ART HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Buon Fresco, Filippo Brunelleschi, Vanishing Point
11 Apr 2018
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Cathedral in florence: designed to hold all citizens of florence (100,000) at the time but could hold up to 30,000. Giotto fresco- buon fresco (made when wet) lamentation. East facade: represented the city of the flag of the district of san giovanni in florence. Brunelleschi"s two lost panels were surely the most influential artworks produced during the entire italian reanaissance . On earth can only see mirrored image. Isaac (son of abraham) and his son going to perform sacrifice but saved at last moment. Jacob was first born son so they took isaac instead. Isaac is giving his son esau his blessing but must go hunting first. (isaac was blind at this point) in meantime, his brother jacob tried to trick isaac to get the inheritance. Tiles on floor are orthogonals/ he worked with multiple vanishing points. Holes in ceiling going down to vanishing point.
