AP/IB ART HISTORY STOKSTAD, CH 19 A

READING GUIDE, pp. 593 – 612

NAME __________________________ DUE __________________ SCORE _________ 1. The subject of the painting by _________________ that begins the chapter on Renaissance

art in 15th century Italy is ___________________________________________. The painting is a ______ a) diptych, b) triptych, c) polyptych. Read the description of the provenance of the work and determine who removed the painting from Salimbeni household. Who was Salimbeni and what was his position in Florentine government?

Why is the removal by the Medici important to know? From its context, what does the word provenance mean? (If you cannot determine its definition from the context, look it up in a dictionary and write that definition.)

2. Define these other terms important to understanding The Florentine Renaissance: Linear perspective Terra cotta Condottieri pietra serena De facto rulers impost block Florence’s Council of Ten rusticated stone Republic Constitutional oligarchy

3. The Medici’s patriarch, called Cosimo the Elder, founded a school expressly for the study of Classical Greek mathematicians and philosophers. What was the status of artists – in the beginning – of the artists who were invited to be part of the school/academy? How did their status change and why?

4. Explain Brunelleschi’s revolutionary solution to constructing/finishing the dome of Florence Cathedral. How many years did the construction take (from _______ to _______).

5. Name three other projects given to Brunelleschi as a result of his success with the dome: a. b. c. 6. Which one of the projects above was commissioned by guild of silk manufacturers and

goldsmiths (Brunelleschi was a member of the guild, having been trained as first a goldsmith.)? __________________________________

7. What is the subject of the work at left? ________________

Who is the artist? _____________________ 8. What are sumptuary laws and how did they affect the design for the Medici palazzo?

8. Below are the two main entries in the competition for the doors of the Florence Cathedral Baptistery. Identify the subject matter for both, the artist for each and indicate which design was selected.

_________________________(artist)  

_________________________(artist)      Subject:  

9. What was the original function of the building called Orsanmichele? 10. Who sculpted the three figures below and why was his work so revolutionary, especially the work on the left below?