8. Identify the artists, patron and style. What was its intended function and patron. Limbourg Bros, Duke of Berry, International Gothic, prayer book

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5 1. Name the architect of the dome of this building. Name the building. Explain one innovation he used to either lighten the weight of the dome or strengthen it. Brunelleschi, Florence Cathedral, Il Duomo, herringbone brick pattern for strength and two shells with hollow space between for lightness. 2. Who was the painter of this work? What is its style, city of origin or century? Which later famous artist was a student of this painter? Cimabue, Italo-Byzantine, Siena, late 13 th century; Giotto 3. List the title, material and sculptor of this work. What style influenced the artist? Give one example to prove your point. David, bronze, Donatello, Classical contraposto stance and nudity 4. Name the artist and title. With what philosophical movement do art historians connect this work? What made this work a first? Botticelli, Birth of venus, Neoplatonism, first female nude painting since classical antiquity 5. Identify the artist, stylistic period and title. How do the subject matter and location connect? Raphael, High Ren, School of Athens; Classical knowledge in Vatican library across from fresco about the power of the church and pope; 6. Identify the artist, stylistic period and title. How do the subject matter and location connect? Da Vinci, High Ren, Last Supper; in monastery refectory (dining hall) fitting that it is a scene of very significant religious meal 7. Identify the work. What was its original function? Identify the medium and how that material impacts the final product, in this case. Merode Altarpiece, small triptych for upper middle class patrons; oil allows great detail; dries slowly 8. Identify the artists, patron and style. What was its intended function and patron. Limbourg Bros, Duke of Berry, International Gothic, prayer book 9. Identify the medium of this work and explain one possible interpretation of its meaning. Tapestry; marriage (only a virgin could capture a unicorn and unicorn horn believed to be a cure like Jesus was a cure for sin and Virgin Mary captured Jesus by carrying him; 10. Identify the artist, medium and country of origin. Give one example of symbolism in this work. Van Eyck, oil, Flemish; dog loyalty, oranges wealth or original sin in Garden of Eden; single candle is Jesus as savior; etc 11. Identify the work and artist and medium. Explain the significance of the medium. Adam and eve, Durer, engraving, multiple copies, yet allowed more detail than woodcuts 12. Identify this work and artist. Explain the possible connection between its original location, patrons and artistic choices in how the scenes are portrayed. Isenheim Altarpiece, Grunewald, Hospital run by antonine monks who tended to skin ailments and st. anthony s fire; hallucinations, grim portrayal of dead Christ

6 13. Identify the artist and work. Breugel the elder, Hunters in the Snow, Return of the Hunters 14. Identify the stylistic period of this work, along with one supporting characteristic of that period visible in this work. Mannerist, bright, unnatural color palette, elongated and contorted bodies and strangely cropped scenes 15. Identify the artist, stylistic period and location of this work. How did this work promote the ideas of the Counter Reformation? Bernini, Baroque, Cornaro Chapel in Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome; direct, personal and mystical (not rational) relationship with God 16. Identify the artist, title, and original location of this work. What is the term for the dramatic use of light in this work and how does the use of light add to the story or meaning? Carravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, Church in Rome, tenebrism (more specific than chiaroscuro) light falls on Matthew like a spotlight as he experiences this life changing moment of leaving tax collecting to follow Jesus- message of conversion 17. Identify this building and its stylistic period and architect? What is one formal element visible in this structure that is typical of that period. San Carlo alle Quattro fontane, baroque, Bernini, undulating surfaces and interplay between dramatic light and shadow that accompanies convex and concave undulations 18. Identify this work and its location (both city and building) Explain the connection between its location, its patrons and its content or meaning. Triumph of the Name of Jesus in Il Gesu (Jesuit mother church) in Rome expansionistic and missionary in context of Counter Ref 19. Identify the artist and work and country of origin. Based on content and formal elements, provide one reason why some art historians interpret this work s subject as the art of painting. Velasquez, Las Meninas, spain, showcasing artist s skills with recession of space, mirrors, light, paintings within paintings, 20. Identify the artist, patron and original context. Explain one formal element that suggests the meaning of this work as one of political power and propaganda. Rubens, Marie de Medici, queen/regent of France, one of a series of 24 large canvases; She is the very center of the painting; the king s gaze is riveted on her; Classical gods and goddesses approve; all make her seem more grandiose; 21. Identify the artist, country of origin and type of this work. How does the depiction of the figures connect to the historical and geographic context of the work? Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, group portrait; figures shown with individual portraits, energy, even chaos linked to less hierarchical and more open and equal Holland; 22. Identify the work and artist. How does the content of the painting connect to its possible meaning? Woman Holding a Balance, Vermeer; pearls and wealthy clothes of this world contrast with last judgment (the painting within the painting) on the wall and the judgment that he balance (or scales) imply; 23. Identify this structure, its location and its patrons. Church of Il Gesu, Rome, Jesuits

7 24. Identify this artist and medium. How does the medium allow a characteristic of this work that is typical of works of this region? Identify the trait and region. Rachel Ruysch, oil, slow drying allows more detail; incredibly meticulous, almost scientific, trend in Northern Europe (German, Flemish, Dutch) This work is Dutch. 25. Identify the complex, its patron and its stylistic period. Explain one way the complex reflects the identity and desires of that patron. Palace at Versailles; King Louis XIV (the 14 th ) Baroque; meant to keep the court away from powerful nobles in Paris and give more power and control to the king; it glorified the king through its grand size and its wealthy decorations; the manicured gardens symbolized the king s control over nature; Two quotes attributed to the king: Apres moi, le deluge Translation After me, the flood or rains, in other words, even nature bowed to the king; and L etat, c est moi! Translation I am the state, emphasis on I Not very humble or subtle. 26. Identify the artist, region of origin and work title. Explain one example of symbolism in this painting and connect it to the possible meaning. Pieter Claesz, Dutch, Still Life with a watch, lemons symbolize wealth, as do the fancy tablewares, yet all is fleeting; the watch symbolizes the passage of time; this is the theme known as vanitas; it is a reminder to tend to what matters, not things of this world, even while portraying in wonderful surface detail the very utilitarian and fancy items found on a wealthy table;

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