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AP®︎/College Art History
Course: AP®︎/College Art History > Unit 5
Lesson 3: Renaissance Art in Europe- Workshop of Campin, Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
- Brunelleschi, Pazzi Chapel
- Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
- Donatello, David
- Donatello, David
- Alberti, Palazzo Rucellai
- Alberti, Palazzo Rucellai
- Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with two Angels
- A celebration of beauty and love: Botticelli's Birth of Venus
- The Last Supper
- The Last Supper
- Dürer, Adam and Eve
- Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso)
- Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso)
- Last Judgment (altar wall, Sistine Chapel)
- Raphael, School of Athens
- Raphael, School of Athens
- Grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece
- Pontormo, The Entombment of Christ
- Cranach, Law and Gospel (Law and Grace)
- Titian, Venus of Urbino
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Brunelleschi, Pazzi Chapel
Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel in Florence, completed in the 1460s, showcases the harmony of Renaissance architecture. The chapel's geometrically precise design, use of light, and incorporation of outdoor space reflect the era's emphasis on balance and proportion. This masterpiece continues to inspire architects and artists worldwide.
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dt. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dt. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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What are the pictures in the roundels?(15 votes)
The twelve apostles (see http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/florence/santacroce/pazzi2.html). The medalions in the dome are the four evangelists, Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.(23 votes)
- @1:56, What does vitrify mean? Is that how you spell it?(11 votes)
- You have the correct spelling! It means to make glassy or to give a glazed appearance.(21 votes)
Recalling that the oculus in the dome at the Pantheon in Rome is basically an open hole, through which rain comes at times, I ask, is it so in this chapel as well?
If not, what covers the hole... I imagine glass. Was it always so?(10 votes)
If you are asking about the Pantheon, there is no glass covering the whole now nor was it that way in the Roman times.(0 votes)
Great video. What is the size of the chapel?(6 votes)
What are those rods spanning the arches doing? Are they original?(4 votes)
Likely not original but needed to make the structure save for the public.(3 votes)
@8:11Were acoustics taken into consideration? If this is a chapter house, wouldn't there be discussions that may have become heated. If so, I would think that the acoustics would be important.(1 vote)
Not likely, this was a chapter house for monks after all - sworn to poverty, chastity and obedience.(4 votes)
At0:35, it says that Brunelleschi often used pietra serena for decorative elements. Was he the first to use this particular stone in architecture? Was there a specific reason he used this stone instead of another?(2 votes)
So did lots of churches have domes?(1 vote)
Yes, because domes in architecture generally symbolize the heavens.(2 votes)
How would the weight of the dome only rest on the pendentives without toppling?(1 vote)
I looked this up on wikipedia: "[...] domes are stable during construction as each level is made a complete and self-supporting ring. The upper portion of a masonry dome is always in compression and is supported laterally, so it does not collapse except as a whole unit and a range of deviations from the ideal in this shallow upper cap are equally stable."(2 votes)
- This really seems to have been influenced by Hagia Sophia. There are so many similarities. Had Brunelleschi seen the Byzantine masterpiece?(1 vote)
Certainly not in person. He might have seen an artistic depiction, however.
Keep in mind that at this point Byzantium was nearly completely conquered by Ottoman Turks. Brunelleschi would have had no incentive to visit Constantinople, especially with the added risk.(2 votes)
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