Duccio

Maesta Altarpiece

late Italian Gothic

tempera; panel painting; painted on both sides

Cimabue

Virgin and Child Enthroned

late Italian Gothic

best know Florence painter

Giotto

Virgin and Child Enthroned

late Italian Gothic

new approaches (vs Cimabue); suggestion of breasts; figures obscured in background; less flat, less timeless

Giotto

The Lamentation

late Italian Gothic

experience and emotion

Limbourg Brothers

February page

Early Northern Renaissance

more Gothic; flamed manuscript illustrators

Robert Campin

Merode Altarpiece

early Northern Renaissance

triptych; ancient Christian content set in 15th century Flanders; everyday objects as hidden symbols; question of rendering depth of space

Jan van Eyck

Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife, Giovanna Cenami

Early Northern Renaissance

secular content with religious symbols; texture of furs, shadows; mirror on the wall - optics, legal witnesses?

Rogier van der Weyden

The Deposition

Early Northern Renaissance

Gothic, naturalistic, emotions; detail of bleeding wounds; Virgin Mary in blue

Hugo van der Goes

Portinari Altarpiece

early Northern Renaissance

scene of adoration; Christ child depicted on the dirt, no cradle; artist's vision - emphasize humanity of Christ

Filippo Brunelleschi

Dome of Florence Cathedral

Early Italian Renaissance

Gothic structure (pointed dome); internal buttressing

Donatello

David

Early Italian Renaissance

first life size since antiquity; contrapposto pose; male nudity permitted

Ghiberti

Gates of Paradise

Early Italian Renaissance

10 gilded bronze panels

Masaccio

The Holy Trinity

Early Italian Renaissance

extension of viewer's space; image of donors

Fra Angelico

The Annunciation

Early Italian Renaissance

incorrect linear perspective (heights of figures); Corinthian capitals; ornamental wings

Botticelli

The Birth of Venus

Early Italian Renaissance

first female nude since Praxiteles; private art of Medici; develops female nude