Monday, January 23: Assignment #68
Early Renaissance – 15th c. Italy
Complete the worksheet. Make sure you use the glossary for the definitions and the textbook to help you.
Wednesday, January 25: Assignment #69
Last day to hand in any late work!
Early Renaissance – 15th c. Italy
Complete the slide notes.
For each piece of art, fully identify with title, artist, date, and time period. Include at least 3 facts about each piece. Think about its use as propaganda, funerary art, public art, religious art, who commissioned it, why was it made, and what purpose did it serve?
Thursday, January 26: Assignment #70
Short Essay Exam – 10 minutes
Name the period of the building on the right. How and why did Alberti adept elements of the work on the left?
Use image Arch of Constantine (10-76) for the left.
Use image Alberti’s west façade of Sannt’ Andrea
(21-41) for the right.
Both of the residences shown were built for wealthy merchants in the mid-fifteenth century. The building on the left is French, and the building on the right is Italian.
Discuss and account for the differences between these buildings.
Use image House of Jaques Coeur, France
(18-28) for the left.
Use image Alberti’s Palazzo Rucellai, Florence
(21-33) for the right.
Friday, January 27
Sketchbook Assignment #71
2005 Long Essay Question: Most cultures have made use of art's narrative function. Select and fully identify two works of art that visually convey a narrative. At least one of your choices must be from beyond the European tradition. Identify the subject of each narrative and discuss the means used to convey the narrative. Use Masaccio’s Tribute Money (21-10) and the Mayan Mural (14-11).
