History 324 Renaissance Art Slides

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History 324Renaissance Art Slides

• Giotto, Masaccio, and the Early Renaissance Style
• 1300-1425

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Italy and the major Italian city/states of the
Renaissance Giotto worked in Florence, Padua,
and other Tuscan towns. Masaccio worked primarily
in Florence.
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 View of chapel frescos
from the entrance
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 View of chapel frescos
from back of chapel toward entrance
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Joachim (father of Mary)
and the Shepherds
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Meeting with Anne at the
Gate (Joachim meets Anne, the mother of Mary)
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Detail of Meeting with
Anne at the Gate (Anne is the mother of Mary)
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Birth of Jesus
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Flight into Egypt
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Baptism of Christ
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Raising of Lazarus
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Betrayal of Jesus by Judas
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Crucifixion of Jesus
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Lamentation (The mourning
of Christ)
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Giotto, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena
Chapel), Padua 1303-06 Resurrection (Dont touch
me)
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Giotto, Legend of St Francis Renunciation of
Wordly Goods1297-99 Fresco Upper Church, San
Francesco, Assisi
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Giotto, Legend of St Francis Sermon to the
Birds1297-99 FrescoUpper Church, San Francesco,
Assisi
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Giotto, Death and Ascension of St. Francis
(detail), c. 1325Bardi Chapel, Santa Croce,
Florence
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MASACCIO (1401-1428) The Beginning of
Renaissance Perspective
Tribute Money, Brancacci Chapel, Florence,
1425 This painting contains three scenes, each
involving Peter
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Masaccio, Tribute Money, Brancacci Chapel,
Florence, 1425 Detail of Jesus instructing Peter
to find money for a port tax in a fish
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Masaccio, The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
(detail)1426-27, FrescoCappella Brancacci,
Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
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Masaccio, Trinity1425-28 Santa Maria Novella,
Florence Fresco painting and 3D perspective
drawing showing angles and planes
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Trinity (detail)1425-28Santa Maria Novella,
Florence Mary points to Jesus, the focal point
of the painting, as God the Father watches from
above and the Beloved Disciple (John) waits
beside the cross. Masaccios use of perspective
and architecture would inspire a generation of
artists.
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Trinity (detail)1425-28Santa Maria Novella,
Florence Decomposing corpse at the bottom of the
painting, with inscription above saying I was
once as you are, and you will soon be as I am.