Art History VCU Exam 1

This is a flashcard set for VCU Art History Exam 1 Chapters 11,12,13.

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Virgin and Child, from St Denis, France, c. 1339 - silver gilt and enamel.-standing on top of a reliquary, with a fluer-de-lis cane handleA.
Question 2
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N. Pisano, Nativity, detail of relief panel from the pulpit - marble - c. 1260
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Giotto, "Virgin and Child Enthroned," c. 1305-1310, Florence - tempera and gold on panel- contrasts with 20 year earlier painting by Cimabue, same title.
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Giotto, Arena Chapel, Padua, 1305-6 - fresco
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Giotto, "The Lamentation", from the Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, c. 1305-6 - fresco
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Massaccio, "Tribute Money", Brancacci Chapel, Florence, c. 1427 - fresco- shows the life of Christ in the period of his ministry.
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Antonia del Pollaiuolo, "Battle of the Nudes", c. 1465-70 - engraving
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Botticelli, "Birth of Venus", c. 1484-86 - tempera on canvas-Zephyr and Chlors, greek Wind and Flower God and Goddess-Greek island, where Aphrodite/Venus dwelled.
Foreshortening
The size of an object's dimensions along the line of sight are relatively shorter than dimensions across the line of sight
Question 10
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Ghiberti, "Gates of Paradise", East Doors, Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence, c. 1425-52
Trampe l'oeil
Fool the eye
Di sotto in su
Seen directly from below
Putti/putto
Chubby children in art/chubby male child
Loggia
An architectural feature that refers to a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall.
Question 15
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Mantegna, "Camera Picta", ducal palace, Mantua 1465-74 - fresco