art history

Madonna and Child with Two Angels . Fra Filippo Lippi. c. 1465 C.E. Tempera on wood. DEVELOPED A LINEAR STYLE THAT EMPHASIZE THE CONTOURS OF HIS FIGURES AND ENABLED HIM TO SUGGEST MOVEMENT THROUGH SURVIVING DRAPERY VIRGIN SITS IN PRAYER AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE VIEWER; HER BODY CASTS A SHADOW; LINES UNIFY THE COMPOSITION BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN; HUMANIZATION OF TYPICAL RELIGIOUS THEMES

Palazzo Rucellai. Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti (architect). c. 1450 C.E. Stone, masonry. HUMANIST ARCHITECTURE; BASED ON ITS PHILOSOPHY; DIVORCED FROM MEDIEVAL STYLE; QUINTESSENTIALLY RENAISSANCE; CONSTRUCTED OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS; MADE FOR WEALTHY MERCHANT FAMILIES; INFLUENCED DESIGNS OF HOMES OF MANY CLERICS

  David . Donatello. c. 1440–1460 C.E. Bronze. RUGGED TORSO; STURDY LINES; LARGE HANDS/FEET; SWELLING VEINS; GRECO ROMAN STATUES-HEROIC PHYSIQUE; FEATURES OF HELLENISTIC SCULPTURE; PENT UP EMOTION, TRANSFERRED HIS OWN INTO THE FIGURE

 Pazzi Chapel. Basilica di Santa Croce. Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi (architect). c. 1429–1461 C.E. Masonry. COMPLETED IN 1460 AFTER BRUNELLESCHI’S DEATH; CENTRAL PLAN, INTERIOR RESEMBLES EACH OTHER; BALANCED, PROPORTIONAL SPACE; COLORFUL CLAY RELIEFS ACCENTUATE THE BUILDING