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14-2 Jewelry of Queen Arnegunde, Abbey of Saint-Denis, Paris. Burial c. 580-590
• Merovingian – group in modern day France (close to Paris) who migrated from Belgium and settled northern Gaul • Look very geometric and symmetrical – highly abstracted • Jewelry – social class, status, standards of beauty, how they want to be seen, can reference political or religious preference |
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14-3 Gummersmark Brooch, Denmark. 6th century. Silver gilt.
• Scandinavian Norse People |
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Purse Cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship, Suffolk England, first half of the 7th century.
• Anglo-Saxon burial (very similar to Beowulf) • No inscription of who this was • Dancers • Ancient Near East – lyre box – stylized animals in profile with human figures |
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14-4 Hinged Clasp, from the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship, Suffolk, England. First half of 7th century. Gold plaques with granulation and inlays of garnet and checked millefiori glass, length 5
• Pattern within the pattern |
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14-5 Page with Man, Gospel Book of Durrow. Gospel of Matthew. Likely Iona, Scotland, or northern England. Second half of 7th century. Ink and tempera on parchment. Approx 10
• Instruments to glorify the word of God • Thought to protect the parishioners from disease and misfortune • Made by hand in a scriptorium • Made on vellum – animal skin o Matthew – man o Mark - o Luke - o John – • Very flat – no interest in space |
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14-1 Chi Rho Iota page, Book of Matthew, Chapter 1 verse 18 from the Book of Kells, late 8th or early 9th century.
• Very dense and colorful • Maintains a sense of balance and symmetry • Has the Celtic “swirl” • Looks like metal work • Many forms of symbology – perhaps the relationship between good and evil |
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A. Page with the Beginning of the Text of Matthew
• Lots of time taken • “Framing devices” • Books would have been carried in procession |
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Matthew Writing His Gospel, Lindisfarne Gospel Book. Lindisfarne. c. 715-720.
• Stylized form • Taken away any sense of space and modeling |
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Ezra Restoring the Sacred Scriptures, in the Bible Known as the Codex Amiatinus. Wearmouth-Jarrow. c. 700-715
• Attempt at perspective |
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14-12 Equestrian Portrait of Charles the Bald (?), 9th century, bronze, height 9 ½
• Sense of movement • Slightly out of proportion – focus is on the ruler • Holding the royal orb – representing the world • Processional |
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14-14 Section Drawing of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne |
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14-14 Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), Germany, 792-805.
• Based on Roman architecture types – Old St. Peter’s • Charlemagne – mythic reputation, god complex, sees himself as the successor of Constantine • 800 – crowned in Old St. Peter’s as Emperor of the Church |
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14-15 Westwork, Abbey Church of Corvey, Germany. Late 9th century. (upper stories mid 12th century).
• Westwork – uniting of the narthex and the upper clerestory (designed for Charlemagne for his public viewing – later turned into a place for the choir) |
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14-16 Plan of Abbey of Saint Gall, c. 817, near Lake Constance in modern day Switzerland.
• Monastic communities – primarily Benedictine orders o Area for housing animals o Cloisters – central open area o Public buildings – school, guest house, abbot’s house o These plans are larger than most of the nearby villages |
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14-16 Reconstructions of the Abbey of Saint Gall, c. 817, near Lake Constance in modern day Switzerland. |
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Page with Mark the Evangelist, Book of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary, 781-83, ink, gold, and colors on vellum.
• Latin Vulgate – standard bible for the Medieval Period (“vulgar” – meaning everyday) • Purple vellum with gold • Less attempt at depth • Strong Byzantine effort • Attempt at modeling – seen with the knee |
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Page with Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Coronation Gospels. Gospel of Matthew. Early 9th century. |
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14-18 Page with Matthew the Evangelist, Ebbo Gospels, Gospel of Matthew, Second quarter of the 9th century, ink, gold and colors on vellum.
• Use of line • Some shadowing • Religious fervor/frenzy – inspired by the word of God • “Medieval Expressionism” |
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14-19 Crucifixion with Angles and Mourning Figures, Lindau Gospels. Outer cover. c. 870-880. gold, pearls, sapphires, garnets, emeralds. Approx. 14
• He is surrounded by earthly and angelic beings • More triumphed – less realistic • Symmetrical and balanced – effort to unify |
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14-23 Gero Crucifix. Cologne Cathedral, Germany. c. 970. Painted and gilded wood, figure height 6
• Body itself – represents Christ • One of the very few works in wood to survive |
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14-25 Presentation Page with Abbess Hitda and St. Walpurga, Hitda Gospels. Early 11th cent. Ink and colors on vellum.
• Byzantine influence • Reminiscent of Christ the Good Shepherd mosaic |
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14-26 Page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, Aachen Gospels of Otto II. c. 1000. Ink, gold, colors on vellum.
• Custom – washing a visitor’s foot • Forms are elongated • Stacking of space • Plain wall bringing attention to the Christ figure |
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15-1 Christ and Disciples on the Road to Emmaus. Cloister of the Abbey of Santo Domingo Castile, Spain. Pier relief, figures nearly lifesize. c. 1100.
• Luke 24 13:35 • Elongated forms • Forward thrust • Characters are depicted as pilgrims heading to Santiago Da Compostela |
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15-3 Interior, Church of Sant Vincenc, Cardona, 100s-1030s
• At nave – looking into arcade • There is a nave arcade clerestory – meaning there is an arcade of windows • Emphasis on verticality • Barrel vaulting • Heavy and dark interiors • Ribs– vertical bands of masonry that jut out – means of strengthening the walls • Bays |
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Reliquary Statue of Sainte Foy (Saint Faith) Conques, France. Abbey church of Conques. Silver gilt over a wood core. Late 9th or 10th cent |
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Arm Reliquary of the Apostles (German, about 1190) |
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Reconstruction Drawing (15-6), Plan (15-5) of Cathedral of Saint James, Santiago de Compostela 1078-1122 CE
• 11th and 12th centuries – rebuilt over a structure that was there previously destroyed by the Moors • qualities – big arches, massive quality, towers at the end, symmetrical, cruciform shape • Portals, lantern, ribs/transverse arches, crossing, compound piers • Pilgrims could walk around outside without disturbing mass – “traffic control • Nave has lost its central importance • Ambulatory – continuation of the side isles (place to amble) |
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15-4 Transept, Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela |
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15-7 Reconstruction Drawing of the Abbey at Cluny (top) Burgundy, France. 1088-1130. View from the east |
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15-8 Reconstruction Drawing of the third Abbey Church at Cluny (right). 1088-1130.
• Very rich – monks in direction connection with Pope • Patrons of the art |
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15-9 Nave, Abbey Church of Notre- Dame, Fontenay |
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15-10 Plan of the Abbey of Notre- Dame, Fontenay Burgundy, France. 1139-47 |
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Church of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France. c. 1060-77; Façade c. 1096-1100; spires 13th cent.
Exterior: • Heavy – not a lot of embellishment • Smaller windows • Three levels - Three portals – represent division of the nave and the side aisles |
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Nave, Church of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France. Vaulted c. 1130
• Ribbed vaults for further verticality |
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15-11 Cathedral Complex, Pisa. Tuscany, Italy. Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, begun 1063;
• Relatively squat • Lantern over the crossing • Made of marble |
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15-21 Wiligelmo, Creation and Fall, West Façade, Modena Cathedral. Emilia, Italy. 1099.
• Strong horizontal register – link to the Roman sarcophagus • Left→ Right – o Christ encircled in a mandorla (represented as God the Father and as Christ w/cruciform halo) – God calling the universe into existence o Creation of Adam – o Creation of Eve – takes a rib o Adam and Eve covering themselves after eating the fruit • Soft bodies w/no bones – not touching the ground |
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15-22 South Portal and Porch, Showing Christ in Majesty, Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac Tarn-et-Garonne, France, c. 1115
• Four evangelists – each a different representation • Very busy, yet organized • A story that the viewer is familiar with • Moissac was a major pilgrimage stop • Undulating forms that are very reminiscent of Islamic art |
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15-23 Trumeau, Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac
• Forms are very elongated • Very graceful • More of an emotional engagement Tarn-et-Garonne, France, c. 1115 |
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15-24 Reliefs on the Left Wall of the Porch, Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac. France. c. 1115
• More portrayals of greed and lust • Male – greed – moneybags • Female – lust – confronted by Devil w/snakes biting at her breasts • Luke 16 19:31 – most popular parable of Jesus in Romanesque art – Lazarus (leper) and the very rich man who is turned into a baby in the lap of Abraham (a representation of paradise) – a gross moral tale • “Sermons in Stone” – lessons learned along the way |
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15-28 Giselbertus (?) Last Judgment tympanum on west portal, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, 1130-45
• Unclear whether or not Giselbertus is the artist • Illustrates Christ’s judgments • Mandorla – heaven vs. hell, life vs. death ← struggle in between • Figures to the left of the angel are going to heaven • Figures to the right of the angel are going to hell • Very symmetrical and balanced • Grotesque and fear – meant to be a warning to the pilgrim • Serves a very symbolic function |
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15-25 The Magi Asleep (above) and the Flight into Egypt
• Bring gifts the baby Jesus and warns Mary and Joseph of King Herod’s edict to “Murder of the Innocents” • Shifting perspectives • Fleeing to Egypt to save Jesus |
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Suicide of Judas
• Two demons are depicted hanging up Judas – betrayed Jesus for cash • Very balanced |
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15-26 Crucifix (Majestat Batlló) Catalunya, Spain. Mid 12th century. Polychromed wood, height approx 38
• Islamic influence • Elongated forms • Flat – modeling of the face and hair |
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15-27 Virgin and Child. Auvergne region, France. Late 12th century. Oak with polychromy, height 31
• Illustrates importance of Mary – responsible for Christ’s human form |
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The Bayeux Embroidery (Tapestry): A. Messengers Signal the appearance of a Comet (Halley
• Messengers signal the appearance of a comet (Halley’s comet) • Probably served as a backdrop for a dramatic interpretation of history • Tries to justify the fighting of Normandy until he became William the Conqueror
• Detail of Bishop Odo Blessing the Feast |
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C. Detail of Bishop Odo Blessing the Feast |
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15-31 St. Matthew, from the Codex Colbertinus. c. 1100. tempera on vellum.
• Elongated forms • Dangling feet with no weight |
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15-32 The Nun Guda, Book of Homilies Germany, Early 12th century |
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The Mouth of Hell, Winchester Psalter, England, c. 1150
• Sends a message of warning - including the kings, queens and clergy |
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16-2 Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, France, 1140-44
• First gothic church • Choir is the most significant addition • Rib vaults – pointed groin vault with a transverse ridge rib, longitudinal ridge rib and panel |
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16-2 Plan of the choir of the Abbey Church of Saint- Denis |
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Plan Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, France, 1140-44 |
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16-3 Ambulatory and Apse Chapels of theAbbey Church of Saint-Denis, France, 1140-44
• Started to be built in the 1130’s • Began under abbot Suger • Radiant luminosity • Main addition was the choir – allowed for more space and light • Rib vaulting – sculptural decoration • Big fat transept |
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16-4 The Flight into Egypt, From the Incarnation (Infancy of Christ) Window, axial choir chapel, abbey church of Saint-Deinis, c. 1140-1144
• Open and flowing space • Chapels are indistinguishable • Adds a brightness |
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16-5 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. Begun 1163. view from the south. |
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Chartres Cathedral, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France, 1134-1220
• Transitional • Flying buttresses added later |
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16-6 West Façade, Chartres Cathedral, (The Cathedral of Notre-Dame), France West facade begun c. 1134-1260
• Cult of Saint Mary • Served as a form of community involvement |
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16-7 Royal Portal, West Façade, Chartres Cathedral, c.1145-1155
• Jesus flanked by images] • Very dynamic and high relief |
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16-8 Prophets and Ancestors of Christ (c. 1145-55) |
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16-11 Nave, Chartres Cathedral |
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Tree of Jesse, West Façade |
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16-12 Good Samaritan Window, South nave aisle |
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16-13 Rose Window and Lancets, North transept, Chartres Cathedral |
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16-14 Plan Reims Cathedral, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France, begun 1211
• Was the coronation church for kings of France |
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16-15 West Façade Reims Cathedral, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France, begun 1211
o Three portals o Exaggerated – moving upwards o Has a sculptural quality o More and more stained glass |
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16-16 West Façade, central portal, right side (Annunciation and Visitation) Reims Cathedral, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France, 1211-15th century
o Annunciation – Angel Gabriel tells Mary you are pregnant with the son of God o Visitation – when Mary tells her cousin Elizabeth (who is carrying John the Baptist) that she is pregnant o Three Artist • Artist #1 – lots of folds in drapery, similar to reliefs on the Ara Pacis • Artist #2 and 3– depicts Mary and Gabriel as more withdrawn, simple |
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16-17 Nave, view toward west Reims Cathedral, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France, begun 1211
o Masonry dissolves o More tracery |
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B. Upper Chapel Sainte Chapelle, France, 1243-1248
• Almost entirely in stained glass • Very vertical • Two story building • Ribbed vaulting • Upper and lower liturgical space • Themes of stained glass – have to do with sacred kingship |
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16-18 Queen Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX, (left) 16-19 Moralizations from the Apocalypse (right) from a Moralized Bible made in Paris, 1226-1234. Ink, tempera, gold leaf on vellum.
• Clear registers – architectural looking • Naturalistic figures – rather than elongated forms |
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16-31 Nicola Pisano Pulpit, Baptistry, Pisa, (Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds detail) Italy, 1260 marble
• Mary in the middle – dominates the scene • Higher relief • Illustrates gothic obsession with Mary – representative of Christ’s humanity • Is reminiscent of Roman sarcophagus reliefs |
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16-31 Giovanni Pisano Detail of Pulpit, Cathedral, Pisa, (Nativity) Italy, 1302-1310 marble |
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16-34 Coppo di Marcovaldo, Crucifix, Tuscany, Italy, c. 1250-70, tempera and gold on wood panel, approx 10
• Emphasis on “pathos” - emotion • Reminiscent of byzantine style |
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Interior, Church of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy, 1228-1253 |
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16-36 Life of Saint Francis, Miracle of the Crib at Greccio, Church of Saint Francis, Assisi, Italy. Fresco, late 13th century or early 14th
• Set in a gothic church in the choir area – separated from nave • St. Francis is holding the Christ child • Gothic elements – historiated crucifix, pulpit, baldacino (designation of the altar) |
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Anonymous, The so-called “Chain Map” of Florence, 1470’s
• Typical that it is set on a river • Very high fortification of walls – 73 defensive towers, 15 gates • A sense of regional and civic pride |
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17-2 Piazza della Signoria with Palazzo della Signoria (1299-1310)
• Residence of the city’s main governing body • Civic center • Place for community gathering • Echoing of Ancient Rome and Loggia dei Lanzi, 1376-82. Florence, Italy. |
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Bell tower (Campanile): Giotto, Andrea Pisano, and Franceso Talenti (c. 1334-50) 17-4 Florence Cathedral (Duomo) 1296-1378
• Drum and Dome: Brunelleschi (1420-36) • Bellow tower (Campanile): Giotto, Andrea Pisano and Francesco Talenti (1334-50) |
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Baptistery, Florence, late 11th/early 12th centuries (Romanesque)
• San Giovanni – named for John the Baptist • Thought to have been built over a temple dedicated to Mars • Taken care of by guilds (finishers and merchants of wool) – religious monuments were a civic responsibility • All children of Florence came to be baptized here (twice) – once as a Christian, the other as a Florentine |
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17-3 Andrea Pisano Life of John the Baptist South doors, Baptism of Christ, Baptistry of San Giovanni Florence. 1330-36
• Pisano at the height of his career • Looks very balanced • Fits them into quatrefoil space in an intelligible way • Higher reliefs provides more light and shadow |
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17-4 Andrea Pisano The Baptism of the Multitude South doors, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, 1330-1336. gilded bronze.
• Higher relief • Greater difference in the foreground |
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17-5 Cimabue Virgin and Child Enthroned c. 1280 Tempera and gold on wood panel 12
• Prodigies was Giotto • Transitional piece • Byzantine influence • We the viewer are looking at Mary at eye level • Stacking of the figures |
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17-6 Giotto di Bondone Virgin and Child Enthroned c. 1305-10
• Has more of an architectural framework • Color is more “white” - modeling • Gives a place for the viewer • More sense of perspective and more realistic sense of depth • Creation of space and presence Tempera and gold on wood panel, 10 |
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17-7 Giotto di Bondone, Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, 1305-06. fresco.
• Atonement for sins • Made up of frescoes by Giotto – follower of the Franciscans • Role of the viewer is changing – more emotionally intense |
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17-8 Giotto di Bondone, Marriage at Cana, Raising of Lazarus, Lamentation, and Resurrection/ Noli Me Tangere, North wall of Scrovengi (Arena ( Chapel, Padua. 1305-06. fresco, each scene approx 6
• Marriage at Cana – first miracle – water into wine o Attempt at depth o Attempt at defining the space (shadows, enclosure) o Not all figures face the viewer and not all figures can be seen completely o Important parts of the story happening on the sides o Sense of perspective – doorway • Raising of Lazarus – raised from the death by Christ o Implied diagonal upwards and line across connecting Christ and Lazarus o Scene of chaos o Sense of real space • Lamentation - Mary mourning the loss of her son o All figures are looking at Christ o Viewer is included in the scene o Putti are writhing in pain – very emotional scene o Tree forms strong diagonal pointing toward Christ • Resurrection – where Christ has after 3 days, body and spirit has returned to heavenly father o Strong diagonal line in the background pointing toward Christ o Mary Magdalene o “giornata” – a day’s work |
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Giotto Crucifixion Arena Chapel
• Crucifixion o No one is looking at him o People flank both sides – soldiers on one side, women on the other o Balance of the putti on both sides – they reflect the pain and emotion |
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Kiss of Judas
• Kiss of Judas – right before Christ is about to be arrested o Judas’s cloak covers all of Jesus – Christ is still calm, anchoring figure o Man with his arm out – crowd control – depth, characteristic of Giotto o Chaotic o Attempts space with overlapping |
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17-10 Duccio di Buoninsegna Virgin and Child Enthroned (Rucellai Madonna), commissioned in 1285, tempera and gold on wood panel, approx 15
• Doesn’t attempt to create a three-dimensional space • Much more ornate pattern • Sinuous – drapery falls delicately • No monumentality |
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Duccio di Buoninsegna, Conjectural Reconstruction of Front and Back of the Maestá Altarpiece. Made for Siena Cathedra, 1308-11. tempera and gold on wood. Main front panel, 7 x 13
• Only the central panel is in one • Virgin and Child in Majesty o Served in a religious and civic context • Duccio, Nativity with Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel o Less depth o Christ child appears twice – during nativity and baptism – repetition • The Calling of Peter and Andrew • Raising of Lazarus o Direct line across connecting Christ and Lazarus o More sophisticated understanding of shadow and light and modeling |
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Duccio di Buoninsegna Virgin and Child in Majesty, Central Panel from Maestá altarpiece Siena Cathedral, 1308-11
• Only the central panel is in one • Virgin and Child in Majesty o Served in a religious and civic context • Duccio, Nativity with Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel o Less depth o Christ child appears twice – during nativity and baptism – repetition • The Calling of Peter and Andrew • Raising of Lazarus o Direct line across connecting Christ and Lazarus o More sophisticated understanding of shadow and light and modeling |
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17-13 Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, Annunciation, made for Siena Cathedral, 1333. tempera and gold on wood, 10
• Focus on emotion – Mary is recoiling |
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17-14 Campo in Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, (City Hall and its Tower). Pallazzo Pubblico 1297-1315; tower 1320s-1340s.
• Palazzo – center of civic affairs |
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17-15 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects of Good Government in the City and the Country, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy. 1338-40. fresco.
• Completely secular commission • Merchants, workers, etc. – propaganda for the oligarchy • Country is an extension of a well functioning city |
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17-15 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects of Good Government in the City and the Country, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy. 1338-40. fresco. |
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Lorenzetti, Effects of Good Government, Siena, Italy, 1338-39.
• Good allegories - peace, strength, prudence, peace, etc. • What a productive society looks like |
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Lorenzetti, Effects of Bad Government, Siena, Italy, 1338-39.
• Bad allegories - cruelty, treason, fraud, division, war, etc. |
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