Medieval and Renaissance Art Sunrise Senior College Gerard NeCastro March 7, 2013
Medieval and Renaissance Art Introduction
Preliminaries Thank You Thank You Schedule Schedule Readings Readings Religious and Secular Religious and Secular
Medieval and Renaissance Time Time Geography Geography Disposition and Attitude Disposition and Attitude Vision Vision The Body The Body
Chronology Medieval Begins Medieval Begins Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493 Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493 Medieval Ends and Renaissance Begins Medieval Ends and Renaissance Begins Gutenberg Bible – 1454 Gutenberg Bible – 1454
Sort Of… Dante, 1265 – 1321 The Divine Comedy, 1300s
Sort Of… Dante, 1265 – 1321 The Divine Comedy, 1300s Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554 Lives of the Artists, 1550
Sort Of… Dante, 1265 – 1321 The Divine Comedy, 1300s Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554 Lives of the Artists, 1550 Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337
Sort Of (2)… Jan Van Eyck, c – 1441
Sort Of (2)… Jan Van Eyck, c – 1441 William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
Sort Of (2)… Jan Van Eyck, c – 1441 William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616 But… Chester Mystery Plays, 1560s (Medieval)
Geography
Disposition and Attitude Wealth and Power Wealth and Power Investigation of Our World Investigation of Our World
Vision Intuitive Perspective Intuitive Perspective Atmospheric (Aerial) Perspective Atmospheric (Aerial) Perspective Linear Perspective Linear Perspective Foreshortening Foreshortening
Intuitive Perspective Raphael. The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio), 1504.
Atmospheric Perspective 1 Masaccio – The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1428
Atmospheric Perspective 2 Leonardo – Virgin of the Rocks, c sfumato chiaroscuro
Linear Perspective Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
Linear Perspective Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
Linear Perspective Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
Foreshortening Andrea Mantegna – The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1490
Foreshortening
The Body 1 Cimabue - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1280.
The Body 2 Botticelli – The Birth of Venus, c
The Body 3 Botticelli - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1490.
The Body 4 Girolamo Savonarola, 1452–1498. Bonfire of the Vanities.