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DONATELLO, Penitent Mary Magdalene, ca. 1455. Painted and gilded wood, 6’ 2” high. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence.

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DONATELLO, Feast of Herod, panel on the baptismal font of Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1423–1427. Gilded bronze , 1’ 11 1/2 ” x 1’ 11 1/2”.

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LORENZO GHIBERTI, Isaac and His Sons (detail of FIG. 21-9), (Gates of Paradise), baptistery, Florence, Italy, 1425–1452. Gilded bronze, 2’ 7 1/2” x 2’ 7

1/2”. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence. 3

Linear perspective: rationalization of sight

LORENZO GHIBERTI, east doors (Gates of Paradise), baptistery, Florence, Italy,

1425–1452. Gilded bronze, 17’ high. Modern copy, ca. 1980.

Original panels in Museo dell’Opera del Duomo,

Florence. 4

FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI, cutaway view of the dome of

Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy, 1420-1436 ( after Piero

Sanpaolesi). 5

International Gothic Style

• Not all painters incorporated classical features in their paintings

• Still a loyal following of International Gothic Style painting embodied in work of Gentile da Fabriano

• Even Gentile da Fabriano’s work contains elements of the “new naturalism” (interest in modeling in light and shadow and developing recessional space)

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GENTILE DA FABRIANO,

Adoration of the Magi, altarpiece

from Strozzi Chapel, Santa

Trinità, Florence, Italy, 1423.

Tempera on wood, approx. 9’ 11” x 9’ 3”. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

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Importance of Masaccio to Early Renaissance

• Tribute Money – brings together innovations in 15th century painting --- trailblazer whose work influenced other artists– Linear perspective – Aerial perspective– Classical body types (blend of realism with

idealizing the human form)– Chiaroscuro to create a more realistic picture,

single light source from the right, modeling the human anatomy to give figures weight

– Balanced, symmetrical composition

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Quiz #1 02/11/2014

40 points/40 minutes

I. Multiple choice questions, 10 questions/10 pointsII. Slide Identification and short-answer questions, 3 questions/15

points III. Essay question, 1 question/ 15 points

Bring a blue book!

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

I. Multiple choice questions

Giotto’s Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?

a. The Virgin is slender and fragileb. Her cloak is heavily patterned with gold threadsc. The Virgin is solid and has massd. The figures float as if in the spiritual realm

Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini? a. use of elegant flowing contourb. emphasis on dramac. bold modeling of the figuresd. emphasis on delineation of three-dimensional space

Identify the artist, title of the artwork and date.How did the work of this artist depart from Byzantine conventions?

II. Slide Identification and short-answer questions

Compare and contrast the works of these two artists, using the tools of visual analysis.

PIETRO LORENZETTI, Birth of the Virgin, from the altar of Saint

Savinus, Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1342. Tempera on wood, 6’ 1” x 5’ 11”. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo,

Siena.

ROBERT CAMPIN (MASTER OF FLEMALLE), Merode Altarpiece (open), ca. 1425-1428. Oil on

wood, center panel 2’ 1 3/8” X 2’ 7/8”, each wing 2’ 1 3/8” X 10 7/8”. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New

York (The Cloisters Collection, 1956).