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Art History 111B Exam 2
Art Across Time Volume II
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Undergraduate 1
11/02/2008

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St. Francis in Ectasy
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c. 1485. Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516). Enveloped by landscape. Netherlandish taste. Rich Yellow Light. Rich Texture, subtle shading. Single source of light
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The Tempest
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c.1505, Giorgione(1477-1510). Soft muted lighting. Human figure against landscape. Dialogue of glances. Woman & child are distinguished by their nudity. Bridge in back resembles soldier's glance. used Impasto
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Venus of Urbino
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c1538. Titian(1485-1576). Warm colors, many layers of glaze, character of figures, compositional arrangement. Soft, textured, richly material. Yellow light, gradual shading.
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Rape of Europa
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c1559-62, Titian(1485-1576), Mythological interest, background colors, pose, gesture, energetic curves + diagonals, gaze of cupids + fish, bull is jupiter
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Garden of Earthly Delights
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c1510-15, Bosch(1450-1516) triptych, Satirical, morals, lust, Garden of Eden on left, sexual pursuits, oil on wood
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Printmaking
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relief prints (woodcuts). Multiple copies of image on paper. Filled in with watercolor. First art for the masses.
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Intaglio Prints (engravings)
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metal plate is on the bottom instead of top. Generally no watercolor applied. Can get a lot more detail on metal plates.
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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c1497-98, Durer (1471-1528) amazing detail, almost 3D. woodcut,
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Melencolia
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c1514, Durer(1471-1528). sadness, complicated theory about how the body works, surrounded by mathematical objects, geometric forms, hourglass above
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Self-Portrait, Durer
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c1500, Durer, idealized, looks like jesus, spark of divine creativity,
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Isenheim Altarpiece
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c1510-15, Grunewald(1480-1528) huge altarpiece, crucifixion of jesus on outside (symbolizing healing), mourning of jesus, bright colored interior
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Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
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c1554-5, Bruegel(1525-1569) nature is the source of all life. dominated by landscape. units figure with land. oil on panel
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Peasant Dance
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c1567, Bruegal(1525-69). celebration of feast of church, these peasants ignore church and image of virgin mary, oil on wood
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Self-Portrait in Convex Mirror
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c1524, Parmigianino(1503-40) mannerism, hand as important as the face, exaggerated areas due to convex mirror, confined space around figure, odd juxtapose of size + space
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Madonna with the Long Neck
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c1535, Parmigianino(1503-1540) odd spatial juxtaposition, odd proportions, cool colored dress, illogical size comparisons
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Last Judgement
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c1536-41 Michelangelo(d.1564) divided into three planes, ideal bodies, extremely detailed, crown of thorns, column of flagellation, the cross
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Burial of the Count of Orgaz
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c1586-88 El Greco (1541-1614) counter-reformation painting, 2 zones, gold against black, radiance, many expressions and poses, oil on canvas
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Calling of Saint Matthew
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c1599 Caravaggio(1571-1610) irregular illumination, simple backround, tenebrism - use of contrasting light and dark, light penetrating darkness
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Judith slaying Holophernes
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c1620 Gentileschi(1593-1663) taste for violence, dramatic shifts of light and dark, energetic draperies
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David
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c1623 Bernini(1598-1680) in middle of action, no trace of mannerism, baroque style, expanding space, diagonal form
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St. Teresa
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c1645-52 Bernini(1598-1680) moment of heightened emotion, slow curving diagonal, elaborate drapery like clouds, divine light
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Baroque, most important sculptor that used this
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dramatic light and shade, turbulent composition, and exaggerated emotional expression. Bernini
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St Peter's Square
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c1656 Bernini(1598-1680) colossal scale and space, obelisk marked center
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Ceiling, Palazzo Barberini
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c1633-39 Cortona(1596-1669) variations of pose, color and light, dynamic poses of figures, mythological subjects, fresco
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Raising of the Cross
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c1609 Rubens(1577-1640) sharp diagonal of christ, touch of realism, soaring toward heaven, baroque style, oil on wood
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Venus and Adonis
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c1635 Rubens(1577-1640) diagonal of adonis and venus, highlighted body of venus, venus is active rather than passive
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View of Delft
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c1660-61 Vermeer(1632-75) use of light and color to convey texture, large space against small figures, meticulous detail, intimacy, shifting lights of clouds and buildings, naturalistic effects
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Counter-reformation
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The movement initiated by the Catholic Church to contain the Protestant Reformation and, if possible, end it.
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Blinding of Samson
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c1636 Rembrandt(1606-69) dramatic effects of light and dark, character of figures, violence accentuated by diagonals, blindness reflected by dark
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Nightwatch
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c1642 Rembrandt(1606-69) diagonal form, captains extends hand to invite us into the scene, baroque interplay of lights darks and colors, faces defined by light
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Self-Portrait, Rembrandt
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c1661 Rembrant(1606-69) looks at at the world with his arm rested, dressed in velvet, window of the eyes, oil on canvas
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Crucifixion
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c1630s Velazquez(1599-1660) soft textured hair, dark background, slight contrapposto, baroque style with a classical pose, mystic light
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The Maids of Light
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c1656 Velazquez(1599-1660) brushstrokes highlight textures, certain forms emphasized by light, unusual iconography
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Impasto
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texture due to the thick application of paint
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