Renaissance Art – Flashcards
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Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)
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- Painter and architect - Leading figure of Italian High Renaissance - Perugino's apprentice - Commissioned by Pope Julius II to do the Stanza della Segnatura
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Stanza della Segnatura Artist: Raphael Location: Vatican Palace, Rome Date: 1508-11
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- During the papacy of Julius II - Four frescoes in the room (1. Ceiling 2. The Disputa 3. The School of Athens 4. Parnassus 5. Jurisprudence)
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Parnassus Artist: Raphael Location: Stanza della Segnatura, The Vatican Date: 1508-11 Medium: Fresco
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- Painted at the commission of Pope Julius II - Represents poetry - Mythological Mount Parnassus - Apollo at the center of the Scene of Mount Parnassus in centre of Greece - Apollo holds laurel branch and a lyre, a symbol of artistic achievement - All the muses are shown practicing their various arts
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School of Athens Artist: Raphael Location: Stanza della Segnatura, The Vatican Date: 1508-11 Medium: Fresco
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- All of the greatest educators from classical antiquity fathered together sharing ideas and learning from one another - Aristotle (right) and Plato (left) at the center - Appreciated for its pictorial concept, formal beauty and thematic unity - Embodies Renaissance ideals - Revival of Greek learning - Left side: intellectual; right side: philosophy
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Villa Chigi Location: Rome
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- Located in Rome - Built for banker, Agostino Chigi
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Galatea Artist: Raphael Location: Villa Chigi, Rome Date: 1511 Medium: Fresco
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- Composition renowned for its beauty and harmonious and graceful display of movement - Galatea is shown fleeing from the brutish Polyphemus on a seashell pulled by dolphins - Nymph is surrounded by cupids and sea creatures
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Cupid and Psyche Artist: Raphael Location: Villa Chigi, Rome Date: 1517-19 Medium: Fresco
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- On the ceiling of Chigi - Psyche (mortal) falls in love with cupid - Overcomes obstaclaes: enters Pantheon of God --> allowed to marry Cupid - Central two panels: banquet scene mired with actual events happening in the space
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Parnassus Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi Location: Villa Chigi, Rome Date: 1514-20 Medium: Print Engraving
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- Reproduced Raphael's Parnassus as an engraving
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Portrait of Pope Julius II Artist: Raphael Location: Santa Maria del Popolo Date: 1511-12 Medium: Oil on Canvas
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- Unusual for time period - Almost full view of face - Lost in thought - Jewels point to wealth - Julius sold indulgences...$ that people tithed to the church
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Portrait of Count Baldassare Castiglione Artist: Raphael Location: Louvre, Paris Date: 1514-15 Medium: Oil on Canvas
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- Raphael's friend, a diplomat and humanist - Painted at the peak of Raphael's fame
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La Donna Velata (The Lady with a Veil) Artist: Raphael Location: Pitti Palace, Florence Date: 1515 Medium: Oil on Canvas
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- Figment of Raphael's imagination - Fertile and pregnant
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Chigi Chapel Artist: Raphael Location: Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome Date: Begun 1513
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- Only religious building of Raphael which has been preserved in its original form -Considered one of the most important monuments in the basilica - Second chapel on the left-hand side of nave
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Villa Madama Artist: Raphael Location: Rome Date: Begun 1515
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- Cardinal Giulio de' Medici commissioned the initial design of the villa from Raphael - After Raphael's death, construction of the villa was passed on to his disciples
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Miraculous Draft of Fishes Artist: Raphael Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, London Date: 1515 (cartoon); 1517 (tapestry) Medium: Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas
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- Jesus is sitting in the boat with Peter asking him to give up being a fisherman and to instead become a disciple
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Saint Paul Preaching in Athens Artist: Raphael Location: Date: 1515 (cartoon); 1517 (tapestry) Medium: Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas
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- Paul is depicted with raised arms as he preaches on the immortality of the Soul - His audience is the assembled court of Athens
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Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
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- Italian painter and architect - A pupil of Raphael - One of the imitators of the Mannerist style - After Raphael's death, Giulio completed many of his master's unfinished works
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Frescoes in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche Artist: Giulio (with Raphael) Location: Villa Chigi, Rome Date: 1517-19 Medium: Fresco
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- Each spandrel illustrates a different scene from the fable, each one lovelier than the last, and the story in this case begins with Venus pointing out Psyche to Cupid -The frescoes are glorious, a celebration of the high Renaissance style that Raphael inspired
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Constantine's Vision of the Cross Artist: Giulio (Raphael) Location: Sala di Costantino, Vatican Palace Date: 1519-24 Medium: Fresco
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- taken over by Giulio and other artists after Raphael's death - a cross appeared to Constantine in the sky
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Palazzo del Tè Date: 1527-34 Location: Mantua
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- Example of the mannerist style of architecture - [If you have any other notable info lmk]
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Saint Peter's Basilica Date: 1503-64 Location: Vatican City, Rome
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- Italian Renaissance church - Regarded as the greatest building of its age
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Donato Bramante (1444-1514)
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- Italian architect - Planned style for St. Peter's - Formed basis of design executed by Michelangelo
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Foundation Medal (With Portrait of Julius II and the Elevation of the Basilica) Artist: Bramante Date: 1506 Location: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
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Parchment Plan for New St. Peter's Artist: Bramante Date: 1506 (?)
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only known drawing for which there is reliable evidence that it's by Bramante's hand
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Tegurium (Altar-house) Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck (Bramante) Date: 1513 Location: National Museum, Stockholm
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Longitudinal Plan and Elevation of St. Peter's Artist: Raphael Date: 1514-20 Location: Mellon Codex, Morgan Library
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Michelangelo (1475-1564)
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Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet
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Centralized Plan for St. Peter's Artist: Michelangelo Date: 1546
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Exterior Elevation for St. Peter's Artist: Michelangelo Date: 1546-64
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Design for the Dome Artist: Michelangelo Date: 1550
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