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Renaissance Art History Midterm
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
02/28/2011

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Cimabue - Crucifix
Definition
1280, Santa Croce
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Cimabue - Maesta
Definition
1280, Uffizi
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Giotto - Maesta
Definition
1305, Uffizi
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Giotto - Vision of Anna
Definition
1305, Arena Chapel, Padua
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Giotto - Meeting at the Golden Gate
Definition
1305, fresco, Arena Chapel, Padua
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Giotto - Nativity
Definition
1305, fresco, Arena Chapel, Padua
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Giotto - Betrayal
Definition
1305, fresco, Arena Chapel, Padua
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Giotto - Lamentation
Definition
1305, fresco, Arena Chapel, Padua
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Giotto - Stigmatization of St. Francis
Definition
1320, fresco, Bardi Chapel, Santa Croce
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Giotto - St. Francis Renounces the Worldly Goods
Definition
1320, fresco, Bardi Chapel, Santa Croce
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Giotto - Crucifixion
Definition
1290, Santa Maria Novella
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Andrea di Cioni - Strozzi Chapel Altarpiece
Definition
1360, Strozzi Chapel
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Masaccio - Trinity
Definition
1430, Santa Maria Novella
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Andrea di Buonaiuto - Spanish Chapel
Definition
1370, Santa Maria Novella
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Masaccio - Tribute Money
Definition
1425, Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine
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Masaccio - St. Peter Baptizing the Neophytes
Definition
1425
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Masaccio - Expulsion from Paradise
Definition
1425
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Masolino - Healing of the Lame and Raising of Tabitha
Definition
1425
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Gentile da Fabriano - Adoration of the Magi
Definition
1423, tempera on panel, Uffizi
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Donatello - David
Definition
1410, marble, Bargello
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Donatello - St. George
Definition
1415, marble, Bargello
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Ghiberti - Sacrifice of Issac
Definition
1400, Bargello
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Brunelleschi - Sacrifice of Issac
Definition
1400, Bargello
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Ghiberti - St. John the Baptist
Definition
1405, bronze, Orsanmichele
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Ghiberti - St. Matthew
Definition
1420, bronze, Orsanmichele
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Nanni de Banco - Four Crowned Martyrs
Definition
1410, marble, Orsanmichele
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Brunelleschi - Ospedale degli Innocenti
Definition
1420
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Brunelleschi - Duomo
Definition
1420, Florence
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Brunelleschi - Old Sacristy
Definition
1420, San Lorenzo
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Brunelleschi - Church of San Lorenzo
Definition
1425
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Relievo schiacciato
Definition
flattened relief
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Additive technique
Definition
clay added onto sculpture, made in pieces and stuck together
Term
Campanilismo
Definition
National pride
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Guilds
Definition
Guelfs and Ghibellines. Association of craftsmen, would use taxes to pay for things in city
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Subtractive technique
Definition
Taking a block of stone and chipping away
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
lights and darks, strong contrast
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Franciscans
Definition
Members of the Religious order organized by St. Francis
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Mendicant
Definition
religious order, begs for alms, no possessions
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Stigmata
Definition
wounds of Christ on hands and feet
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Rood screen
Definition
wall dividing church in 2
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Family chapel
Definition
private chapel for wealthy families in front or sides of church
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Giornata
Definition
a day's work
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Sinopia
Definition
chalk drawing, step of fresco process (red, under drawing)
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Black death
Definition
1348, killed 2/3 of Europe, influenced art after it
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Dominicans
Definition
Followed religious order of St. Dominic
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One-point linear perspective
Definition
one vanishing point, directly facing viewer
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Memento Mori
Definition
Remember you too shall die
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Atmospherical perspective
Definition
creates depth by fading out distant objects
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Continuous narrative
Definition
Follows a story throughout the piece
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Catasto tax
Definition
tax based on income of family
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Contrapposto
Definition
sculpture positioning, upper body facing one way and feet facing another way
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Attributes
Definition
things people carry in art pieces (Peter carries keys, etc.)
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Quatrefoil
Definition
ornamental figure composed of 4 lobes or foils, common to Gothic decoration
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Ospedale
Definition
Hospice for children, orphanage, charitable institution
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Modular system of proportion
Definition
Symmetry, using math and modular dimensions, creating equal space (Vitruvian man)
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Roundel/Tondo
Definition
circular shape on architecture, depicting ownership or a story
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Impost block
Definition
slab at the top of the column
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White stucco and Pietra serena
Definition
white wall covering and darker gray accent
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Vitruvius, The Ten Books of Architecture, 27 BC
Definition
knowledge of buildings and architecture forms for other builders to follow
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Cloister
Definition
rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks/open galleries on all sides
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