation drill 2nd period
PAST DUE:
Ch 15 Essay prompt—Hindu & Buddhist art
Re-write Essay responses to Chapter 10 & 14 Quizzes
Ch. 15 India Cue Cards
Future Due Dates:
Mon 3/2—Quiz on Ch.15 & 20
Ch. 20 Cue Cards (9 Cards)
Office Hours
Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Thursday 3:00-4:00
Homework:
Ch. 20 Reading

4. Homework Due Mon 2-23-15 Long Essay response
Choose one Buddhist work and one Hindu work. Discuss how the images conform to the beliefs of each culture in which they were produced, and in what ways each contributed to reinforcing those beliefs.
Make sure you:
Think about function, narrative/meaning, cultural context
Use a minimum of 3 pieces of visual evidence
Use academic language
Re-read your writing when you are finished

5. Ch. 20 Learning Objectives
Explain the contributions of the Dukes of Burgundy on late Medieval and early Renaissance art.
How does Claus Sluter's Well of Moses point toward a new kind of sculpture in Northern Europe?
Why is iconography such an important part of the study of art history in Flemish regions?
Explain the domestic localization of holy stories in Flemish painting (for example, the Merode Altarpiece).
Explain how economic conditions were reflected in works of art.
Identify the role of shifting devotional patterns and practices in the creation of works of art.
Discuss the role of politics in 15th-century Northern Europe.
Identify the influence patrons had on examples of 15th-century Northern Europe.
Be sure that you can describe the importance of the donor-portrait in northern painting.

6. February March Today Sub Day Sub Day Grades sent home Begin Ch 20
Last day for late work
Today
Sub Day
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Complete review questions
Complete Cue Cards
Evac Drill
March
Ch. 20 Cue Cards Due &
Quiz
Grades sent home

7. 15th Century Art in Northern Europe
Theme: DODDS
D – Donors (patrons)
O – Observation
D – Detail
D – Domestic Interiors
S – Symbolism

8. The Indus Civilization
Context
Dates:
Locations: Burgundy, Flanders, Netherlands, France

9. Van Eyck- Man in Red Turban
Oil on wood, 1430
L: FLANDERS
Why does portraiture make a comeback?
**humanist interest of the period
Artists and patrons interested in reality and capabilities of artists
details:
Veins in the eye, beard stubble, wrinkles.
“As I Can” “The Best That I Am Capable of Doing”

10. Van Eyck- Man in Red Turban (detail)
Oil on wood, 1430
L: FLANDERS
Why does portraiture make a comeback?
**humanist interest of the period
Artists and patrons interested in reality and capabilities of artists
details:
Veins in the eye, beard stubble, wrinkles.
“As I Can” “The Best That I Am Capable of Doing”

11. Ghent Altarpiece (exterior)
Jan Van Eyck, 1432, oil on wood
Polyptych, St. Bravo Cathedral, Belgium
L: (FLANDERS)
Style: detail, symbolism, realism
SURFACE QUALITY of faces, drapery, fabric, plants, wood grain, landscape, etc.
Prophets
Annunciation
Donors
John(S) painted in grisaille, patron saints of Ghent
“medieval mind” ….each created thing is a symbol of the working of God’s mind.
-Critic Robert Hughes
CONCEPT: shift in religious art FROM ONLY otherworldliness TO awareness of the natural world
Shift TO middle class power and patronage

12. Adam and Eve modeled after real Flemish people
TOP
Adam and Eve modeled after real Flemish people
God the father Mary
John the Baptist
choirs of angels
Lunettes: fall of man
BOTTOM
Theme: salvation
Community of saints come from four corners of Earth to adore the lamb of God at the altar
Figure JAN VAN EYCK, Ghent Altarpiece (open), Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, completed Oil on wood, approx. 11’ 6" x 15’.

13. Adam and Eve modeled after real Flemish people
TOP
Adam and Eve modeled after real Flemish people
God the father Mary
John the Baptist
choirs of angels
Lunettes: fall of man
BOTTOM
Theme: salvation
Community of saints come from four corners of Earth to adore the lamb of God at the altar
Figure JAN VAN EYCK, Ghent Altarpiece (open), Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, completed Oil on wood, approx. 11’ 6" x 15’.

14. Les Tres Riches Heures – The Book of Hours FRANCE- Limbourg Brothers
1416, ink on vellum
STYLE: International Gothic
New trend—DETAILS of the castle
FUNCTION: book used in daily prayers and as calendar
Narrative: Illustrations depict the labors of each month and aristocratic pleasures
Meaning:
Naturalism of figures
Separation of classes:
laborers “happily” work for Nobles’ benefit