1. Italy in the 15 th Century

2.  What is Perspective?

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15. The Sacrifice of Isaac

16. Competition panel for the east doors of the Florence baptistry in 1401. Depict a moment when the angel appears just in time to prevent Abraham from cutting his sons throat. Seven contestants for the doors, but the most important were these two by Brunelleschi and Ghiberti. Ghiberti won Reason may have been the casting Brunelleschi cast his in several pieces Ghiberti cast his in two

17.  Goldsmith  Sculptor  Mathematician  Clock builder  Architect

18.  The crowning jewel of the Florentine cityscape  Brunelleschi invented a new way to construct the dome.  Studied ancient roman buildings and came up with his own ideas how ancient elements could be utilized.

19. Hospital of the Innocents Florence Cathedral

20.  Commissioned to do the final set of doors on the east side of the baptistery called “The Gates of Paradise”.

21.  Emerged as the greatest sculptor of his time and one of the greatest to ever live.  Worked in marble or bronze  1443 commissioned to sculpt “Gattamelata” an equestrian statue  Drew his ideas from classic statue Marcus Aurelius in Rome.

23. Marcus Aurelius in Rome

25.  Birth of Venus is 5’ 8 7/8”x 9’  Based on traditional mythology  Venus is the goddess of love and arises from the sea on a shell

28.  A polished artist by the age 17  He mastered form and anatomy  Excelled in working with perspective especially foreshortening

29. The use of perspective to represent a single object extending back in space at an angle to the picture plane. Dead Christ By: Andrea Mantegna

30.  Strong realism and unusual perspective creates a fascinating image  Look into Christ’s face and at the same time see the holes in his hands and feet

31. Illusionistic painting that deceives the eye with its appearance of reality.

33. Vitruvian Man

34. Michelangelo and Raphael were influenced by him Painted a small number of pictures, but wrote on every aspect of human endeavor, including the arts and sciences. Paired art with science and created many anatomy drawings

35. Andrea Verrocchio “The Baptism of Christ” Leonardo’s first known painting. He painted the angel at the far left. Verrocchio said he could never emulate that, so he gave up painting and devoted himself to sculpture.

36. David by: Verrocchio

37. A technique of painting on the plaster surface of a wall or ceiling that is still damp so the pigments become fused with the plaster as it dries.

39. Madonna and child with Saint Anne Leonardo used sfumato with success in this piece- painting through glazes and producing a dreamlike effect.

41.  Known as “the greatest man ever known to the arts”  Born to a poor family  Knew at an early age he wanted to become an artist  The Pieta was his earliest “MASTERPIECE” done in Rome about 1500  Carved from a single block of marble

43. David Verrocchio David Donatello David Michelangelo

44. A stance of the human body where one leg bears the weight.

45.  Beyond imitating nature  Super human size  Expression of anger and defiance  Still holding the stone in his hand  At age 29 Michelangelo was declared the greatest sculptor in Italy  Lived to be 89 years old

46. Working on sculptures until 6 days before he died, he said on his deathbed, “I regret that I am dying just as I am beginning to learn the alphabet of my profession.”

47.  Master of painting balance and harmony  Michelangelo was a solitary genius, and Raphael enjoyed the social whirl of Rome  Michelangelo and Leonardo were busy with large commissions to satisfy the wants of merchants  Raphael was happy to fill the gap  Painted many Madonnas and flattering portraits

48. Apostolic Palace, Rome, Vatican City

49. All the turtles were named after Renaissance artists Donatello Raphael Leonardo Michelangelo

50. The study of the meaning or content of a larger program to which individual works of art belong.

51. Convex mirrors used by shopkeepers because they reflect a large area. Considered the “eye” of the owners. Van Eyck’s mirror has been interpreted as “GODS EYE” as a witness to the ceremony