Art History Review: Art History Review December 2006


Romanesque: Romanesque Fortress-like Thick walls Few windows Fear of barbarian invasions


Mt. Saint Michel: Mt. Saint Michel


Gothic Architecture: Gothic Architecture Flying buttresses Stained glass windows/Rose windows


Chartres Cathedral: Chartres Cathedral


Chartres (window): Chartres (window)


Chartres (Jamb figures): Chartres (Jamb figures)


Gothic Art: Gothic Art Stylized figures Lack of perspective (importance of religion)


St. Francis: St. Francis


Tapestry Youth : Tapestry Youth


Campin, Merode Altarpiece: Campin, Merode Altarpiece


Cathedral of Florence (Duomo): Cathedral of Florence (Duomo)


Renaissance Architecture: Renaissance Architecture Return to Roman model Dome Symmetry Fewer windows


Ghiberti, Cathedral of FlorenceDoors: Ghiberti, Cathedral of Florence Doors


Renaissance Art: Renaissance Art Contrapusto Emphasis on beauty of body/nudity Closed form Linear One point perspective Symmetry Planar Classical subject matter


Donatello, David : Donatello, David


Botticelli, Primavera: Botticelli, Primavera


Botticelli, Venus Rising: Botticelli, Venus Rising


Botticelli, Virgin and Child: Botticelli, Virgin and Child


Perugino, Crucifixion: Perugino, Crucifixion


Raphael, School of Athens: Raphael, School of Athens


Michelangelo, Pieta: Michelangelo, Pieta


Michelangelo, David : Michelangelo, David


Michelangelo, David (close-up): Michelangelo, David (close-up)


Michelangelo, Creation (Sistine Chapel): Michelangelo, Creation (Sistine Chapel)


Leonardo, Mona Lisa : Leonardo, Mona Lisa


Leonardo, Last Supper : Leonardo, Last Supper


Grunewald, Crucifixion: Grunewald, Crucifixion


Cranach, Stag Hunt: Cranach, Stag Hunt


Durer, Self Portrait: Durer, Self Portrait


Van Eyck, Arnolfini Marriage : Van Eyck, Arnolfini Marriage


Mannerism: Mannerism Open form Diagonals Movement Asymmetry


Michelangelo, Night and Dawn : Michelangelo, Night and Dawn


Michelangelo, Last Judgment: Michelangelo, Last Judgment


Brueghel, Hunters in the Snow: Brueghel, Hunters in the Snow


Baroque: Baroque Diagonals Lost and found edges asymmetry


Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew: Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew


Zurburan, Holy House of Nazareth : Zurburan, Holy House of Nazareth


Velazquez, Las Meninas: Velazquez, Las Meninas


Rubens, Diana Departing for Hunt: Rubens, Diana Departing for Hunt


Bernini, St. Peter’s Baldachino: Bernini, St. Peter’s Baldachino


Bernini, David: Bernini, David


DeHooch, Music Party: DeHooch, Music Party


Kalf, Still Life: Kalf, Still Life


Rembrandt, Night Watch: Rembrandt, Night Watch


Rembrandt, Syndics of Cloth Guild: Rembrandt, Syndics of Cloth Guild


Ruysch, Flowers in Glass Vase : Ruysch, Flowers in Glass Vase


Palace at Versailles: Palace at Versailles


Rigaud, Louis XIV: Rigaud, Louis XIV


Wright, Experiment with Air Pump: Wright, Experiment with Air Pump


Rococo: Rococo Smaller scale than Baroque Swirls and curls Excessive movement Often gaudy


Fragonard, Swing: Fragonard, Swing


David, Oath of Horatii: David, Oath of Horatii


David, Death of Marat : David, Death of Marat


Summer Mountains: Summer Mountains


Chinese porcelain: Chinese porcelain


Tang Horse: Tang Horse


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