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AH 1120: Test 2
Wayne State University: Art History 1120 #2
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2011

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Michelangelo's David

Freestanding Nude Male

Depicts David right before he attacks Golliath

 

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Adam and Eve - Durer
Made thru printmaking
contropposto
the animals symbolize "humors"
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Assumption of the Virgin - Titian
oil painting
made for the main altar of santa maria in venice
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Baldachino - Bernini
Lies on top of where Saint Peter is believed to be buried
Made from gilded Bronze
Gives visual form to christian triumph
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Calling of Saint Matthew - Caravaggio
Contarelli Chapel in Rome
Christ calling Saint matthew (The tax collector)
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Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - Bernini
Cornaro Chapel in Rome
shows differences in texture in the marble
Saint Ignatius influenced the making of this sculpture
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Entombment - Caravaggio
Chapel of Pietro
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Facade and Nave of Saint Peters - Maderno
Commissioned by Pope Paul V
Maderno wasn't a ble to make it the way he wanted because of previous attempts to rebuild Saint Peters
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Four Apostles - Durer
John (bible), Peter(key), Paul, Mark
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Isenheim Altarpiece - Grunewald
Chapel of Saint Anthony in Germany
Red represents saint Anthony
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Las Meninas - Velazquez
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Last Supper - Da Vinci
Milan, Italy
Mixture of Oil and Tempura
Dry plaster used in Fresco
constantly repainted
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Madonna in the Meadow - Raphael
"Triangle" formation
Linear perspective
very clear and bright is characteristic of Raphael
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Madonna with the Long Neck - Parmigianino
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Creation of Adam - Michelangelo
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Michelangelos plan for Saint Peters
Central-plan church
Thick walls
simple design
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Mona Lisa - Da Vinci
Atmospheric perspective adds volume
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Moses - Michelangelo
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Pastoral Symphony - Giorgione
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School of Athens - Raphael
Located in the Vatican (Signature Room)
Fresco
Includes Plato and Aristotle
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Ceiling of Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo
Vatican
Overall theme is rise and fall of man
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Arrival of Marie de Medici - Rubens
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Burial of Phocion - Poussin
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French Ambassadors - Holbein
Used the skull to remind us that we're not immortal
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Venus of Urbino - Titian
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