Jean Pucelle. Book of Hours- Kiss of Judas and the Annunciation.

Used a technique of grey to greatly distinguish things in the images. Bodies are purposely and symbolically curved like S’s

 in the Gothic style- gothic architechture, 

 French culture. Made in paris. 

Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Effects of Good Government in the City

This piece shows a lot of linear perspective and is very busy.  Painted by Italian artist. The south wall contained the only window in the room the painting was in. 

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Raising of Lazarus

Altarpiece. This piece is very linear with elongated figures. Mary Magdalen is pictured by Christ’s feet as a reminder of the washing of his feet with hair. Lazarus’s face is painted green symbolling death as another figure covers his nose around Lazarus. 

Giotto di Bondone. Marriage at Cana, Raising of Lazarus, Lamentation, and Resurrection

this painting was done all in fresco. The narrative began on the south wall and worked its way to the west wall

Pol, Herman, and Jean Limbourg. February, Très Riches Heures of Jean

Workshop of the Master of Flémalle. Mérodealtarpiece (Triptych of the Annunciation)

This piece is a Flemish iconography/picture writing , triptych, altarpiece. The pages of the book, on the table in the middle section, are fluttering/moving to show that the angel just entered the room. Mary not looking at the angel also shows the idea of the angel just entering at the moment. Mary holds the bible with white clothe to show how precious and important it is to her as she does not want to soil the bible with her fingertips. 

Jan van Eyck. Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife

The dog in this painting is a symbol of fidelity and is not reflected in the mirror, showing that it has symbolic meaning. Another symbol is only one candle being lit in the chandelier. 

Rogier van der Weyden. Deposition.

Filippo Brunelleschi. Sacrifice of Isaac

This piece used more bronze than Lorenzo Ghiberti’s piece did, therefore was not chosen

Lorenzo Ghiberti. Sacrifice of Isaac

This piece was selected because it used less bronze. This piece also marks the beginning of the renaissance and shows  change in task. 

Filippo Brunelleschi. Dome of Florence Cathedral

This dome was built with an outside wall and an inside wall while the workers were in-between the two layers. 

Donatello. David.

First free standing life size nude sculpture since antiquity. 

Donatello. Equestrian Monument of Erasmo da Narni

The statue is life-size and follows a theme of both individualism and humanism.

Masaccio. Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors

There is a major use of vanishing point for perspective. Mary, on the left, points at Christ to show he is the focus point of the image. The inscription on the tomb reads “what you are, I once was. What I once was, you will become” as it is a momentomori discussing how he was once alive and is now dead, as humans are alive but will be dead. 

Fra Angelico. Annunciation

More Italian than art Flemish because of the arches in the architecture and the muted colors.

Sandro Botticelli. Birth of Venus

Venus is the Greek goddess of love and beauty, but here she is seen as a corollary for Mary as she covers herself to be chaste and modest.

Andrea Mantegna. View of the Camera Picta

The first of illusionary ceilings as foreshortening is used by making objects seem to recede into space by getting shorter

Giovanni Bellini. St. Francis in Ecstasy

The skull in the image is used as a reminder of his mortality and the animals signify St. Francis’s ability to communicate with animals. 

Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa

the way the woman is pointed is significant. leonardo uses sfumat style which makes the art look a little smokey. 

Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper

this painting is a mural, in a place that was common for "last supers" in a dining/refectory hall. while monks ate they could look at the painting. jesus resembles a shape of a triangle signifying a triangle for the trinity and the most stabel pose. Judus is the only figure in shadow and is clutching his sack, narrating the story in the bible.

Raphael. The Madonna of the Goldfinch

Raphael used rich colors. he did a lot of similar pieces. he paints the situation with mother and child and the bodies very realistic.

Raphael. Philosophy or The School of Athens

was where the pope had meetings with councils. has representations of different levels of the four most important areas of learning like philosophy and law. Sacratice points up as Aristotle points to the ground as he belives knowledge comes from experience.

Michelangelo. David.

seventeen feet tall, large naked sculpture. this david is different as he is not dipicted as a little boy in this sculpture, but instead manly and muscular like in his early 20's. this was done after medici was expeled from florence. David's facial expression is worried or scared. 

Michelangelo. Creation of Adam

this shows the creation of man by reniassance thinking adn humanism. this picture dipicts the creation of man as the man being the chosen of God and God's highest creation. Michelangelo thought that as he creates art with his God given talent. it resembles God in himself as he created human. This image draws the attention of the ceiling as it has the most empty space. 

Giorgione or Titian. Pastoral Concert

this piece has the name pastoral as it is in the sheep feild. the naked women go unoticed as they are allegories, and not really there. the women are representations of muses, and provide inspiration as one dips into the well of inspiration. 

Titian. Pesaro Madonna

the architecture is infront of the paiting. members of the pesaro family are shown. the family is gathered at the foot of the throne. saint frances looks into the face of the baby jesus. jesus kicks saint francis and pulls at the vail emphasizing his humanity and how he lived a human experience. this piece is meant to be looked at from above as the higher figures are further back.