a.       Claus Sluter “Well of Moses”(Limestone) c.1396-1406(Proto-Renaissance)

                                                               i.      Was central core of a well/fountain thing

                                                             ii.      In center of courtyard

                                                            iii.      Pedestal survives—originally supported massive crucifixion scene

                                                           iv.      Prophets surround pedestals

Andrea Palladio: Villa Rotonda (exterior), near Vicenza, Italy, c. 1550-70 (High Renaissance in Italy)

1.       Palladio: Villa Rotonda, Vicenza c 1550-70 (HIR)

a.       Patron Paolo Almerico

b.      Wrote books bout architecture

c.       Writings and designs are influential over next few centuries

d.      This house is one of the most influential

e.      Created villas or country houses for the wealthy of venice

f.        Central plan building

g.       Perfect geometires of circle

h.      And squre

i.         So much architecture is made of these harmonious perfect forms

j.        Each views had a grand façade with ionic capitals

k.       Situated on rise in landscape

                                                               i.      Any view you might have would be of the land owned by Paolo ALmerico

                                                             ii.      Anybody in surrounding area had view of this building

l.         Similar to Pantheon in Rome

Hans Baldung Grien: Witches Sabbath (chiaroscuro engraving), Germany, 1510 (German Renaissance)

a.       Potion will allow them to fly

b.      Different ages of women

Hans Holbein the Younger: The French Ambassadors (oil on wood), England, 1533 (German Renaissance in England)

weird objects

weird skull thing

Jan Gossaert: Neptune and Amphitrite (oil on wood), the Netherlands, 1516 (Netherlandish Renaissance)

real tall

cotrapposto

Lucas Cranach the Elder: Judgment of Paris (oil on wood), Germany, 1530 (German Renaissance)

i missed this class

Pieter Brueghel the Elder: Hunters in the Snow (oil on wood), the Netherlands, 1565 (Netherlandish Renaissance)

was a pretty shitty hunt

Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights (open, oil on wood), the Netherlands, c. 1510 (Netherlandish Renaissance)

 The three scenes of the inner triptych are probably (but not necessarily) intended to be read chronologically from left to right. The left panel depicts God presenting Eve to Adam, the central panel is a broad panorama of socially engaged nude figures, fantastical animals, oversized fruit and hybrid stone formations. The right panel is a hellscape and portrays the torments of damnation

Albrecht Dürer: Fall of Man (engraving), Germany, 1504 (German Renaissance)

a.       This is small engraving

b.      Intaglio

c.       Lots of people buy copies and use their own twist

d.      Poses are influenced by venus figures

Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait (oil on wood), Germany, 1500 (German Renaissance)

a.      

Trained with father and other artists in Nuremburg

b.      Traveled twice to Italy

c.       Similarities to michaelangelo

d.      Mastery of graphic arts—engraving

e.      Does one in 1500

                                                               i.      Different in form and impact

                                                             ii.      Faced frontally

                                                            iii.      At half-length

                                                           iv.      No background

                                                             v.      Couple texts

1.       Signature

                                                           vi.      Comparison to this image and Byzantine images of Christ

                                                          vii.      Similar to manuscript illumination of holy face of Christ (16^th century)

                                                        viii.      Durer allies himself with the creator

1.       “the artist, like god, creates things by his actions”

2.       Writings support this

Portal, Colegio de San Gregorio, Valladolid, Spain, c. 1500 (Spanish Renaissance)