Rick Steves- Florence
House
"Domus" in English
Domus
"Duomo" comes from the latin word _____
Campanile
Another name for the Bell Tower
Arnalfo di Cambio
Architect of the Duomo
pagan gods
At Orsanmichele, 4 saints are shown as martyrs because they refused to sculpt _______ _______
Saint George with dragon
Before the David sculpture, what was the symbol of Florence?
Men at work
Below the statues at Orsanmichele, there is a frieze of a guild symbol showing _______ ____ ______.
Dome, dome
Brunelleschi built a _______ within a _________
Pantheon
Brunelleschi first studied the _____ before building the dome
Brunelleschi
Built dome of Duomo
Giotto
Called ugliest man to ever walk Florence
North
Direction of Ghiberti's earlier doors (North, West, South, or East)
East
Direction of Ghiberti's later doors (North, West, South, or East)
St. Mark
Donatello's ___ _______ statue may be the first to be in contrapposto since antiquity
Guilds
Doors of Baptistry paid for by _____
Brick, marble
Duomo's facade is made of _______ and a veneer of colorful _______
Banking, cloth-making, trading
Florence became rich through which 3 economic activities (in alphabetical order)
1865
Florence became the capital in what year
Baptistery
Florentines usually worshipped in which building?
Milk fat
Gelato has less ______ ______ than ice cream.
Humanism, confidence, realistic warrior
How does the statue of Saint George show aspects of the Renaissance? (3)
27
How many years did Ghiberti work on these doors?
Giotto
In 1300s, architect of bell tower was _____
Bricks
In the dome, _____ filled the ribs in a herringbone pattern
Tights, feather
In the times of the Medici, men wore ________ on their legs and ________ in their hair.
Puffy, hairnets
In the times of the Medici, women wore blouses with ______ sleeves and _____ over their hair.
East-west
Is Duomo oriented east-west or north-south?
In situ
Latin phrase for when work is seen where is was originally meant
Ghiberti
Made bronze doors on the Baptistry
Mary and Jesus
Main sculpture group at center of facade displays _______.
gates of paradise
Michelangelo called Ghiberti's doors the ______ __ __________.
Risorgimento
Name for fight to unify Italy
Naves
Name for main halls in a Church, Orsanmichele has 2
Temple
On Ghiberti's doors, Joseph and Benjamin stand under what structure?
jacob and esau
On the left side of ghiberti's doors, there is the biblical scene of ________ (and) ________
Joseph and Benjamin
On the right side of ghiberti's doors, there is the biblical scene of ________ (and) ________
1348
Orsanmichele's altar was built in thanks after the plague in _______
Mary of the Flower (santa maria del flore)
Proper name of the cathedral
Works in local languages
Renaissance in literature
Democracy
Renaissance in politics
Protestant Reformation
Renaissance in religion (Major event)
Nature and exploration
Renaissance in science
Rebirth
Renaissance means
Realism, Greek/Roman structures
Renaissance saw art make a return to __________ and ___________
Via dei Calzaiuoli
Road that connects religious and politcal centers of Florence
1871
Rome becomes capital in what year?
Donatello
Sculpted prophets on outside of bell tower
Nanni di Banco
Sculpted the 4 saints outside Orsanmichele
Octagon
Shape of Baptistry
Bronze
St. John the Baptist (statue) may have been the first freestanding ______ (material) since antiquity
Linen-sellers
St. Mark's statue was sponsored by the guild of ______ ________.
Merchants
Statues at the Orsanmichele Church were sponsored by ________
Gothic
Style of arches
Renaissance, Gothic
The Duomo has a ______ (style) dome, but a _______(style) facade
Neo-Gothic
The Duomo's facade was finished in what style?
Granary
The Orsanmichele Church also served as a __________.
Covered porch
The Orsanmichele Church originally had a open loggia or a _____________.
Column
The __________ in Piazza Repubblica marks the intersection of two main Roman roads.
Fiore
The city "Florence" comes from the Italian word ______ meaning flower.
1296
The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid in the year ______.
Unification of Italy
The facade was finished quickly to celebrate what even in Italy in the 19th century?
Forum
The triumphal arch marks the location of the old Roman _________.
1870
Unification of Italy with Rome- year
Dragon
What is Saint George typically shown fighting?
Bald
What makes Ghiberti recognizable on his own doors? He is _______.
Arches
What structure helps create depth in Ghiberti's doors?
Gothic
What style is the Orsanmichele altar in?
Orcagna
Who built the altar of Madonna and Child at Orsanmichele?
Verrocchio
Who sculpted Christ and Doubting Thomas outside the Orsanmichele?
Donatello
Who sculpted Saint George at the Orsanmichele?
Ghiberti
Who sculpted St. John the Baptist outside the Orsanmichele?
1425
Year Ghiberti started second set of doors
1400-1550
Years of Renaissance
Green, pink, white
colors on the dumo facade (in alphabetical order)
1861
initial unification of Italy- year
St. Peter's, D.C Capitol
name two other buildings inspired by this dome