Filippo Brunellechi, Dome of Florence Cathedral ,Florence, Italy, Renaissance

build much more horizontal and symmetrical. looked at parthenon in rome for solutions to technical problems. 

Masaccio, Trinity, Italy, Renaissance

 inspiration from roman triumphal arches. vanishing point at eye level. kneeling patrons on the sides. 

Masaccio, The Tribute Money, Brancacci Chapel, Italy, Renaissance

use of dark and light to create a 3D body. Story found in the book of Matthew: trying to trick Jesus into incriminating himself. once again the head of Christ is the vanishing point. used atmospheric/ariel perspective (mountains in background) to create illusion of depth.

Donatello, David, Italy, Renaissance

private commission by the Medici family. revolutionary depiction of a nude figure. natural pose. slim, elegant, young man. contrapostalla.

Paolo Ucello, Sir John Hawkwood, Italy, Renaissance

arm is close to his body. warmer color pallet, less emphasis on the horse. double perspective. horse looking straight forward. fresco.

Piero della Francesca, Battista Sforza, Duchess of Urbino and Federico Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, Italy, Renaissance

red to show power. background is the landscape these people rule

Fra Angelico, Annunciation, Italy, Renaissance

God in top left. angel is kneeling. architecture: classical. mary inside, angel outside, God way outside. depiction: more realistic, similar to Giotto. vanishing point is there but less obvious.

Piero della Francesca, Annunciation, Italy, Renaissance

God in top left. angel is kneeling. architecture: classical. mary inside, angel outside, God way outside. depiction: more realistic, similar to Giotto. vanishing point is there but less obvious

Andrea Mategna, Camera degli Sposi, Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy, Renaissance

all fresco. ceiling: hard to tell what is real and what is painted, makes it look like you can look out and see the sky, a bit of humor.

Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, Italy, Renaissance

venus: goddess of earthly and heavenly beauty or love. standing in a contour posture like David. soft lines, flowy, gracefully hiding her nudity.

Robert Campin (Master of Flemalle), Merode Altarpiece, Flanders, Northern Renaissance

Merode is the owner of the altar piece's name. private, for devotions. annunciation in a house. trying to be 3D but not successful. clothing isnt 100% naturalistic either, begins to become decorative. lillies: virginity. mouse trap for the devil. 3 panels not connected by a single vanishing point.

Jan van Eyck, Arnolfini Wedding Portrait, Flanders, Northern Renaissance

o Man in a wedding posture. (right hand up)

o Dog could be a symbol of fidelity 

o Fruit: fertility

o Is her eggo preggo?

o She had a lot of fabric for her dress which shows her wealth.

o Wedding: mirror shows witnesses.

o Not wedding: homeboy was already dead sooo...that couldn't really work out. 

• Possibly in memory

o Oranges: rich people could afford them.

o Items are staged not random. All have symbol.

Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition, Flanders, Northern Renaissance

Jesus is being taken down from the cross. Mary is the woman in blue and her shape is reflecting Jesus' because her grief pain is similar to his physical pain. not a complex color pallet.

Leonardo da Vinci, Embryo in Womb, Italy, High Renaissance

he compared the human body to architecture. got most of his information from textbooks. 

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, Italy, High Renaissance

excellent use of perspective and strong emotions. rather symetrical composition. vanishing point. linear perspective. deciples are surrounding Jesus. 

Raphael, School of Athens, Stanza Vatican, Italy, High Renaissance

3D perspective. vanishing point. typical classical architecture. Vanishing point is in the center; similar to last supper with the vanishing point being very light and surrounding Jesus. Michelangelo: in purple leaning on a box in the front. brooding/genius artist.

Michelangelo, David, Italy, High Renaissance

originally intended to be a sculpture in the cathedral in Florence. Marble. 7ft high. hands and feet are not proportional to the rest of his body.

Michelangelo, Ceiling Fresco Sistine Chapel, Italy, High Renaissance

diagram of scenes. timeline. took 4 years of him working on his back. center is scenes from Genesis. subject matter: human need for salvation delivered by God through Jesus

Donato Bramante, Tempietto, Italy, High Renaissance

circular plan symbolizes divine perfection. similar to early Christian shrines and anceint roman temples.

Giorgione, The Tempest, Italy, High Renaissance

soldier standing up straight: representing masculinity. thunderstorm is coming. we don't really know what this painting means because the artist died very young and did not sign or date most of his work.

Titian, Venus of Urbino, Italy, High Renaissance

setting: inside. cool color pallet. she is awake and looking directly forward. she is trying to seduce the viewer. possibly made for intimate purposes after a wedding. 

Albrecht Duerer, Self Portrait, Germany, Northern Renaissance

one of the most famous renaissance artists. german leonardo da vinci. last of 3 self portraits. most complex and personal of the 3. one people know of the most. 

Albrecht Duerer, Melencolia I, Germany, Northern Renaissance

first depiction of melancholy in its own right. Idea of the artist as a genius. brooding artist theme also seen is sistine chapel jeremiah and depiction of michelangelo. before the depictions were of a specific person but this is just in gerneral the brooding genius artist. hour glass: passing time. bell: not ringing. opposite dynamics.

Pieter Bruegel, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, Netherlands, Northern Renaissance

classical. integrated other proverbs as well. farmer out in the field. formality of the earth is similarly depicted in the shape and lines in the clothes of the farmer.