A Comparison of Two Paintings from the Renaissance Period Introduction This paper will compare the themes found in the paintings "Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and an Angel" by Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini (Puligo) and "Madonna Enthroned" by Giotto. Both paintings deal with fables from the Christian faith but were executed during different periods in art. The Giotto painting was created around 1310 and the Puglio painting was executed between 1518 1520. Here‚ these two
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By: Nistha Pithava Nistha Pithava Art History 1 December 12‚ 2012 Take Home Final: Part 1 Section I: Ancient Near East The works of the art that is related to the Near Eastern time period incorporates the arts of Mesopotamia‚ which is ancient Iran‚ Syria‚ and Turkey between the periods of 3500 through 399 B.C. The dates of begin in the Neolithic prehistoric times and end in the historic or dynastic periods‚ which for the most part is prior to the Christian era. Near East
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Chapter 19 From Gothic to Renaissance: 14th Century Italian Art The essentially religious view of the world that dominated medieval Europe began to change dramatically in what is called the European Renaissance. Although religion continued to occupy a primary position in the lives of Europeans‚ a growing concern with the natural world‚ the individual‚ and humanity’s worldly existence characterized the Renaissance period. The Renaissance‚ which means “rebirth‚” extends roughly from the 14th through
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naturalistic approach. His Madonna Enthroned created in 1310 when compared to Madonna and Child‚ created in 1350 by Nardo di Cione‚ demonstrates how far ahead of his time Giotto was and the influence he created. Both Madonna Enthroned and Madonna and Child depict The Virgin and God Incarnate in distinct manner. The technique applied by Giotto provided greater dimensionality and perspective to his pieces. The Virgin and Christ Child are the main subjects of Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned. Surrounding them
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Giotto was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. Giotto di Bondone was born about 1266 in the village of Vespignano‚ near Florence. His father was a small landed farmer (Marx). Cimabue‚ a well-known Florentine painter‚ discovered Giotto ’s talents. Cimabue saw the 12 year old boy sketching one of his father ’s sheep on a flat rock and was so impressed with his talent that he persuaded the father to let Giotto become his pupil (Barter26). Modern critics also see the
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Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice to the painter Cimabue. Cimabue noticed di Bondone sketching sheep at age 12 and was amazed with his work that he asked di Bondone’s father if he could became his apprentice. Cimabue went to Assisi to work on a collection of large frescoes at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and it is assumed
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Renaissance period and on into the Baroque period‚ by way of the introduction of mathematic concepts and new techniques‚ as well as the introduction of more secular art works. Starting with Medieval paintings‚ such as Cimbaue’s depiction of Madonna Enthroned‚ we see the same facial expression over and over‚ illustrated in fairly flat colors. It is mostly one-dimensional‚ there is little light‚ shading or contrast‚ and it greatly lacks dramatic effect. This was true of most works of the time. Paintings
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Italo-centic • Saw Byzantine art as negative (emotion) as well as French Gothic style • Cimabue • Marker the end of the byzantine style • Probably from Florence • His style indicates that he had absorbed elements of Classical plasticity and a late medieval tendency to express emotion through surface patterns of rich color and gold leaf as well as through content • Crucifix 1275 o In showing the dead Christ‚ Cimabue was in tune with his recent iconographic developments‚ which departed from the previously
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from formally trained to freelance. Art is also valued in our society. We see it displayed in public places‚ museums‚ churches‚ private galleries and homes. REFERENCES Kren‚ E.‚ & Marx‚ D. (n.d.). CIMABUES. In WEB GALLERY OF ART . Retrieved August 22‚ 2014‚ from www.wga.hu/rrames-e.html/c/cimabue/madonna Finan‚ V. (n.d.). Primavera. Love and Gods. In Italian Renaissance.. Retrieved August 22‚ 2014‚ from www.italian-renaissance-art.com/ primavera.html The Renaissance (n.d.). In Arthistory.net. Retrieved
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Giaquinto Corrado and his painting‚ Saint Helena and the Emperor Constantine Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin Mary has clear stylistic and compositional differences in comparison to Piero di Cosimo’s painting‚ Madonna and child enthroned with saints‚ however both have a similar narrative and color scheme. Corrado Giaquinto‚ was an Italian painter during the eighteenth century at the end of the Baroque period and beginning of the Rococo period. Giaquinto used cool colors like light blues
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