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01/20/2009

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intaglio
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a graphic technique in which the design is incised on a metal plate. incised lines take the ink making the reverse of the woodcut technique.
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international style
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a style of 14th and 15th century painting begun by Simone martini Sienese art fused with influences from Northern Europe. this style appeled to the aristocracy because of its rilliant color, lavish costumes,intric ate ornamentation, and themes involving splendid procession of knights and ladies. Also, a style of 20th century rchitecture associated with Le corbusier, whose elegance of design came to influence the look of modern office buildings and skyscrapers.
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letter pres
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orthagonals
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relics
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the body parts associated with a religious figure.
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reliefs
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figures petruding from one two demensional background
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sacra conversazione
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italian for holy conversation. a style of altarpiece painting popular after 15th century painting
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[image]
Definition
MEDIUM: illuminated manuscript

ARTIST: limbourg brothers

TITLE: january from les tres riches heures

ERA: late gothic

MEDIUM: ink on vellum

discuss. fomralistic changes

technique rich.colors :stained glass knowledge. ne presentation of space. improved perspective.
linear&atmospheric. figures on foregraound are larger and table is receeding in to backgrond.trees get smaller. compard to flat paintings of renaissance,improvement.

intrinsic meaning
calendar.used to recite prayers.
duke du berry brother of charles king of france. wealthy and collector. calendar related to feast days. became available to bouhgers common people; became part of religous practice. religion ceremony and the afluence of royal were delicately mingled.
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[image]
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illuminated manuscript
ARTIST: limbourg brothers
TITLE: october
le tres riches heures
ink on vellum
ERA: LATE GOTHIC
futal order
no free land or peasentry. mjority of pop owed wealthy land owners
RED THREAD
ORDER DISINTIGRTES!!
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[image]
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ARTIST: claus sluter
TITLE: well of moses
WHERE: dijon, france
ERA: late gothic
MEDIUM: limestone w/paint

formalitistic
fountain of life
moses,david,4 prophets: pumpkin head (zucchione)

intrinsic
wash away sins. function baptize wash away sins. typical of gothic thought. moses has horns? somewhere in translation of bible. mistranslated from moses came down with an ora to moses came down with horns,hahahaha.
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[image]
Definition
ARTIST: jan van eyck
TITLE: ghent altar piece
WHERE: ghent belgiam
ERA: late gothic
MEDIUM: oil on wood.

formalistic
closed version.presentation of sculptors in painted form. **rare for late gothic.
realstic/sculptoristc/heavenly
largest and most admird movable altar piece and amazing artisitc feat for it's time. acomplished 3D space linear persp. interior space. window shows double perspective. daring feit
top shows renaissance squishing technique. how odd.

intrinsic
vyd and aurleut patrons. wealthy commissioned artist. on left and right incorporated into religious scene.
theme repeated. THE REASON NOTHING OTHER THAN PATRONAGE. without wealth of patrons no painting!!! man church goers were illiterate so painting is moreso imp.
medieval concept of redemption
christ is protrayed with crown and at feet crown on floor.
wealthy subserviant to christ.
entrance of kningdom of heaven didn't require money. status etc.

***significance of royal nature of the divinity of christ became central.
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[image]
Definition
inside.
TITLE: adam and eve. semi-nude. proportions of human still ERA: gothic. not idealized yet.

we see chales exxential icons of medieval times which become christian iconography.
left and right vestigious of gothis civilizaton. time is irrelevant in production. see royalty witnessing the adiration of christ. very mythilogical. fabricated. not drawing apon scriptors of bible. fabrication of religion and royalty
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[image]
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ARTIST: van der weyden
TITLE: the deposition
WHERE: belgiam
ERA: late gothic
MEDIUM: oil on wood

fomraltistic.
extreme inenstiy on oil paint and saturation of color. used tempura but use of oil was brake through. alows for textural detail and an inensity that has not ben scene yet.
tryptich..three panels.
symbol:crossbow.patrons. drama like a staged theatrical performance.
stark diagonal composition.
employs
ciaro scuro..implied drama that becomes from intense light.
touch of gore. stab wounds hands feat head.
closterphobic.
the faults are what contrasts from periods.

intrinsic.
mary is swooning at death of her son. impications at humannity at the death of savor ar foreshadowed...late gothic iliterate gain deeper understanding of stories. experssive figures.
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[image]
Definition
ARTIST: dirk bouts
TITLE: the last super
WHERE: louvain,belgium
MEDIUM: oil on wood
ERA: late gothic.

fomalistic
not flat, vanishing point.
interior and exterior space
first flemish artist to attempt to depict last supper scene.
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[image]
Definition
ARTIST: jan van eyck
TITLE: giovani armlfini and his bride
MEDIUM: oil on wood
ERA: late gothic

young bride to be adn middle aged merchant not uncommon.matching according to economic status.

she brings to mariage.
style of dress folds. expensic fabric color imported dyes.
youth beauty. whit kichief innocent
dog at feat loyalty o marriage bed.
presence of god is symbolized br removing of shoes.

atist recorded in miror.
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