ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: San Marco Altarpiece, Domenico Veneziano, Vanishing Point
1 Nov 2016
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Arth 214 renaissance art; october 31, 2016. Communicating religious messages painting in tuscany, 1430-1450. Fra (friar) angelico, descent from the cross, 1434, panel (commissioned by palla strozzi for santa trinit ) (now: florence, Dominican convent of san marco, florence, dormitory, rebuilt by. Michelozzo beginning 1437, under patronage of cosimo de". Medici: fra angelico and his workshop frescoed the cells of the monk"s dormitory with scenes from the life of christ, 1438, these images were designed for meditation in each of monk"s cell. Fra angelico, annunciation, san marco frescoes, 1438-45, florence, san marco: this painting is a lot less fancy than others we have studied. Fra filippo lippi, annunciation, c. 1440, panel, florence, san. Lorenzo: vase in the painting is a metaphor for the virgin"s womb. Filippo lippi, madonna and child with scenes from the life of st. anne (bartolini tondo), 1452 (florence, palazzo pitti) [hartt 9. 11: complex spatial and narrative effects. Read the different depths in the picture space.
