Post on 24-Feb-2016
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Late Gothic Italy
Reconstructed by: Darryl, Chris, Colby, and Jamie
Lorenzo Maitani. Façade of Orvieto Cathedral, begun 1310
acknowledgment of the French Gothic style/ effect of an altar screen/ reliefs and mosaics
Lorenzo Maitani. Center portal (left) and detail of the depiction of Hell on the fourth buttress (below) of Orvieto Cathedral, 1310-30
Siena Cathedral (lower half by Giovanni Pisano), 1284-1299
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Rucellai Madonna, 1285, tempera on wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Maesta Altarpiece (Siena),1308-1311, tempera on wood
Duccio/ Siena/ polyptych/ Maesta/ variety of emotions and gestures to create a religious drama
Back of the Maesta Altarpiece
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Betrayal of Christ, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Raising of Lazarus, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Noli Me Tangere, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood
Noli Me Tangere
Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 1288-1309
fortified stronghold as a monument of civic pride.
crenellated rooflines.
The Palazzo Pubblico is noted for the civic minded paintings found in the Sala della Pace by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Left: Towers of San GimignanoRight: Two details of the Good Government fresco
Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Good Government, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 1338-9
depiction of “good government”/ panoramic view of an Italian city-state
In The Effects of Bad Government, this painting reflects turbulent politics of many Italian cities and the series of paintings here represent the “ordering and reformation of the city and countryside of Sienna.”
The Good Countryside
Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Bad Government, 1338-9, fresco
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects of Good Government, 1338-1339
Pietro Lorenzetti. The Birth of the Virgin, 1342, tempera on wood
Simone Martini. The Annunciation, 1333, tempera and gold leaf on panel
The Annunciation Altarpiece
Madonna with Angels and Saints
Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Italy),1299-1320/30
Arnolfo di Cambio and others. Florence Cathedral, begun 1296
Santa Maria del Fiore
Campanile de la Catedral de Florencia
Interior of Florence Cathedral
Orsanmichele Madonna and Child with Angels
1346-47Tempera and gold on panelOrsanmichele, Florence