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AH111B
Test #1. help memorizing dates.
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/06/2008

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Madonna Enthroned
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c. 1310, Giotto (c. 1267-1337), depth, mass, 3D, size matters, elaborate backround.
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The Crucifixion
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c. 1305, Giotto (c. 1267-1337), angels form vs. human form
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Giotto, what technique?
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c. 1267-1337, Tempera (egg on matte), The Crucifixion c. 1305, Madonna Enthroned (c. 1267-1337)
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Lorenzetti, famous for what technique?
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c. 1290-1348, Fresco (mural painting, painted wet, fresh plaster) Good Government c. 1338-39
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Brunelleschi
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1377-1446, Dome, Santo Spirito Church
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Dome, Florence Cathedral
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c. 1417-36, Brunelleschi, no more wood template, new weight, uses system of ribs
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Santo Spirito Church
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planned 1434, rejected Gothic style, simplicity, symmetry
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Donatello
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1386-1466, St. Mark 1411-15, David 1430-40
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St. Mark
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Donatello, 1411-1415, individuality, realistic as apposed to ideal
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David
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1430-40, Donatello, 1st nude in long time, influenced by classical statues
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Masaccio, what techniques?
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1401-29, Fresco and Perspective, Trinity (1425), Adam and Eve (1425-27), Tribute Money (1425-27)
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Alberti
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1404-72, Church of Sant'Andrea, Mantua (1470)
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Church of Sant'Andrea, Mantua
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1470, Alberti, simpler, no columns, barrel at top.
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Ghiberti
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1381-1455, Meeting of SOlomon and Sheba (1435)
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Meeting of Solomon and Sheba (from "Gates of Paradise)
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1435, Ghiberti, One point perspective, depth, detail
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Francesca, what technique?
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1406-1492,tempera + oil, Duke of Urbino, Duchess of Urbino (1475)
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Duke of Urbino, Duchess of Urbino
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1475, Francesca, tempera + oil, almost abstract, female is more idealized
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Boticelli, technique and material used
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1445-1510, tempera on canvas, Birth of Venus (1480)
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Limbourg Brothers
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d.1416, January (1413-1416)
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January
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1413-1416, Limbourg Brothers, rich material textures, gothic style, bright colors
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Campin "Master of Flemalle"
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d. 1444, Annunciation Triptych (1425-30)
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Annunciation Triptych
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1425-30, 3D, extreme detail, illumination from one spot
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Jan van Eyck
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1390-1441, Ghent Alterpiece (1432), Man in a Red Turban (1433), Arnolfini Portrait (1434)
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Ghent Alterpiece
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1432, Jan van Eyck, new testament, textures, trinity, realism, extreme detail
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Man in a Red Turban
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1433, Jan van Eyck, possible self portrait, "As best I can"
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Arnolfini Portrait
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1434, Jan van Eyck, woman closer to bed, man to outdoors, detail
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Weyden
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1400-1464, Descent from the Cross (1435)
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Descent from the Cross
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1435, Weyden, lot of emotion + movement
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Leonardo da Vinci
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1452-1519, Last Supper, 1495-98, Madona and Child with Saint Anne (1503-6), Mona Lisa (1503-6)
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Last Supper
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1495, Da Vinci, dramatic tension, detail, biblical personality, symbol of the sun, depth, perspective
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Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
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1503-6, Da Vinci, pyramid, uses stumato, past, present, future
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Mona Lisa
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1503-6, Da Vinci, pyramid body, human form, nature, architecture, stumato, geometry
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Chiaroscuro
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subtle use of gradation and shadows to achieve 3D effect, Da Vinci
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Bramante
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1444-1514, architect, Tempietto (1502-3), New St. Peter's Vatican (begun 1506)
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Tempietto
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1502-3, Bramante, building, ideal of round building, doric frieze, balustrade, dome, sculptured wall motif
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New St. Peter's Vatican
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begun 1506, Bramante, semicircular dome, symmetry, largest church in history
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Michelangelo
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1475-1564, David (1501-4), Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Creation of Adam (1508-12)
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David, later
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Michelangelo, 1501-4, old testament figure, inappropriate for church
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Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Creation of Adam
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1508-12, Michelangelo, complex + elaborate, angels w/o wings, ideal body, simple backround
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Raphael, his style
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1483-1520, calm, harmonious, restrained, Madonna of the Meadows (1505), School of Athens (1510)
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Madonna of the Meadows
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1505, Raphael, highly idealized, pyramid form
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School of Athens
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1510, Raphael, perspective, detail, depth, movement, emotion, pays tribute to Da Vinci
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