ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Exeter Cathedral, Panel Painting, Uffizi
20 Jan 2017
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Patronage, faith and secular life in 14th century european art. Chronology: a sequence of arrangement of works in time, allows us to make cross cultural ref- erences. Portable: made in a way that it was able for the piece to be moved around. Altarpiece: a christian devotional image made specifically for the context of the faith. Foreground: the part of the painting closest to the viewers. Tempera painting: mixing pigments with egg yolk and water; the first recorded use was of an. One of the challenges is that the paint dries quickly and many layers of paint need to be applied to prevent flanking. Gesso: a fine plaster-like material made with gypsum. Ground: the base layer that goes onto the linen. Gold leaf: a thin foil made of gold. Gilded: describes something that has used a gold leaf. Commissioned for the all-saints church in florence for the high alter.
