ART HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Andrea Pisano, Filippo Brunelleschi
11 Apr 2018
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The invention of geometry/ perspective comes from tuscany: florence. Making a name at the baptistery: brunelleschi & ghiberti, perspective. Birthplace of perspective: original experiment concerning perspective: paradiso. Doors are replicas as actual ones are in a museum. Doors were called the gates of paradise by michelangelo. Not because they depicted paradise, but were so beautiful that could be the gates of paradise. Inside is from medieval time with mosaic put in around 12th century. Reminder of the layering of artwork in combination with byzantine influence. Doors were first made by andrea pisano (on the south portal) made in 1330-1336. 20 top panels depict scenes of saint john the baptist. Jesus and john the baptist essentially grew up together. Artist will touch object to polish/gild it but not necessarily to carve it. Do not come together in any narrative sense: all describe different moments. We are trained to decode pictures by visual conventions (from baxendale text)
