Xtreme Quiz 4 - Art Fa 202 with Deprano at Washington State University - Pullman campus

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Barrel Vault:

Buttress

Groin Vault:

Pier

Space Included in bay

What were the three important focuses of Italian Renaissance Humanism?

1) Recovery and study of Greek and Rome art, literature and learning

2) Interest in the individual and in classical learning to become better humans

3) Interest in science- rational design, harmony

What is rilievo schiaccato? What does this form of relief accomplish?

“Squished relief” – carved at different depths

Some things are flatter (farther away)

What ancient Roman objects inspired Italian Renaissance sculptors and painters? Examples?

1) Life sized sculptures like the Venus Medici or the Spinario

2) Coins and Cameos- If their patrons allowed them to study them (super expensive)

3) Ancient Roman Sarcophagi (stone coffins used to house dead bodies) very plentiful

Where was Donatello’s David located? Why could this be appropriate or inappropriate?

Located at the Medici palace courtyard
It was a civic symbol
Could be appropriate because Medici organized soldiers to fight there
People took back the statue which shows people at that time thought it was inappropriate.

What are three firsts of Donatello's David?

First freestanding sculpture since antiquity (Controposto)
Life size
Made out of bronze

What is Controposto?

What is the definition of one point perspective? Who were the men who invented & disseminated one point perspective?

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What sculpture inspired Masaccio in painting his Expulsion of Adam and Eve?

What kinds of ancient Roman buildings did Alberti in designing Sant’ Andrea & how?

How does Alberti's Sant'Andrea exemplify humanism on 15th century art?

How is Botticelli’s Primivera an excellent example of the influence of humanism in the 15^th century Renaissance art? How did he emulate ancient Greek and Roman culture?