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Italy 1400
Source: 7
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Proto-Renaissance (1250Proto(1250-1400)
Early Renaissance (1400(1400-1480)
High Renaissance (1480(1480-1520)
Late Renaissance (1520(1520-1600)
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Between the Trecento
and the Early Renaissance
1. The Black Death (1347
(1347--1375)
2. The 100100-years War (1337(1337-1453)
3. The Avignon Papacy (1309(1309-1377), and
the Great Schism (1378(1378-1417)
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The Black Death (1347(1347-1375)
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Source: 12
Dürer: The Ravisher; Death and the
Landsknecth;; The Four Riders
Landsknecth
Source: 9
Proto
Early
High
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The 100100-years War (1337(1337-1453)
Source: 11
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The Avignon Papacy (1309(1309-1377),
and the Great Schism (1378
(1378--1417)
Source: 12
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Florence, c. 1470
Source: 13
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Florence, 1400
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Jan van Eyck (1395(1395-1441),
or the Impact of Color
-Northern Renaissance
-Flemish painter
-Born at Maaseyck, Netherlands
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Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife
Wife,, 1434, Oil
on oak, 82 x 60 cm, National Gallery, London
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife,
Wife, details
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin
Rolin,, 1435,
Wood, 66 x 62 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Suckling Madonna Enthroned,
Enthroned, c. 1436, Oil on wood,
65,5 x 49,5 cm, Städelsches Kunstinstitut,
Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Marriage: Giotto Vs Van Eyck
Source: 9
Proto
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Northern
Masaccio (1401-1428),
or a Question of Perspective
-Early Renaissance
-Born in San Giovanni Valdarno
-Associated with Florence
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Brunelleschi’s experiment
Source: 12
Northern
Early
High
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Trinity, 1425Trinity,
1425-28, Fresco, 667 x 317 cm,
Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Crucifixion: Giotto Vs Masaccio
Source: 9
Proto
Early
High
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Piero della Francesca (1416(1416-1492),
or Mastery of Composition
-Early Renaissance
-Born in Borgo San Sepolcro
-He worked in Florence, Urbino,
Ferrara and Rome, but lived
most of his life in Arezzo
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Baptism of Christ,
Christ, 14481448-50, Tempera on panel,
167 x 116 cm, National Gallery, London
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Baptism of Christ:
Christ: Giotto Vs Francesca
Source: 9
Proto
Early
High
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Andrea Mantegna (1431(1431-1506), The Lamentation over
the Dead Christ,
Christ, c. 1475? (c. 1490?), Tempera on canvas,
68 x 81 cm, Pinacoteca di Brera
Brera,, Milan
Foreshortening
Source: www.tpub.com
Source: 9
Northern
Early
High
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Key notions
-Atmospheric perspective
-Composition
-Foreshortening
-Linear perspective
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Required reading
-Gombrich
Gombrich,, The Story of Art,
Art, p. 170170-195
Suggested readings
-Cleaver, Art, an Introduction, p. 176176-178
-Fiero
Fiero,, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 2. p. 138138-139;
vol. 3, p. 33-7, 1515-17
-Kleiner
Kleiner,, Gardner’s Art through the Ages, p. 521521-542
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Bibliography and Sources
1. Adams, Exploring the Humanities
2. Cleaver, Art, an Introduction
3. Davies, Janson’s Basic History of Western Art
4. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 2 and vol. 3
5. Eirmerl, Giotto et son temps
6. Gombrich, The Story of Art
7. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages
8. University Laval Course Notes
9. www.wga.hu
10. Rogers, Art, a World History
11. www.paradoxplace.com
12. www.wikipedia.com
13. Landrus, Les trésors de Léonard de Vinci
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