Filippo Brunelleschi

Sacrifice of Isaac

Gilded Bronze Relief

several pieces to construct

lost competition

thrust  of abraham emphasized by draperies

alludes to ancient sculp. - hellanistic thorn puller. 

Lorenzo Ghiberti 

Sacrifice of Isaac

Won Competition 

gilded bronze relief

direct and forceful

2 cast relief

classical nude -> awareness of antiguity. 

exterior of florence cathedral

dome - brunelleschi

slightly pointed rather hemispherical

octagonal drum

hospital of innocents

filippo brunelleschi

1st true ren. building

long, low, graceful, symetrical structure

math. formula 1:2 

corinthian capitals

round arches

filippo brunelleschi 

interior of santo spirito, florence

planned in 1434

basic principles of his arch: simplicity, proportion, symmetry. 

latin cross plan

carinthian capitals

Lorenzo Ghiberti 

Gates of Paradise

gilded bronze relief

piero della francesca

flagellation

tempera on panel

uses linear perspective. 

Andrea Mantegna 

Dead Christ

Tempera on Canvas

2 orthagonal lines

body is shown feet foremost

idealization of the body and mastery of perspective create a haunting psychological effect

Masaccio 

holy trinity

fresco in santa maria novella

receding lines of the barrel vaulted, coffering ceiling create illusion of actual space

illusionistic interior

holy trinity set up pyramidal

emphasized pull on gravity on Christs arms

Masaccio

Expulsion from Eden

eve's pose derived by medici venus

covers herself in shame

adam hunches over and covers face = reluctant to face the future.

leave paradise behind them -> foreshortened sword bearing angel. 

Donatello

Saint Mark

comissioned by guilds of linen weavers

intergration of civic and the religious 

illustrates revolutionary method of rendering organic form and drapery = ren. 

controppossto

related to spear bearer by polykleitos  

donatello 

david

5ft bronze hollow (1st since antiguity)

david symbol for florence = underdog

naturalist nude

adolescent david 

shepards hat = greek/roman symbol for victory

leon battista alberti

rucellai palace

for wealthy merchant giovanni rucellai

facade = symmetrical and composed of classical details

2nd, 3rd tory window contain round arches subdivided by 2 smaller arches on either side on a colonette 

1st story - tuscan

2nd story - ionic

3rd story - corinthian

Leon Battista Alberti

Sant'Andrea 

andrea del verocchio 

david

comissioned by lorenzo de medici

more straightforward than donatellos' 

adolescent

rib cage, molded into leather 

goliath head lies at davids feet shorter sword enhancing davids self absorbstion 

donatello

gattamelata

"honey eyed cat"

nickname for lead army head.