ART HIST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Santa Maria Delle Grazie (Milan), Aerial Perspective, Immaculate Conception
17 Jan 2018
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1490-1520 beginning w/ da vinci and death of raphael. Period where artists began to be recognized as geniuses and that become huge names. Presence of records help trace and give credit to artists: leonardo da vinci, virgin of the rocks, c. 1485, oil on wood (transferred from canvas) Altarpiece dedicated to the immaculate conception (mary free from original sin) Tells story of mary & jesus running into angel and john the baptist en route to. Aerial perspective present (blue and blurry background) Example of chiaroscuro: light and dark contrast to give a 3d visual that models form. Less on divinity and more emphasis on human accessibility: leonardo da vinci, last supper, c. 1495-98, refectory, santa maria delle grazie, milan. F(cid:396)es(cid:272)o, (cid:271)ut leo(cid:374)a(cid:396)do used (cid:862)i(cid:374)(cid:374)o(cid:448)ati(cid:448)e te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:395)ues(cid:863) that (cid:272)aused pai(cid:374)t to flake immediately. Presence of judas in shadow, but with group; not isolated. Figures are interlocked and grouped in threes, much more emotional in human ways than in any last supper before.
