ch 20 Art history

Hercules and antaeus

Antonio del Pollaiuolo 1475 -Ancient myth: Hercules must lift Antaeus off the ground to defeat him--Antaeus gets his strength from his mother, who is the earth goddess -Active composition with limbs jutting out in various directions -Strong angularity expressed, sinewy and strong figures

david of florence

Created by Donatello. Created in 1446-1460

equestrain Statue of Erasmo Da Narni

Donatello 1443-1253 Probably the reason that he was called to Padua, to commemorate the Paduan general of the Venetian Army, Erasmo da Narni. An example of a condottieri, brilliant generals who organized armies and fought for any city-state willing to pay for their services.

gates of paradise (east baptistery doors)

Door of the Baptistery of San Giovanni. Divided into 10 reliefs depicting scenes such as the tale of

Sacrifice of Isaac by brunelleschi

Flippo Brunelleschi 1401-1402 at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

sacrifice of Isaac by Lorenzo Ghiberti

Lorenzo Ghiberti 1401-1402 at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

jacob and Esau, panel of the gates of paradise

Lorenzo Ghiberti. 1435 Jacob and Esau. He uses one point linear perspective in laying the architectural setting.

pieta

Michelangelo 1500

David

Michelangelo 1501 - 1504 Originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence Cathedral, the statue was placed instead in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504.

tomb of giuliano de Medici with allegorical figures of night and day

Michelangelo 1519 -1534

church of san lorenzo

by brunelleschi 1421-1428 Filippo Brunelleschi, the leading Renaissance architect of the first half of the 15th century, was commissioned to design it, but the building, with alterations, was not completed until after his death. The church is part of a larger monastic complex that contains other important architectural and artistic works.

schematic drawing of florence cathedral

completed in 1471 by brunelleschi The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

dome of the Florence cathedral

completed in 1471 by brunelleschi the main church of Florence, Italy. was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.

facade, palazzo Medici-Riccardi

michelozzo di bartolomeo stared in 1446 a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. It is the seat of the Metropolitan City of Florence.