Chapter 21
15th century art in Italy
Early Renaissance
Terms:
• Chiaroscuro: the treatment or use of
light and dark gradations often
found in painting
• Foreshortening: use of perspective to
represent the visual contraction of
an object that extends back in space
at an angle
• Atmospheric perspective: shows
increase in distance by decreasing
the intensity of color
Brunelleschi, sacrifice of Isaac
Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac
Donatello, Saint Mark
Donatello, Feast of Herod
Ghiberti, east doors (Gates of Paradise)
Donatello, David
Verrocchio, David
Masaccio, Tribute Money
Masaccio, Expulsion of Adam & Eve
Masaccio, Holy Trinity
Fra Angelico, Annunciation
Andrea del Castagno, Last Supper
Ghirlandaio, Birth of the Virgin
Botticelli, Primavera
Botticelli, Birth of Venus
Brunelleschi, Dome, Florence Cathedral
Brunelleschi, Façade, Pazzi Chapel
Brunelleschi, interior, Pazzi Chapel
Perugino, Christ Delivering Keys to St. Peter
Mantegna, Foreshortened Christ