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Middle Ages to RenaissanceMiddle Ages to Renaissance
New styles, features, methods in New styles, features, methods in art and architecture reflect a art and architecture reflect a new world view.new world view.
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The Old: Gothic ArchitectureThe Old: Gothic Architecture
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Cathedral of ChartresCathedral of Chartres
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What does it tell us?What does it tell us?
Although it was clearly a place for Although it was clearly a place for people to gather, the Gothic people to gather, the Gothic Cathedral was a monumental Cathedral was a monumental religious structure, reflecting the religious structure, reflecting the medieval world view. The size, medieval world view. The size, expense, and grandeur of the expense, and grandeur of the cathedral all indicate the purpose of cathedral all indicate the purpose of human activity – to worship.human activity – to worship.
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Medieval ArtMedieval Art
In its content and In its content and method, medieval method, medieval visual art was visual art was similarly oriented.similarly oriented.
What can we What can we immediately notice immediately notice about the painting about the painting at right? What does at right? What does it depict? How it depict? How might we describe might we describe the artist’s the artist’s rendering of the rendering of the scene? scene?
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Clear iconic images were used instead of precisely Clear iconic images were used instead of precisely rendered ones – why?rendered ones – why?
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Things change!Things change!
The purpose of artThe purpose of art The content of artThe content of art The media of artThe media of art The “meaning” of artThe “meaning” of art
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Bridging the Gap – What is different here?Bridging the Gap – What is different here?
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Giotto Di Bondone: LamentationGiotto Di Bondone: Lamentation
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Botticelli’s Pallas Botticelli’s Pallas and the and the
Cantaur Cantaur (mythological (mythological references)references)
Theme!! - Theme!! - Wisdom, virtue Wisdom, virtue
over sensualityover sensuality
At the same time it At the same time it is a celebration of is a celebration of the human formthe human form
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Botticelli – The Birth of VenusBotticelli – The Birth of Venus
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Titian – Bacchus and AriadneTitian – Bacchus and Ariadne
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School of Athens – Raphael School of Athens – Raphael
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Plato and Aristotle
MichelangeloPythagorus
Socrates
Alexander the Great?
Euclid?
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Castilglione / MadonnaCastilglione / Madonna
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Pieter Bruegel : Landscape with the Fall of IcarusPieter Bruegel : Landscape with the Fall of IcarusFind him!!Find him!!
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Bruegel: A Peasant Wedding Bruegel: A Peasant Wedding Where’s the groom?Where’s the groom?
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Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
Mona LisaMona Lisa
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Da Vinci – St John Da Vinci – St John the Baptistthe Baptist
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Jan van EyckJan van Eyck Marriage of Marriage of Arnolfini Arnolfini
Note the mirror!Note the mirror!
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Michelangelo – Sistine ChapelMichelangelo – Sistine Chapel
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Michelangelo - PietaMichelangelo - Pieta
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Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Durer
Self PortraitSelf Portrait
Ultra realism Ultra realism
(more a (more a
northern phenomenon)northern phenomenon)
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Brunelleschi’s Domed Cathedral: Brunelleschi’s Domed Cathedral: FlorenceFlorence
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SculptureSculpture
Ghiberti: 48 years Ghiberti: 48 years
for four doorsfor four doors
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Palladio’s Villa RotundaPalladio’s Villa Rotunda
Neo-classicalNeo-classical Roman ArchRoman Arch ProportionProportion DomeDome ColumnsColumns PorticosPorticos PedimentsPediments SculptureSculpture
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Why is Palladio so Important?Why is Palladio so Important?
Look all around Europe and even Look all around Europe and even North America and you will find the North America and you will find the essential elements of Palladian essential elements of Palladian design!design!
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