Art 1B- Key Terms- Test 1 Lecture 1: Introduction Naturalism -- the style of painted or sculptures representation based on close observation of the natural world that was at the core of the classical tradition. Iconography -- Greek‚ the “writing of images.” The term refers both to the content‚ or subject‚ of an artwork and to the study of content in art. It also includes the study of the symbolic‚ often religious‚ meaning of objects‚ persons‚ or events depicted in work of arts. (is the
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Cited: Alberti‚ L. B.‚ Leon Battista Alberti On painting and On Sculpture‚ ed. and trans. C. Grayson‚ London 1972 Ames-Lewis‚ F.‚ The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist‚ Yale University Press‚ New Haven and London‚ 2000. Burke‚ P.‚ The Italian Renaissance: Culture
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The problems of defining humanism in relation to art are compounded by the notion of‘renaissance’ art. Some scholars unhesitatingly speak of ‘the arts in the age of humanism’ and even ‘the art of humanism’; others resolve to treat the arts in terms independent of any such associations. This division reflects a healthy suspicion about relying on broad categories such as ‘humanism’ and ‘renaissance’ in historical inquiry generally and in art history and criticism in particular. There is an increasing
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Leonardo’s ’Annunciation’ For the young Florentine painter‚ Leonardo de Vinci was quite emphatic with portraying things as they were seen. This naturalism was quite apparent in many of his early works and carried out throughout his entire ensemble of pieces that are attributed to his name. Leonardo was fascinated with nature. Many of his earliest sketches are of plants‚ flowers‚ and botanicals which are represented with great detail and labor‚ striving to give them the beauty that he experienced
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Six’s Thermometer The thermometer on the right is a special one for recording maximum and minimum temperatures. All Six’s thermometers have one long ’U’ shaped tube. There are two bulbs of alcohol at the top of the tube. These cannot be seen on this thermometer. These expand or contract as the temperature changes. They then push round the indicator liquid to show the temperature. This example has no mercury‚ and is therefore safer. You get to see the temperature twice‚ it should show the same
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Renaissance architecture in northern Europe‚ with the primary building type being the chateau; the influence of French Renaissance architecture then spread across much of northern Europe. Two leading Early Renaissance architects were Brunelleschi and Alberti. Filippo Brunelleschi‚ the first great Renaissance architect‚ was primarily a designer of churches. His most famous work is the octagonal brick dome of Florence Basilica. Brunelleschi ’s dome was the largest
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humanists helped raise the status of their profession from skilled laborer to artist." ( Wikipedia) They hoped to create structures that would appeal to both emotion and reason. Three figures in Renaissance architects were Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Leon Battista Alberti‚ and Andrea Palladio. We would hope to find within the time capsule a set of plans and notes on such marvels as Florence Cathedral‚ and other great structures that lead the way for the buildings of today. "In Baroque architecture‚ new emphasis
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Both entertainment and education have been integrals parts of the human experience since the beginnings of time. Many scholars insist that the two institutions often serve jointly‚ with entertainers and entertainment serving as a main source of education. There is little argument‚ then‚ that in addition to generally appealing to the masses‚ entertainers have regularly fulfilled the role of a teacher to typically unsuspecting audiences. Entertainers have served as educators throughout history‚ from
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Patron-Artist Relations in the Renaissance The subject of artist-patron relations has been a touchy one since the beginning of the phenomenon. Nowadays it does not take such great precedence‚ as the artist leans more toward a personal‚ individual type of art typical of freelance. Serious commissions exist only in public art and architecture‚ where the needs and feelings of a large group are considered. Artist and patron must work out a compromise as to what is acceptable and also respects
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GHIBERTI 1378-1455 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARTIST Lorenzo Ghiberti was born in 1378 c.‚ in Pelago‚ Italy and died Dec. 1‚ 1455 in Florence. Ghiberti was an important early Italian Renaissance sculptor‚ whose doors (Gates of Paradise 1425-52) for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence are considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art in the Quattrocento. Other works include three bronze statues for Or San Michele (1416–25) and the reliefs for Siena cathedral (1417–27). Ghiberti
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