mid term20123
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Limbourgh BrothersTres Riches Hueres
The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami; 1434 (130 Kb); Oil on wood, 81.8 x 59.7 cm (32 1/4 x 23 1/2 in); National Gallery, London
Ghiberti Brunelleschi
Donatello1425
Alberti, Sant’Andrea, Mantua 1472
•Patron: Ludovico Gonzaga
•Original Church housed a vial containing blood of Christ
•Idea of an “Etruscan Temple” with o basilica model plan
•Façade derived from Roman triumphal arches
DonatelloSt. George
Italian Quattrocento Sculpture
Donatello, Saint Mark• Commissioned by the Guild of
Linen Weavers and Peddlers, suggested by pillow at base and ample drapery
• Although in a Gothic niche, the statue is free standing
• Contrapposto based on Roman art
• Drapery falls directly down• Easy posture• Face has piercing eyes• Calculated how the sculpture
would look from street level
Botticelli, Birth of Venus
Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling 1508 - 1512
Raphael, The School of Athens, 1510-11 – Stanza della Segnatura
Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece
Durer, Adam & Eve