ARTH 070B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hieratic, Middle Ages, Birds Eye View
6 Aug 2018
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Period of question, revival, reinterest in what went on before. Roman world was great, dark ages, middle ages. 1 of the most powerful city in italy. Bonaventura berlinghieri, st. francis altarpiece, pescia, 1225, tempera and gold on wood panel. Hieratic scale (greek -> byzantine, popular in constantinople) Medium: tempera (dried pigments mixed with egg) use lots of gold, flat paint sparkle when candle lights are around. L: madonna and child , byzantine, c. 1200; r: giovanni cimabue, madonna enthroned with. Angels and prophets , florence, c. 1280-1290, tempera and gold on wood panel. Giotto di bondone, madonna enthroned , florence, c. 1310, tempera and gold on wood panel. Commision giotto to make this for a member because they got ex-communicated. Giving your alms to show devotion to a family member. Use blue skies, new features in giotto"s work. Simone martini, the annunciation , siena, 1333, tempera and gold on wood panel and tempura.
