1. Values and Vanities What does our public art say about us?

2. Values 4. values: [plural] principles or beliefs. the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community Vanity 1. being too proud of yourself or your appearance. the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance

3. How does this monument reflect American values?

4. How does this monument reflect American vanities?

5. Public Works of Art Symbols of Society’s Values or Vanity?

6. excavated from surrounding rock Monoliths

7. Stonehenge, England 2500 B.C.E.

8. Easter Island (off coast of S.America) 1000-1500 A.D.

9. Olmec Civilization, Mexico 1200–900 BCE

10. any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, Buildings

11. Taq-I Kisra, Ctesiphon, Ancient Persia 540 AD

12. The Forbidden City, Beijing 1406-20

13. Kuala Lumpur

14. Twin Towers, NYC

15. is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. Memorial

16. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

17. Canadian National Vimy Memorial, 1922

18. is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top Obelisks

19. Obelisk of Senurset, 1970 (?) B.C.E.

20. Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

21. is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. Tombs and Masoleums

22. The Sphnix (c.1400 B.C.E.)

23. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1653

24. a physical structure used for religious activities Religious Sites

25. Ellora Caves, India, 5 th –10 th century

26. Ankgor Wat,Cambodia, 12 th century

27. St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome

28. a structure that spans a space while supporting weight Arches

29. Arch of Constantine 315 A.D.

30. Gateway to India

31. is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, or an event, normally full- length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. Statues

32. Buenos Aires, Argentina

33. Statue of Liberty, New York The UNESCO "Statement of Significance" describes the statue as a "masterpiece of the human spirit" that "endures as a highly potent symbol—inspiring contemplation, debate and protest—of ideals such as liberty, peace, human rights, abolition of slavery, democracy and opportunity."

34. The Florence Baptistry Doors A competition for immortality

36. “The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement from the 14th to the 16th century. * excerpt from Wikipedia

37. The word renaissance (rinascimento in Italian) literally means "rebirth", and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Dark Ages.”* * excerpt from Wikipedia

38. Madonna, by Duccio, 1311 an example of a painting done in the time known as the Dark Ages

39. Comparison of two Madonnas. from the Dark Ages. from the Renaissance Duccio, Madonna and Child, 1280’s Raphael, Sistine Madonna, 1514

40. The Italian Renaissance began in Florence. The Medici family ruled there and they were great patrons of the arts.

41. The Big Three of the Italian High Renaissance These artists actually came later than the period we’re talking about here, but they are names you’ll probably recognize. Michaelangelo Raphael Leonardo da Vinci

42. A view of the city of Florence

43. The square of the Duomo, the great cathedral, was the focal point of the Florentine society.

44. The Duomo facade

45. The Campanielle designed by Giotto

46. The dome was designed by Michaelangelo

47. The Battistero di San Giovanni sits at the center of the square. It is the first cathedral in Florence, built in 1059.

48. The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John)

49. The Baptistery’s ceiling

50. South Doors, Andrea Pisano 1330-36

51. The Baptism of Christ, Andrea Pisano, 1330-36 This frame is called a quatrefoil – it means “four leaves ”

52. In 1401 a competition was announced to find an artist to design the doors for the north side of the building. Two sculptors, the well known Filippo Brunelleschi and the unknown Lorenzo Ghiberti became the two finalists.

53. Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Issac, 1401- 03 Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Issac, 1401- 03 The entries for each artist in the competition

54. Lorenzo Ghiberti, the North doors, 1403-24

57. In 1425 Ghiberti started another set of doors for the baptistery which he did not finish until 1452. when Michelangelo saw these doors he said they “were fit to be the Gates of Paradise”. They are known to this day as exactly that.

58. Lorenzo Ghiberti, Porta del Paradiso,, 1425-52 The Fall of Jericho

63. What are the values and vanities of ISB?