Cathedral of florence Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Renaissance and Baroque Art Filippo Brunelleschi Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for east doors, baptistery of Florence Cathedral, Florence, Itay Period: Renaissance clear imagery-gothic framing divided into horizontal and vertical axis - correct answer Chiaroscuro - correct answer The dramatic treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth. Sfumato - correct answer Italian for "smoky", technique used to blend details to look more reali...

Renaissance and Baroque ArtFilippo Brunelleschi Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for east doors, baptistery of Florence Cathedral, Florence, Itay Period: Renaissance clear imagery-gothic framing divided into horizontal and vertical axis - correct answer Chiaroscuro - correct answer The dramatic treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth. Sfumato - correct answer Italian for "smoky", technique used to blend details to look more realist...

Renaissance and Baroque ArtFilippo Brunelleschi Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for east doors, baptistery of Florence Cathedral, Florence, Itay Period: Renaissance clear imagery-gothic framing divided into horizontal and vertical axis - correct answer Chiaroscuro - correct answer The dramatic treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth. Sfumato - correct answer Italian for "smoky", technique used to blend details to look more realist...

Renaissance and Baroque Art Final Exam Practice Test 2024. Filippo Brunelleschi Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for east doors, baptistery of Florence Cathedral, Florence, Itay Period: Renaissance clear imagery-gothic framing divided into horizontal and vertical axis - correct answer Chiaroscuro - correct answer The dramatic treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth. Sfumato - correct answer Italian for "smoky", technique used to b...

PRAXIS Art Content Knowledge (5134): Western Tradition in Art History (2023/2024) Graded A Byzantine Architecture Influenced from Greek and Rome. More complex, geometrically. Stone, Brick, plaster. Mosaics and Domes. Pendentives supported circular domes over a square space or use elliptical dome over a rectangular space Most surviving buildings are sacred in nature (country no longer exists Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Known for appropriating nostalgic kitsch objects into sculptural works. Enormous s...

Hammurabi - ( BC) established the earliest known body of laws written to govern its people which included codes for builders Code of Hammurabi - Obligation of design & construction to society Vitruvius - * Roman writer, engineer, architect lived in 1st century BC (Roman Empire) ++ He created the original design and construction hand book (De Architectura Libri Decem "10 books of architecture" -- manufacturer of building materials/roads & bridges/heating water/amplification) * Credited wi...

Although modern architecture had its beginnings in the early part of the 20th century (ca. 1920) according to author Ching this architecture really only "came into its own" after which of the following significant world events? a) WWI b) The Bolshevik Revolution c) WWII d) The American Revolution Answer - c The building and financing of Santa Maria del Fiore, was handled by a guild made up of powerful wool merchants in Florence known as the Opera del Duomo. They appointed and hired ind...

BaroqueWhat are the boundaries (years) of early baroque? - correct answer Where did the Baroque style originate and why? - correct answer Venice -- it was a very rich city-state and wanted to show off its power to the world through its grandiloquent and majestic music (which was just the style of Baroque) What was a particular favorite sound in Venice in the beginning of Baroque? - correct answer double choir, organ, and low brass instruments "O magnum mysterium" was written by who a...

BaroqueWhat are the boundaries (years) of early baroque? - correct answer Where did the Baroque style originate and why? - correct answer Venice -- it was a very rich city-state and wanted to show off its power to the world through its grandiloquent and majestic music (which was just the style of Baroque) What was a particular favorite sound in Venice in the beginning of Baroque? - correct answer double choir, organ, and low brass instruments "O magnum mysterium" was written by who a...

What was the city of Florence considered to be from c. 1150 to 1300? - Paris For what contribution is Abbot Suger most famous - He introduced The major features which defined Gothic architecture? What were the two major characteristics of Gothic architecture? - Increased height and Stainglass windows What made possible the increased height of Gothic cathedrals? - The pointed arch Which medieval cathedral is famous for its 173 stained glass windows? - Chartres What was the specific reaso...