Art 109 Renaissance to Modern Westchester Community College

Spring 2015

 Homework 1.1: The Proto-Renaissance

 Name _________________________________________________________________  

Dr. Nancy Ross, “The Image in Early Medieval Art,” Smarthistory http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/The-Evolution-of-the-Medieval-Style.html

“Humanism in the Renaissance,” from The Renaissance Connection http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/lesson_social_humanism.html 1. According to Dr. Nancy Ross, how did Christian art change from the

style of Classical art? What specific techniques did artists abandon, and why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. According to “The Renaissance Connection,” how were Saints and Holy figures distinguished from humans in medieval religious art? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How did the representation of Saints change in the Renaissance? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Art 109 Renaissance to Modern Westchester Community College

Spring 2015

4. According to the Smarthistory.org speakers, in what specific ways does

Giotto’s painting differ from Cimabue’s? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Describe the subject matter of Giotto’s Lamentation. What specific

techniques did Giotto use to “humanize” the story? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________