Formal Analysis Vocabulary
a method of creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface (created by delineating a horizon line and multiple orthogonal lines, which recede to meet the vanishing point
what is linear perspective?
a panel that is painted or sculpted representing a religious subject that isplaced above and behind an altar in a church. Two panels = diptych; three panels =triptych; multiple panels = polyptych.
What is an altarpiece?
Rebirth of classical antiquity (Greek and Roman) 1300s-1550s. Revival of interest in literature, classical art, and philosophy.
What is the Renaissance?
What is Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Altarpiece, San Francesco, Pescia, Italy, 1235, tempera on wood, 5' x 3
What is Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, ca. 1482, Tempera and gold on Canvas, 5 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft 2 in.
the diminishing of light and blurring of outlines as distance increases; colors get duller and more blue
what is atmospheric perspective?
Pigment painted on wet plaster in patches
what is Buon Fresco?
Style of church architecture using round arches, domes, thick walls, and small windows. Squatty and dark.
What is Romanesque?
What is Andrea Pisano, South Doors for the Florence Baptistery, c. 1330 - 36.Gilded Bronze. Each Panel 19 ¼ x 17 in. Frame: Ghiberti Workshop,mid-15th century.
What is Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, Sistine Chapel, c.1480-1482. 11′5 ½ ′′ × 18′8 ½ ′′ (3.48 × 5.7 m). Fresco
Hazy lines, italian for smoke. used in atmospheric perspective
what is sfumato?
the curved lips of an ancient Greek statue, usually interpreted as a way of animating facial features
relating to a style of church architecture that developed in medieval Europe, featuring ribbed vaults, stained glass windows, flying buttresses, pointed arches, and tall spires
What is Gothic?
What is Filippo Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1401-02, Bronze with Gilding, 21 x 17 ½ in. (inside molding)?
What is Mantegna, Dead Christ, tempera on canvas, c. 1480 - 1500
Contrast of light and dark, usually to form shadows and suggest form.
Paintings / sculptures depicting day to day life.
What are genre scenes?
Prevalent after the fall of Constantinople in 1204, byzantine artists made their way to Italy. Characteristics of this style include:
Gold Gilded background, Elongated features (nose, neck, fingers, bodies)
what is Italo-Byzantine Style?
What is Workshop of Robert Campin, Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece), c. 1427-32, oil on panel (The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York)
what is Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Frescos, Vatican, Rome. Last Judgment (Altar Wall), 1534-41
Natural looking, but embellished to fit beauty standards. ex: doryphoros spear bearer
the scene of the Virgin Mary seated on a throne holding the infant Jesus in herlap, often flanked by angels, saints or prophets. Literally meaning "majesty.
what is Maesta?
Under Charlemagne the renewal of imperial Rome. Incorporation of architectural spolia from Romeand Ravenna in the Palatine Chapel in Aachen
what is the carolingian renaissance?
what is Michelangelo, Pieta, 1498 - 1500, marble. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
what is Leon Battista Alberti, Façade of Santa Maria Novella, Florence,1470.