Chapter Twenty-One
Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: Fifteenth-Century Italian Art
Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: Fifteenth-Century Italian Art
Vocabulary Words:
chiaroscuro foreshortening linear perspective Neo-Platonism
Medici Savonarola Orthogonal Tromp l'oeil Renaissance
rustication vanishing point
chiaroscuro foreshortening linear perspective Neo-Platonism
Medici Savonarola Orthogonal Tromp l'oeil Renaissance
rustication vanishing point
On the left is an early Renaissance sculpture and on the right is a Late Gothic sculpture from Northern
Europe. Compare and contrast them with the chart below.
Name:__________________________
Sculpture:
Stance/presentation
Anatomical detail/correctness
Movement/gesture
Facial expression
Purpose/function/context
Meaning/content
Negative/positive space
Organic/geometric form
Left image: Right image:
Name of work of art:____________________ Name of work of art:______________________
Date:________________ Date:_________________
Period or Style:______________ Period or Style:__________________
Material/Technique:____________________ Material/Technique:_____________________
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Similarity #1__________________________ Similarity #1___________________________
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Difference #1_________________________ Difference #1__________________________
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Difference #2________________________ Difference #2__________________________
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Difference #3_______________________ Difference #3_________________________
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Difference #4_______________________ Difference #4_________________________
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Europe. Compare and contrast them with the chart below.
Name:__________________________
Sculpture:
Stance/presentation
Anatomical detail/correctness
Movement/gesture
Facial expression
Purpose/function/context
Meaning/content
Negative/positive space
Organic/geometric form
Left image: Right image:
Name of work of art:____________________ Name of work of art:______________________
Date:________________ Date:_________________
Period or Style:______________ Period or Style:__________________
Material/Technique:____________________ Material/Technique:_____________________
____________________________________ _____________________________________
Similarity #1__________________________ Similarity #1___________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Difference #1_________________________ Difference #1__________________________
___________________________________ _____________________________________
___________________________________ _____________________________________
Difference #2________________________ Difference #2__________________________
__________________________________ ____________________________________
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Difference #3_______________________ Difference #3_________________________
_________________________________ ____________________________________
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Difference #4_______________________ Difference #4_________________________
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