AP ART HISTORY
PHS - BAILEY
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
high, late, Venetian & mannerism
THE CINQUECENTO
1500-1599
Gardner's art through the ages pages
DATES
1494 - Medici excised from Florence, which effectively moves all artists to Rome following patronage $.
1506 - Pope Julius II starts building the New St. Peters
1517 - Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses and starts the Protestant Reformation
1527 - Making figures look like 3-D forms
1534 - Henry VIII separates the English Church
CONTEXT
Art as Metaphor - Patrons use art to push political views, demonstrate position and power. Artists use it to instill their own views and advance their ego. Shows philosophical ideas within religious works and convey their vision.
Artist as Genius - Rock star artists were revered as divine. Michelangelo, Raphael, and daVinci
Monumental Scale - Painting & Sculptural programs and architecture are grandiose
Rome - Cultural and Religious Capitol
Papal Power - Popes Julius II and Leo X were political and had cultural ambitions
Venice - Oil and mosaics used here due to high humidity. Frescos would rot or fall off walls.
AP Art History images/flashcards
Image Folder
73. Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1494–1498 C.E. Oil and tempera.
75. Sistine Chapel ceiling and altar wall frescoes. Vatican City, Italy. Michelangelo. Ceiling frescoes: c. 1508–1512 C.E.; altar frescoes:
c. 1536–1541 C.E. Fresco. (4 images)
76. School of Athens. Raphael. 1509–1511 C.E. Fresco.
78. Entombment of Christ. Jacopo da Pontormo. 1525–1528 C.E. Oil on wood.
80. Venus of Urbino. Titian. c. 1538 C.E. Oil on canvas.
82. Il Gesù, including Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco. Rome, Italy. Giacomo da Vignola, plan (architect); Giacomo della Porta,
facade (architect); Giovanni Battista Gaulli, ceiling fresco (artist). Church: 16th century C.E.; facade: 1568–1584 C.E.; fresco and stucco figures: 1676–1679 C.E. Brick, marble, fresco, and stucco. (3 images)
Additional Images:
Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci
David, Pieta, Moses, Bound Slaves. Michelangelo
Tempieto, Plan for St. Peter's. Bramante
Stanza della Segnatura, Raphael
Villa Rotunda, Palladio
Last Supper, Tintoretto