Renaissance Artist Review

23 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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Question 1
Giotto Bondone- The Lamentation
  1. figures display a recognizable human emotion
  2. eliminates discrepancies of scale: angels and Christ are all the same size as the human figures
  3. figures with weight and volume
Question 2
Jan Van Eyck- The Arnolfini Wedding
  1. the first to perfect the use of oil paint
  2. photographic detail: the reflection in the mirror in the background
  3. 3/4 faces and paid attention to clothing (realism)
Question 3
Donatello- David
  1. first free-standing nude statue since Classical times
  2. first bronze statue of modern era
  3. reintroduces contrappasto (balance on one leg) to sculpture
Question 4
Donatello- The Feast of Herod
  1. schiaciatto (spatial depth) is evident in his reliefs
  2. first equestrian statue
  3. creates depth with three distant planes
Question 5
Fra Angelico The Annunciation
  1. botanical detail and interest in birds (ornothology)
  2. architecture is used to divide elements of the narrative
  3. halos are solid circles around head (Gothic)
Question 6
Masaccio- The Tribute Money
  1. first identifiable source of light
  2. first to create a natural linear perspective/master one-point perspective
  3. chiaroscuro: the shadows (light and dark) create 3-D effect
Question 7
Masaccio- The Trinita
  1. continuous/simultaneous narrative which is multiple episodes of a story seen in a single painting
  2. there is a hidden dove between God and Jesus
  3. first to successfully employ atmospheric perspective
Question 8
Answer 8
Fracesco, Piero Della- The Baptism of Christ/ The Resurrection
  1. stoic figures, immobile but serene
  2. lack of shadowing at the feet (light is flat and even)
  3. pastel colors with a golden sky
  4. middle eastern dissent and stigmata
Question 9
Bellini- Madonna of the Meadow
  1. Serenisma: calmness with the soft golden light in the faces and background
  2. tight brush strokes to create a porcelain finish
  3. first nude Baby Jesus of the Italian Renaissance
  4. first to make a living as a painter
Question 10
Answer 10
Botticelli- The Birth of Venus/ Primavera
  1. First full-scale mythological painting of the Renaissance
  2. gnarled, windblown hair
  3. unconvincing movements in figures (unnatural)
Question 11
Ghirlandaio- Grandfather and his Grandson
  1. internal framing in the background with the naturalistic landscape (adds depth)
  2. neutral/blank expression
  3. strong outlines for solid figures
Question 12
Answer 12
Bosch- Garden of Earthly Delights/Death of the Miser
  1. triptych: painting has 3 different panels
  2. display of pessimism and fantastical ideas: deep insight into man's desires and fears (people as ugly as sins)
  3. pale and anemic nudes
Question 13
Answer 13
Da Vinci- Virgin of the Rocks/Ginerva d'Benci/Vitruvian Man
  1. sfumato; he softens/blurs the outlines of the subject of the painting
  2. detailed hair
  3. mystical backgrounds
Question 14
Answer 14
Durer- The Martyrdom of 10,000 Christians/The Hare
  1. First to exploit printmaking as a medium
  2. Engraving the wood to create his picture
  3. Hatching: uses parallel lines to create shadows
Question 15
Answer 15
Cranach (the elder)- Venus Complains to Cupid/Judgement of Paris
  1. Mannerism with the twisted bodies of the goddesses
  2. Pale, naked goddesses: nude but with jewelry/hats
  3. Creates depth with the castles in the distant background