AP ART HISTORY
PHS - BAILEY
EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
THE QUATTROCENTO
FLORENCE, ITALY
1400-1499
Gardner's art through the ages pages
Vocabulary
Pietra Serena Sacra Conversazione
Tondi Linear Perspective
Vanishing Point Orthogonal Lines
Synoptic Narrative - A person shows up numerous times to show continuation of the narrative
themes
smarthistory
khan academy
ITALY 1400-1499
FLORENTINE renaissance
EVENTS
1420 - Brunelleschi figures out linear perspective.
1434 - Medici control Florence.
Cosimo - Piero - Lorenzo
1453 - Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks - the end of the Eastern Roman Empire. Trade issues.
1470s - Messina introduces oil paint to Italy
1494 - Savonarola gains control of Florence and the Bonfire of the Vanities occurs.
1494 - The Medici are exiled.
IMPACTFUL CONTEXT
The Church = The Roman Catholic Church
A political and military powerhouse full of corruption.
The Medici - A banking family that are the informal rulers of the Republic of Florence. They support science, math, philosophy and make Florence their own. Huge patrons of the Arts.
Humanism - Still going strong. Furthered by exploration and thought about the place of humans within the world and a literally larger world view.
Artist are Important - Individual recognition of artists and the idea of artist rockstar is born. That means that you now have artist names to learn because they develop their own style.
Science - All things, including art are looked at through a scientific sense. Perspective is seen as scientific discovery. Beauty is included and Classical ideas such as proportion, symmetry, natural phenomena, and composition are how art is impacted
Patronage - Expansion of trade and banking bring about larger upper and middle classes that commission and buy artwork and architecture in part to show wealth, power, and spread prestige. These are often shown as donations to the Church and we see patron portraits. Read about Indulgences.
AP Art History images/flashcards
Image Folder
67. Pazzi Chapel. Basilica di Santa Croce. Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi (architect). c. 1429–1461 C.E. Masonry. (4 images)
69. David. Donatello. c. 1440–1460 C.E. Bronze.
70. Palazzo Rucellai. Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti (architect). c. 1450 C.E. Stone, masonry.
71. Madonna and Child with Two Angels. Fra Filippo Lippi. c. 1465 C.E. Tempera on wood.
72. Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli. c. 1484–1486 C.E. Tempera on canvas.
Additional Images:
Brancacci Chapel - Massaccio's Tribute Mony and Holy Trinity
Christ Delivering the Keys to the Kingdom, Perugino
Florence Cathedral, Baptistry Doors, Ghiberti