Europe 1300 - 1800
Course: Europe 1300 - 1800 > Unit 3
Lesson 3: Painting in central Italy- Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi
- Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi
- Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi (reframed)
- Masaccio, Virgin and Child Enthroned
- Masaccio, The Holy Trinity
- Masaccio, Holy Trinity
- Masaccio, Holy Trinity (quiz)
- Masaccio, The Tribute Money in the Brancacci Chapel
- Masaccio, The Tribute Money in the Brancacci Chapel
- Masaccio, Tribute Money (quiz)
- Masaccio, Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden
- Fra Angelico, The Annunciation (Prado)
- Fra Angelico, The Annunciation
- Fra Angelico's Annunciation (quiz)
- Uccello, The Battle of San Romano
- Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with two Angels
- Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels
- Lippi, Madonna and Child with two Angels (quiz)
- Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child
- Lippi, Portrait of a Man and Woman at a Casement
- Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration
- Benozzo Gozzoli, The Medici Palace Chapel frescoes
- Beyond the Madonna, an early image of enslaved people in Renaissance Florence
- Veneziano, St. Lucy Altarpiece
- Antonio Pollaiuolo, Battle of Ten Nudes
- Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter
- Ghirlandaio, Birth of the Virgin
- Cassone with the Conquest of Trebizond
- Botticelli, Primavera
- A celebration of beauty and love: Botticelli's Birth of Venus
- Botticelli, Birth of Venus (quiz)
- Botticelli, Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo il Vecchio de’ Medici
- Portraits and fashion: Sandro Botticelli, Portrait of a Young Woman
- Napoleon's booty — Perugino's (gorgeous) Decemviri Altarpiece
- The Early Renaissance in Florence (including painting, sculpture and architecture) (quiz)
- Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of Christ
- Piero della Francesca, Baptism of Christ (quiz)
- Piero della Francesca’s Flagellation of Christ
- A Renaissance masterpiece nearly lost in war: Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection
- Piero della Francesca, Resurrection
- Piero della Francesca, Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino
- Piero della Francesca, Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino (quiz)
- Signorelli, The Damned Cast into Hell
- Martini, Architectural Veduta
Fra Angelico, The Annunciation (Prado)
The Annunciation is described in the Gospel According to Luke 1:26 - 38.
Below is the King James translation:
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women. 29 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.Want to join the conversation?
- When and why did the whole halo thing start? Why are they so important and why are they the holy symbol of a saint or god?(14 votes)
- The ideas for halos started a long time ago and it started because the artists wanted their images to come across as holy, like you said.
They most likely got the idea from the countless accounts in the Bible when it is described that a person who had been in the presence of God had a glowing countenance and this idea of a halo probably came from artists trying to show their images in that way.
Make sense? :)(16 votes)
- Aside from the Holy Spirit dove, what does the other bird perched in the ironwork rafters symbolize (above the central column)? What kind of bird is that?(3 votes)
- The most comprehensive site I've found explaining this photo is:
http://idlespeculations-terryprest.blogspot.com/2011/03/fra-angelico-theology-of-annunciation.html
Which explains the bird as a swallow.(5 votes)
- The "dense" garden of Eden you speak of Dr. Zucker I find reminiscent of a Henri Rousseau jungle style painting, no?(3 votes)
- why are halos gold rings?(2 votes)
- It is a tradition. It hearkens way back to Zoroastrianism: people found that painting religious figures with light coming out of their head was appealing and made them look wiser. So this got taken up by not only Christians, but Buddhists and Hindus as well.
The Buddha with a halo:
http://www.buddha-heads.com/administrator/system_img/buddha%20with%20halo.jpg
Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in a fiery nimbus: https://teachartwiki.wikispaces.com/file/view/shiva.jpg/77669729/444x485/shiva.jpg(2 votes)
- Why are the columns are too small? why are Adam and Eve clothed? why is Adam smiling? why is Eve looking at the annunciation? and did anyone noticed the two tables in the room with the doorway?
(too many questions for a video too short)(1 vote)- The columns are small so they could see the characters in the painting. They are clothed because it is the future so they aded clothes to Adam and Eve so it would tell you that this was after their mistake. Adam is smiling beacause he knows what Gods plan is to fix the mistake he and Eve made. I'm not sure why Eve is looking at the annunciation. Yes I saw the room with the two tables in the painting.(2 votes)
- Around when did they stop painting crosses in the halos?(1 vote)
- In orthodox art, they have not stopped. The halo with a cross can be seen in images of Christ, the Holy Spirit and the Father.
http://www.crosscrucifix.com/glossaryhome.htm
Halos gradually declined from fashion in religious art in the West, and although they have not entirely disappeared the hierarchy of halos has collapsed somewhat. In contemporary protestant art, the members of the Trinity may be surrounded by an aureole, any type of light and roundish halo around his head, or none at all.(2 votes)
- Is that a swallow on the left and above Mary?(1 vote)
- The following site states that the bird above Mary is a swallow, symbol of a messenger.http://idlespeculations-terryprest.blogspot.com/2011/03/fra-angelico-theology-of-annunciation.html(1 vote)
- there's a lot of story's in the Bible that tells the story of the birth of Jesus like Luke,Mark,and John and does Mary's blue cloak made out of lapis lazuli?Because some artist use that on paintings some times.Please reply(1 vote)
- I doubt her cloak was made of lapis lazuli, as she was not rich.(1 vote)
- how did the virgin mary die?(1 vote)
- I was told that there was a hidden letter of the alphabet in this painting, but I'm unable to find it. Where is it?(1 vote)