Today, we began by discussing the Virgin Mary and how she is often referred to as the queen of heaven. The altarpiece serves a specific purpose and is often where communion occurs. We then began to discuss Italian art in the 14th century. This was a sense of real progress and suggested superiority. We compared Giotto with Cimabue and found their artworks similar but different in a few key ways. First, you can notice that the robe was gold in Giotto, but in Cimabue, he used shadows and highlights to depict the waves in the robes. Cimabue also began using Gothic Style, which was very popular during the 14th century. In Cimabue’s piece, the faces were also more realistic, and space was rendered in a more believable way. We then dove into the Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Arena Chapel and Giotto’s contributions to it. We discussed he had many paintings to decorate the chapel, and they fit so well that he may have even designed the building himself. The blue that was used to paint Christ entering Jerusalem was used a seco or after the paint before the blue dried. This often caused peeling. We also discussed a little about Duccio di Buoninsegna and his Madonna Enthroned. This was beautifully painted and included a lot of gold with a sense of richness that was heavenly. Duccio also painted Christ entering Jerusalem; his painting had more detail but was much smaller. There was also an emphasis on figure placement and perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of class, we began to discuss the 15th century art in Northern Europe. This included an interest in depicting a convincing reality. It was also the creation of a new symbolic system called disguised symbolism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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