Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Art

Classical Example: Roman copy of Myron’s Diskobolos, marble sculpture

Medieval Example: Narthex Tympanum, sculpture, 1120

Renaissance Example: Raphael, The School of Athens, fresco, 1510-1511

Slide A: Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels, tempera on panel, c. 1406

Slide B: Roman copy, Venus, marble sculpture

Slide C: Titian, Venus and Adonis, oil on canvas, 1553-1554

Slide D: Cimabue, Madonna and Child in Majesty, tempera paint on wooden panel, c. 1280

Slide E: Grave Stele of Hegeso, a marble sculpture, c. 400 B.C.

Slide F: A small piece of the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidered linen, 1082

Slide G: Michelangelo, Pietà, marble sculpture, 1498-1499

“Last Supper” by Giotto, fresco, 1304-1306

Giotto started to understand perspective … what didn’t he quite figure out???