Classical Tradition Through Art

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Classical Tradition Through Art

• Introduction to the Renaissance

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Discobolus

• Classical Art
• Very little or no emotion in the face
• Life-like
• Usually free standing statues or carvings from
  stone
• Very little if anything in the background
• Non-religious in nature
• Objects are in proper perspective and or
  proportion
• People are in an active posture

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Narthex Tympanum

• Medieval Art
• There is a lack of perspective and proportion
• Typically religious or telling a story of some
  kind
• Children look more like small adults than
  children
• The people in the sculptures and painting look
  flat (no depth)
• Signs of some detail in the art but detail is not
  very important

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The School of Athens

• Renaissance Art
• Strong signs of perspective and depth
• Figures are life-like
• The art tends to have religious significance
• Very detailed
• The figures show a strong sense of emotion the
  art is very balanced/ symmetrical
• The sculptures or paintings use geometric shapes
  for balance

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Madonna and Child with Two AngelsFilippo
Lippi1406AD
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Bathing VenusRoman artist??
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Venus and AdonisTitian1550 AD
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Madonna and Child in MajestyCimabue1280 AD
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Grave Stele of Hegeso??400 BC
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Bayeux Tapesty ??1082 AD
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La Pieta Michelangelo1499 AD
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