ARTHI 1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Piazza Della Signoria, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Sandro Botticelli
Document Summary
East doors of the baptistery of san giovanni, florence, italy. Women portrayed as lisa di antonio maria gherardini, the wife of a wealthy. Not an icon of status but convincing likeness of a specific individual. Wears no jewelry and holds no attribute associated with wealth. Gaze directly at the viewer (renaissance etiquette dictated that women shouldn"t look directly into a man"s eyes) trapping of power but engaging the audience psychologically. Mysterious uninhabited landscape leonardo"s famous smoky sfumato (misty haziness) : subtle adjustment of light and blurring of precise planes. Energy in reserve (tension of a coiled spring) Rugged torso, sturdy limbs, and large hands and feet alert viewers to the triumph to come. Pent-up emotion rather than calm, ideal beauty. Virgin and child with st. anne (drawing) Virgin and the child with st. anne (painting) The fetus and the lining of the uterus.
