PROJECT: "Speech is mans best treasure", diceru ac dicere: to be taught and to teach.

Hesiod said; " speech is man's best treasure, but it should not be wasted. A prudent man should always observe the proper alternation between speech and silence.

Diounysuis the Areopagite wrote, " All those who are wise in divine matters, and are interpreters of the mystical revelation prefer incongruous symbols for holy things, so that divine things may not be easily accessible."

Diounysuis' quote  seems rather like he was saying we put our own definitions into ideas as well as read in too much into some things. So did that idea start there because he felt that ideals as well as views were being highly misinterpreted? He could be saying that we are not as wise as we see ourselves and that is why we are not able to yet understand such mysteries as a the soul or other mystical expressions that we have formulated.
Dr. Wind goes on to say , "For when ideas are so forcefully expressed in art, it is unlikely that their importance will be confined to just art alone." This is something that I find very true and am very passionate about. He is not just speaking about a message that an artist is trying to relay but the underlying meaning of the message. Freud would have a field day with this but I believe that with a meaning come a subconscious reason for it, even if the conscious reason has already been brought up.  Dr.Wind also goes to say that even if  a work of art is wonderful to look at " it cannot reach a perfect state so long as the spectator is plagued by a suspicion that there is morning than meets the eye." I believe that is true of most art, even literature. That there may be something lurking in the shadows creates an uneasiness because the viewer or reader has to go beyond what they are given and look deeper into their own minds for an answer. Now this may not be what the artist was intending but unless they come out in the open with the unspoken dialogue, how is the view not supposed to use their own subconscious to find a meaning in something?

PROJECT: The Mystic and Magical

"Language  is deceptive and remains unserious" it is the only instrument available for serious philosophical  discipline. 'He that would speak exactly; wrote Plotinus, ' must not name it [the ultimate ONE] by his name or by that we can but circle, as it were, about the it's circumference, seeking to interpret in speech our experience of it, now shooting near the mark, and again disappointed of our aim by reason of the animtonies we find in it."

"Celio Calcagnini wrote to his nephew 'You believe that mysteries cease to be mysteries when they are promulgated. ...But I hold the opposite view.... you think that treasures should be buried? that is the opinion of avaricious men... for what is the use of hidden music? Mysteries are always mysteries, so long as they are not conveyed to profane ears.'"


I find it fascinating that these men of high philosophical doctrine are so fascinated with the soul and with the mysteries that are part of everyday life. It is the same now because some of the mysteries are still unresolved and dominant with in our own society today. They were part of ideas that were studied and became a way of life for many and the building blocks for today's culture and learning experience. So what is the Mystic and Magical, why is it so hard for the brightest of mind's to decipher?  Would it be worth while to decipher it anyway?

12.2.13

Classy things: Exam next week, bring  blue book!!! don't forget to get a study guide if you weren't in class


Notes for boats;
Camerino paintings by Bellini

*Flaying of Marsyas, 1576
late style, done at the end of his life. Way ahead of it's time.
" he mixed things up."
no figure is completely form, they seem to be coming out of a smokey atmosphere.

*Titian, Pieta, 1576, now in Accademia, Venice
intended for his own tomb, has a grim archeture, dispiere seems to be vanquished by faith. Mary Magdollen crying in grief, Moses' statue caring the 10 commandments. Eliphontic Cybil caring thorns. Very much like Bellini s mosaics . The St. Jerome figure is supposedly Titan himself. The painting at the far right shows Titian and his son praying at the Pieta (a painting in a painting.) Mary's cry of dispare seems to be a form of life that she is stepping out of the picture. It is interesting that the woman should play such an important role in the last painting that Titian creates. They are powerful, a statement.

*Titian, Pesaro Madonn, 1519-26


*The grand alter piece, the Assumption of the Virgin
both he and his son died from the plague in the 15---

* Pontormo Visitation, Carmignoano vs. Bill Viola "greetings" Video
elongation of Pontormo's figures.

* Pontormo, Visdomini Atlerpiece, 1518
elongated figures again. diamond shaped compositions. unstable poses. seems disjunctive. strong diagonals . seems to be anti-classical but seems to be really psychological

*Andrea del Sarto, Madonna of the Harpies, 1517
Has a future look of Mannerism. contrposto poses, the putti are holding the family up as if they are a statue
coming to life.


* Pontormo, Joseph in Egypt 1518 london, 17X19
very strange and loss of the center.
main scene is off the left side and spiral staircase seems to be going off to no where. sees statues comes to life again, sees Florence ideals. a new kind of freedom. Mannerism elongations, gothic style as well. it was a way to dematerialize it

*Villa Medici, Poggio a Caiano
created for Lorenzo Medici

*Pontormo, Vertumnus and Pomona,Fresco Villa Medici, Poggio a Caiano,
seems to have Michaelangelo refrence. The "Gods' seem to be just peasants.
the medalion at the bottom represents that the seasons change but the Medici are forever. The old guy seems to be in an un classical/ rude pose (winter). the dog is looking out of the picture, seem to be looking at the pictures of the animals on the other side of the wall. The women look out of the picture.
Classical art, idealism meets naturalism.
Almost vulgar

*rosso Fiorention, Descent form the Cross,


*Rosso

PROJECT: I apparently need to learn ancient Greek....

Dr. Wind uses many older texts as reference but I can't always understand even the translation. That might be saying something about what I need to learn in the future.

The Birth of Venus. 

 The Three faces of Prudence. 

PROJECT: Noble Parody of an initiation:

" And what is purification bu the separation of the soul from the body...., the habit of the soul gathering and collecting herself on every side...? And what is that which is termed death, but this very separation of the soul from the body? .... And the true philosophers, and they alone, are ever seeking to release the soul... then, Simmias, as the true philosophers are ever studying death, to them of all men, death is the least terrible.. And I conceive that the founders of the mysteries had a real meaning, and were not mere triflers when they intimated in a figure long ago that he who passes unsanctioned and uninitiated into the world below will lie in a slough, but he who arrives there after initiation and purification will dwell with the gods."

This is a passage from Aristophanes' Clouds, where a rule of silence is imposed on the neophytes. Dr. Wind, seems to have a large back ground in ancient texts and says ," Aristophanes treats poetry as a mystic rite from which the profane are excluded, much as Socrates treats philosophy." This is interesting because the ancient Greeks used to believe that anything, good or bad, that was created by an artist or the average Joe, was not just created by their own methods but helped along by a muse or daemon. And this shows that these two well know ancient saw creativity and "smarts" in much of the same ways.

11.25.13 Notes

Classy things;





Notes;
*Titian, Danae, 1545
"it's a pitty, that in Venice, they do not know how to draw very well'
Based on Michelangleo's vision of "Night". the colorist style is lacking in design.  Style; color pattern, pose (painting now to poetry),

*Titian, "Noli me Tangere" 1512
supposedly unfinished Gorgonia, finished by Titian. Mary Magdeline and Christ, after the reserection, it's interesting that God shows to women first. This depicts Mary yerning for Christ but no longer being able to touch him. Style

*Flying of Marsyas, 1576
Uses brushes as big as brooms, or his fingers (God paints with his fingers, why not him as well)
a good artist only needs three colors; red black and white.
If you love painting, you have to love Titian. Unlike Bolini, he uses rhetoric and gestures that are not quite real but which kept the idea of the Renaissance. ]

*Titian, Pietro Arentino, 1545
Friend and pornographer, moved to Venice had much more freedom of speech. along with the sculpture yackavo , they had many parties. Titian was a ladies man but was highly revered friend of Pietro.

*Titian , Penitent Megdalen, Florence, Pitti, 1530-35
design and color was a gender discourse. female was matter and form. form relates to soul. woman and earth. form and color was an inferior thing, a lesser form. doesn't agree with that idea.

*Titian, Flora, 1516-18
Goddess and cortisian. caught by a wind God. in one hand she offers flowers(herself). A contemporary woman in older times. offering herself to her lover that is out of frame . dark back ground so that her form stands out.


*"la Bella" 1536
self portrait but not named. in an expansive blue dress but was highly prized and wanted by many. demonstrated beautiful painting. unspecific , not named. there were laws that prohibited women from dressing up too much so that they could not show off their wealth.

*Titan, Woman in a fur coat,
1536-38
similar to the La Bella, same models

*Titian, "sacred and profane Love," 1514 Rome, Borghese 4x9
create as a wedding present for Urrilo(secretary for the council of 10) , it was not titled that by Titian. Sacred is the nude elevated and in the sky. she is adorned, spirtiualized. the woman in the dress is more profane love because she is a materialistic. There is a dialogue between the women, the higher love (unbridaled love = unbridaled horses).  the water is agitated by cupid. animal passion. Both wearing red and white, exorting herself to love.

* Venus of Urnibo
Mrytle flowers, flowers of love.

*The Camerino of Alfonso d' Este, Ferrara, first mentioned in 1518
based on the ancient world
* Isabell d' este by Titian
*Fra Bartolomeo, The Worship of Venus
*Alfonso by follower of Titian
* Titian, Bacchanal of the Adnrians, 1522 Madrid, Prado
*Bellini, Feast if the Gods, 1514.... Titian comes in and repaints the background, wanted to make it consitant.


*Fra Bartolomeo, Lamention.

*Worship of Venus: Drawing by Fra Bartolomeo. 1517
abandon/ chaotic. the people are offering mirrors to the Venus. subjects
*Titian, Worship of Venus, 1518-19,
the putti fly up to the golden apples (a sign of Venus). the women depicted suggest that they part take in the craziness,

*BAcchabak if the Andrians, 1522, Madrid, Prado
Venice's glass. Titian brings in the ancient world to life, color is vital and reflective lights are also important.

*Possin, Midas and Bacchus

*Goya, Naked Maja, c 1800
*Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1522-23 London, 69x75
Ariadne rescued Thesius, Bacchus rescues her off an island.

PROJECT: Pagan Mysteries...Pictures

Discussion 6, "Sound eyes..."

It is very interesting that there is such a heated discussion about the body. Although they may have never heard, " The body is a temple", Gilio seems to think that the body would not hold the same power over the practitioners of the church if they were to be nude. Not only that but allegory and unspoken suggestion with in a painting was highly dictated. Michelangelo's pose for Christ as he looks upon the damned gained much recognition because the unspoken power of it was so intense. The body becomes a symbol of power or untruth and for those that could not read or write this was their suggestion to the meaning of their lives. Being able to capture an emotional response from a viewer from a highly responsive painting like Correggio, was much more important than a rational response. It was the painters job to tell the viewer something, not build it up with facts. The fact that this was how the Church was able to intense followers to keep believing in what they were feeding them was extremely important, and they new it.

Discussion 1; Humanism

So from the readings by Martin, Humanism seemed to have been created, by chance or by choice, for the elite! It was all about bettering the lives of the civilians but only until they bettered them enough for the higher classes to take what they needed from the lower classes. The lower classes could not elevate their status quot but they could teach others a better way to rule or to learn. I think Troy said it very well, " The Humanist movement was born of power, justified by the power of its originators, and used to garner power for personal gain, and with eloquence/rhetoric as a “guiding aim”, what cannot be rationalized? " This statement shows much of what our government is still about in this age; education leads to power....and if you're lucky wealth. It is interesting that there were so many backing the idea. There can only be so much corruption before a revolution erupts. The new Humanist way took ideas from the old Greek and Roman ways but also enforced them with their new contemporary ways. 

11.4.13 Class Notes

Classy things;
NO CLASS next Monday 11, 2013.

Presenters for the week after:
Christa
Marion
Stormy
Texel
Shae




Notes:
Home Videos from Harvey in Italy. Epic.
Raphael - Bernini 2010

Medici Tombs:
*Duke Giuliano, La Notte Day. (Night and Day)
never truly restful figure for night, but more exhausted.
Day-figure bound up in itself, looking over the shoulder, the arm twisted behind the back creating this strong backed person. Velvadier torso was one of the inspirations for it. Despite it's power there is no effective action. Left to be finished.
Night- earliest of the 4 figures, still has atriputes of the night. symbols of sleep and death, poppies, masks, owl. (womb to tomb). going way from the "Virgin" she seems, spent, no longer a virgin. procreative. Broken nose is a symbol of Michelangelo failed attempt, (negative things).

*Duke Lorenzo Dusk and Dawn =Dusk(Michelangelo Portrait)  -Earth-Melancholy-Autumn
Dawn- (th eVirgin) -air-
Lorenzo -Very  much the pensive thinker. Was an idea from the print from Durer "Melencoliai". Story is Lorenzo died mad so that may be why the helmet covered his face so.
Dusk- sense of exhaustion can be seen in unfinsihed work.
Dawn- beautiful virgin, Chasity Belt of sorts wraps around her ribs.

*Michelangelo, Medici Madonna 1519-34
The Christ Child is at his mothers breast instead of the child engaging with the audience. the child is enclosed with the form. prohetess looks ahead. strong contraposto (twisting away from us). completes his Madonna series. the crossed legs "the legs that no man shall enter"/ head is unfinished.

*Titian, Danae, 1552
-Story, danae is locked in a tower and Jupiter appears to her as a stream of gold. An idea from the closed form of Michealangleos "Night".

*Michelangelo, Pieta, St. Peter's 1498
had her hand and nose knocked off by a cultural vigilati.  commissioned for a French tomb. the first sculpted Pieta in Italian art. her face is narrow Florentine type. Has strange line qualities throughout. problem that Michelangelo has is how to balance the composition, She becomes bigger as it works to her feet to help compass him . If She were to stand up she would be 3x bigger. Only sculpture that Michelangelo signed. The presentation of the Corpas Cristi; the church offering us the body of Christ.  She does not look sad, she is the prophet. He is the scarifies and she is the alter. The muscle tone of Christ is that it is not of a dead man but of a man that he is only sleeping, he will rise again. She is also too young, she is 47 years old...."chase women take better care of themselves". "the wife of Christ". the mourning of a lover, the tragedy of it.

*Michelangelo, Pieta, Florence, 1555
Difference in composition, Missing a leg for Christ, Michelangelo attached the sculpture. Awkward composition  Joseph of aramedia and Nickademus were the ones to bare Christ to the tomb. Nickademus is looking over Christ while Mary holds up Christ. The theme of lovers of Christ. Mary Magdalene. Missing leg can only go over the lap of Mary. The corps is quite alive.

*Dying slave, Tomb of Julias the II
Suspended figure,

Raphael's Isaac and Rebecca
crossing of the a\lap is highly sexual

Michelangelo, Rondanini Pieta 1560- 64
Unfinished and not known to the public. was working on it till the day he died. Holding up Christ, but also merges into the body of the Madona. Has a huge part of work to do. Really long legs. Seems to be a result from other ideas.

10.14.13

Classy things;

Next Monday is the MIDTERM! 10/22/13 . Please make sure to bring a blue book to class.
All the slides that we are asked to look over and memorize have been posted on D2L.
Please be sure to be keeping up on your project for discussion.


NOTES:
Michelangelo vs. Raphael? vs Leonardo?
Who was better? Why?
Who created a better art legacy?

Raphael:
The student always tries to out do the master.

*Bramante, The Tempietto courtyard of S. Pietro in Montorio, 1502-15011
Died before he could finish the Dome of St. Peters Basilica. Temple is turned back into the "ancient form"

*Melozzo da Forli, Sixtus IV, his Nephews, and Plantina, his Librarian, c. 1476; Vatican

*The Disprita; first fresco in .....
it shows the miracle of the father, son , and holy spirit. alternating old and new testament figures up in Heaven, swings all the "weight" of the focal point to the little center.
 First shot at a large fresco. the doorway right underneath on the right side of the fresco is how you enter the room. Mastery of linear perspective.

*"The School of Athens"
Plato and Aristotle , the fresco on the other side of the wall from the Disprita. Show's the ancient that are seeking revelation through their philosophy. Very respectful. simultaneous project to the Sistine Chapel.  together with Disprita, it shows the temple of the mind.

Theology is made in "Gods" open air. Philosophy is "man" made. Visualizing St. Peters, it is what it becomes.

*Raphael, cartoon,
what will become "The School of Athens" . Finally adds in Michelangelo in the center. Plato pointing up to the "Heavens", also looks like Leonardo. Artistotal is pointing down, wanting to discuss ethics.
Raphael puts himself in the scientific and mathematical group.
Pathagarus and musical theory are on the other side.


*" Parnassus"
The "Poetry" Fresco, holds all the poets

*"Law"
Pope Julius II holding.... , Also shows ancient art. "prudence, temperateness, fortitude" . This fresco is opposite Parnassus


This was a huge church tradition, having a conversation about past and present and the mind in an illustrated form. Raphael creates a huge "open space" by doing these frescos. "He opens them up with deep space".

The Ceiling contains; Justice, Poetry,  Theology, and Philosopy.

*Raphael, Sistine Madonna, 1512-13
not in the Sistine Chapel, but was done right after Pope Julius died. He is in the picture as a predecessor. The angels and the bottom are painted right on top of the crowd. St. Barabra holds the curtain open to show the new mother and child. The Madonna looks more Roman. Done for the church of San Sisto,  a Renaissance town, done for Julius as a remembrance piece.  Was smuggled out by monks who needed the money. A German duke bought it and a copy was made and an over night smuggle opteration.
Was then later taken by the Russian Red soldiers during WWII.

****RAPE OF ERUPOA**** movie based on such art work.

*Raphael, La Donna Velata, Florence, Pitti
Raphael's lover (girlfriend), possibly the model for the Sistine Madonna. shows great detail to the cloth that both the Madonna and Velata are dressed in.

*Raphael, "La Fornarina"
"girlfriend" as model

*Raphael, Galatea, c 1513
both icons, the humanist strain is to relate the modern day to the ancient world.  based on ancient ideas but everything always correlates to what is going on.

*Raphaels Bible,
smaller fresco but beautifully done and put together.

*Mass of Bolsena, 1512
a fresco created around a window. great portratures of the modern figures. compotion of balance and the colors show how much action is within the image.
Swiss Guards, started by Pope Julius II as his body gaurds.  Look as if they are in the room with you. Has to deal with the asymmetrical window so he creates steps off the right side that are longer.

*Expulsion of Heliodorus, 1512
Goes back to Isrial. The Rabbi prays in the back of the image for help which comes as invisible angels on horseback. almost a trip tic composition.  He is a painter opposed to a sculpture . highly calculated forms. almost overly calculated.

*Repulse of Attila, Stanza d' Eliodoro, 1513.
turning the Huns away from the gates of Roman in anciet times. St. Peter and Paul help to shield away the army.


*Raphael, Liberation of St. Peter, Stanza d' Eliodoro, 1514
Pope has died. The story of St. Peter being freed from prison by an angel.  Pope Leo has to be in two different people within the composition. very heavy sevier architecture. deals with the salvation of Rome. French are unable to take Rome. Pope had a huge bon fire and for that the lighting may have come from that idea.


*Donatello, Miracle of the Mule, Padua, High Altar, Sant' Antonio, 1445
Drama of architect is on a big scale. is somewhat in a Trip tic composition as well.

*Pope Leo X and Cardinals c. 1517
Humanist and art collector but bad news for the people. Also a Medici.

*Peiro Della Framcesca, Dream of Constantine, Fresco, Arezzo
light shining on the armor is the same as the "liberation of St. Peter". Pushing the boundaries of Baroque art.

10.7.13 Notes

Classy things: At the end of this week, everything must be caught up!!!! All reading assignments and blog postings.
 Study Guide for slide comparison exam; two images up, shown side by side. 12 minutes to write about the slides in a relevant way . Discussion about the the slide must be in relation to eachother not just about one slide at a time.
Slides will be posted on D2L to study for the exam.  
EXAM WILL BE OCTOBER 21, 2013. Image, artist and title (date with in 5 years of real time).
Study everything!! there will be 6 slide comparisons but we will NOT be told which ones.
IT IS A BLUE BOOK EXAM, please remember to bring one!


NOTES:
Sistine Prophets
*Sistine Ceiling; relates to the Arch of Constantine with the medalic forms  and architecture.  Male Prophets and female Oracles alternate the ceiling. Reco Roman culture is wedded to the Sybls Christian culture

*Delphic Sibyl, one of the earliest of the paintings. knows how to amplify the figure with drapery, the minor montifes, gyni (little genuises). hold scrolls or books in the ancient way. Crossing of the arm over the body is a Michelangelo sign. Both this and the Madonnas have the impassive look; looking to the future not the past. predicted the savior wearing a crown of thorns. all the seated posses create a sense of monumentalality.

*Joel, Hebrew prophet. heavily draped. prophet of "the vines of Noah ",

*Zaccariah, the prophet of Christ entering into Jerusalem, placed above were the pope s to enter.

*Erithraea Sibyl, very muscular turning contraposto composition. Gold balisters, use of gold. Michelango used male models only ..
last judgement prophet.  

*Isaiah, Swirling drapery and has a face of a poet. very youthful, all the prophets seem to be gripped in the metaphysical pose. gripping an idea. Prophet of the Virgin Birth

*Cumaean Sibyl; old cave orecal, croan. Was 700 years old when Virgil found her. makes prophet of Virgin Birth.

*Ezekial; makes very blunt movement. His Putti shows him to the creation of Eve and fall of Man. The prophet of  "the gate no man should enter"

*Daniel; youngest of the prophets. Takes notes by having his Putti holding his book. Michelanglo shows how he can change color....blue to green. to yellow.

*Libyan Sibyl, Prophet of the birth of Christ, last and right by the alter. Muscles look like landscapes. Legs are too long to help with the pose. increasing the monumentality of the figures with in the thrones.

*Jonah, right over the alter with a huge fish like whale. He seems as if he is watching the scene of creation.
Jonah and the whale...a Resurrection story. very straining pose. All the prophets are like the are looking back into time watching as the story unfolds.

*Jeremiah, the brooding monlift. completing introverted and meditative. He is really Pope Julius II.
-Auguste Rodin was inspired by this paint which created "the Thinker".

*Michelangelo's Ancestors of Christ in the Lunettes; very melancholy figures waiting for salvation. Depression showed heavenly in faces.  

Transverse Axis; last scenes are painted first. Michelangelo see's he has spacing issues with the pictures.he must expand his scale of figures. Everything changes with the creation of Eve.
Introductory figure at the edge of the painting is reclining. (the great flood)

*The Studiolo of Francesco de' Medici, Prince of Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, 1570's
collections of his "sciences' " were hidden behind wall hangings.

*the sacrifice of Noah, the Nudi's are what encapsulates the image.
The druken slob,

*Ghiberti, Creation and Expulsion, Paradise Doors, Florence, Baptistery 1425-52
Nudity expresses damn nation in Medieval art. Now it encapsulates Renaissance. Center is the creation of Eve, left is the creation of Adam, right is the angel driving them out of paradise.
The real doors are inside, the outside doors are a fake.

*The temptation and the fall, he had to expand the figures to relate the size. The serpent that gives Eve the fruit is "female". Adam helps her by bringing down the branch. The landscape was trivial and barren, the figure was the most important part. Eve became uglier and less powerful after the fall, become the woman of the everyday.
Power of movement, the musculature, the resilance of the body is unlike anything they had ever seen. Eve points at her womb which is a for shadowing of the pain of child birth and the birth of humanity.
"sex in paradise is love without lust"

* Masaccio, Expulsion. Brancacci Chapel, Florence, c. 1425.
the ivy branches were added later because of objections to the nudity.

*Creation of Adam.
Adam was created out of the image of "God". "the greatest handshake of all time" Spark of life that jumps between the heavenly divine and the earthly . The tension between the two images is electrifying.
Beards were forbidden for the priest and the popes. the symbolism of the beard linked the pope to the patriarch. the other figures that are behind "God" ... who are they? is it Eve? Why is she looking at Adam? Who is the figure that the other hand of God holds onto? Mary and Christ is a good speculation.
at the creation of Adam, there must be sin in the world. There are two theories;
1. rebellion of Lucifer and the angels, make is so that God must replenish the leagues of angels and so he create man.
2.Muslism and christian; the jealousy of lucifer of the creation of man creates the Heaven and Hell

It was said that Michelangelo had surpassed the ancient art work of the body.  


Raphael
* self portrait, from Orbino. Culture center, father was court painter.

*Rome, the Pantheian, were raphael's tomb is located.

*Perugino, Sposalizio (marriage of the Virgin). Centralized structure. The old guys "rod" has the winning flowering rod. repitition of pose and types.

*Raphael, Sposalizio, 1504, Milan, Brera.... same idea, deeper linear perspective; More space. has more movement and better collaboration in the figures. The Building is high Renaissance architecture. First time that Raphael shows his name.

*Raphael, Prophet Isaiah......the response to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.  

PROJECT: Finally, Discussion project

I am going to be doing my discussion on the Pagan Mysteries of the Renaissance and will be reading the text by Edgar Wind. Although I have not quite gotten to start reading the text, I believe that this will be a very interesting topic due to the fact that there was so much political and religious stigma behind any art that was done during this time. While it was most Christian ideals that controlled the art world, pagan symbolism was very dominant as a "look at the past".

Classy Things:
All assignments have to be done before class, this will make for better discussion during class.

Oct 14th: Discuss 2. Readings from Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the mind. 


Notes:

* Michelandgelo, Bruges Madonna 1503-04
was in Florence but sold to a Flemish merchant and left Italy. She seems to anticipates the prophet. Iconic appearance. Icons go back to medieval, put ideas on a pedestal. The dress she wears is a classical approach, vertical folds, iconic quality. Not so much a happy mother but more someone who sees the future. ....the hood she wears takes the place of the halo, ancient art and ancient sculpture.
interlacing of the hands. The Christ Child seems to be taking his first steps but is still in the staftey of his mothers cloths. She seems to be holding  a book that suggests a prophet.

*Donatello, Virgins and Saints, High Altar, Sant'
Bisantin proto type, the child seems to be still in the womb. Icon vs narrative, this was more narrative. Madonna seems to be rising from the thrown to be giving the Christ child to "us". A lot of motion.
Michelangelo is always competing with  Donatello.

* Raphael, "La Belle Jardiniere" 1507
Born in Orivino. Goes to were all the action is; Rome. " Take the marble Madonna, and hide it away" told his father to put away the Madona and child because he was afraid Raphael would steal the idea.
. Took many different ideas from Michelangelo, the difference is that the Christ child has already "left" his mother but he returns to the tender mother. Singular form.

*Leonardo, Madonna with St. Anne, 1508-13, Paris, Louvre
Made the Mona Lisa during this period as well. Raphael learned a lot from this and other

*Taddei Tondo 1500-1502, Michangelo
The shape is referred to as a Tondo; circular, round. Unfinished, possibly the one that he was said to "hide away". The head of the Madonna is too flat and it show again that she the prophet. violent actions, over excited and the Child flees at the sight of the bird that John the Baptist holds. The child is not yet ready to take on the bird, or the souls of the world. The Madonna, again, shows no emotion. the Child is in contrapasto. This idea was derived from a sarcophagus from Media, Media= a lover kills her children,

*Donatello, Feast of Herod, Baptismal font, Siena 1425
3 leading
Sculpture usually starts then painting.
"Feast of Herod"=The sculpture depicts the Beheading of St. John the Baptist after Salome asks Herod Antipas for his head on a platter. The scene depicts an executioner presenting the severed head, and Herod reacting in shock.
Great attention and great narrative. Square pannel, child present, linear system and a contraposto due ted purpose. 

*Madonna de la Cartilino 
Raphael has serine landscape 

*Raphael, Madonna of Meadow, 1505
in a triangular form. what ever the children play with is a shadow to the future, or what is going to happen. "Raphael creates THE perfect mother" All of the "Madonnas " come from Leonardo's Madonna with St. Anne.
Madonna always wore read and blue, Compassion and faith. It was vital in the churches view/ 

*Botticelli, Madonna of the Magnificent
Circular frame but triangular image. Florentine by way of the scarf that the Madonna wears. Many angels no wings. They are more involved with each other than they are with the Madonna. 

*Pitti Tondo, 1505, Bargello, 33' diameter
Pitti was a family that were taken over by the Medici family. Unfinished but great monumental. The contrast to the Bruges Madonna is that the child is carefree and she is looking into the future. John the Bap waits in the back grown. 
The head breaks the frame. with her cape she protects the child.

*Doney Tondo, Michelangelo 
Strange iconography 
Doney family = important patrons for Raphael, Michelangelo paints for them.
this was probably done as a "birth plate", given with presents atop it. The minute heads stand virtical on the plate.
HAD NEVER SEEN A BARE ARM OF A NUN BEFORE THIS. She is a Madonna of humility because she sits on the ground.
The nudes in the back are traditional Roman athletes. Interpretations= are they in a baptism? is it the foundation to a building?
The "Holy family group". Seated between the feet of Joseph, Madonna takes much care in protecting the child.
Very Chiaroscuro, shows that Michelangelo was a sculpture. "The best paintings should be sculpture".
All the twisting and athletics, just seems to do much about nothing.
Theologically, her virility shows in the strength of her arm .

"the Doney Madonna Twist "
The artifical bonds are ended by the "true family bonds" of Christianity

* Raphael, Entombment, 1508
The Madonna is fainted but having that symbolic death. The Mary's support her and 

*Bronzino, Exposure of Luxury, 1545
Mannerism, allegory . Venus the Goddess of Love and her son Cupid. Perversion of the Holy family. 

*Salone del Cinquecento, Palazzo Vecchio, Frescoes by Vasari
may well be that Vasari may have covered up fresco by Michelangelo and Leonardo. 

*Leondardo, Battle of Anghiari (central portion; copy by Rubens)
infrequent Florentine victories over the Milanese.  interested in horse forms again. He used wax to get an atmospheric affect that failed miserably. the top faded away and the the bottom melted. 
May of 1506, gave up and went back to Milan. a Swaztica composition. 

Technical failure. 

*Uccello, Battle of San Romano, c. 1445
The most important victory.  Beautiful abstraction, learning linear perspective. beautiful use of decorative lances. Leonardo would look at this for his Battle of Anghiari

*Michelangelo, Battle of Cascina, 1505 (copy by Aritstotile da Sangallo)
Poor depiction. parts of it were stolen. 
All poses. Battle of 1364. 

*Pollaiuolo, Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1475
very semetrical composes. trying to repeat poses of action for anatomy studies. 

Renaissance art is linear , Baroque are is painterly.

GROUP DISCUSSION


Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo made his own free standing scaffolding. The Original ceiling was light blue with stars. The original depiction was of enthroned prophets. The project, at the beginning, is in his way and then becomes his version of the history of the world. He gets to do what he wants. It is a flatten version of the tome of Julius. Classical system, like sculpture. The points of view are all different. they all shift. Are the surrounding paintings or are they their one work? The Nidnui sit and surround the narrative scenes of Ginsus . They represent the befores of the world.  they are only half conscience of what is about to happen. Oak leaves were apparent in a lot of the work.  
Jan 1509- 4 years to complete. 
He was depressed and couldn't work with anyone. 

the only place where the system comes together is over the alter, with Jonah and the whale. 

Dante, 14th century, Michelangelo 
later scene are done first on the ceiling. 
The first scene is the drunkenness of Noah, everything in the old testament is a reconfiguration of the new. Failed savior. 
second scene flood. 

*Arch of Constantine, Rome, c. 300
a modge podge of collected materials.

Here is the updated lists of blog addresses. Please update your lists if you haven't done so and let me know if there is a mistake or a new blog address that needs to be substituted.

http://ccorriganideas.blogspot.com/ ….. Catalin Corrigan

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drealenoch@gmail.com ….. Andrea Enochson

http://shaestein.blogspot.com/ …. Shae Stein

http://galehighrenaissanceblog.blogspot.com/ …. Gale Marguerite

http://paganpolymaths.blogspot.com/ …Mahalia Pauls

http://creativelycuratingchristine.wordpress.com/   ….Christine Gronneberg

http://pmprewittt.blogspot.com/ ….Tricia                   

http://highrenaissanceemilyreese.blogspot.com/ ….Emily Reese

http://mercedes907munoz.blogspot.com/ ….. Mercedes Munoz

http://drealenoch.blogspot.com/ …. Drea Enochson

http://bigskydreamin.blogspot.com/2013/09/humanism-in-modern-setting.html .... Jamie Cowin

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http://cjmealer.blogspot.com/ … Carol Mealer

http://patisahighmannerist.blogspot.com/ …. The new one for Patrick Gillis

http://chesonoio.blogspot.com/  … the new one for  Harvey Hamburg 

9/16/13
Classy things: 

  Getting to know you. Everybody. : )

Have to have all readings and blogs about the readings done a day before class time.

Next week: have to have gone to the library and read the book pertaining to your project readings.

• Slide exam slides will be in D2L  and also the books in the library. Slide exam will be OCT 21

NOTES

Humanist: focused on the power of language, studied the use of language to create power....  new classical education. Used it as power. Tried to create the "ideal man".

Questioned the superal natural-ism....

they wanted more focus on a more realistic setting as doing things as a "person" rather than having to mount to the "godliness" of the church.

after the Roman Empire fell; the Dark Ages: 476- 800, followed
Middle ages; monasteries were great keepers of books and learning. Many were thought of as Barbarians
Renaissance is what came from the Dark Ages : always Christian, always trying to reconcile human thought as Christians. Pagan poetry was looked at but not thought highly of.

"life long learning"

"virtue" vital theme in ancient Rome, "dignity" of man; it wasn't inherent but more like something you developed.

How does ones wealth relate to civic duty and power? By having education, the lower class was able rise to power. The upper class "Pleebs" takes responsibility to take care of each one another. "Education of Princes" Best education was from the wealthy. They would patronize the Humanist.

• You must have money to "build"  

Is Humanism still and elite  thing? ....

Humanism looking more at natural form, looking more away from landscape, male form "perfection".
More civic projects,


*Botticelli, Adoration of the Magi, 1482 Washington, DC
depicting the Medici family, pictured the "new world", mastery of lineiar perspective. Centralized form, more staged, more symmetrical

*Leonardos Adoration....
more chaotic, more emotion. brilliant  ...."figures seem to create it's own space". More Formal, the virgin is out in the open. Much more emotional. get the sense of compostion and abstract design
Philosopher on left, young man "patched" looks away as if not interested.
"The purpose of art is to express the mind of man" . spent so much energy designing it, doesn't want to finish it.

*Ghirlandaio, Adoration of the Magi, 1488
going for the same complexity, centralized form, more political imagery. "everyone must be in the picture"
more materialistic. very colorful, very gaudy.

*Filippino Lippi's Adoration, Uffizi
Trying to understand Leonardo but cannot come close to what Leo was doing. expressions on the face were highly different.

*Masaccio, Tribute Mone, c 1425 Brancacci Chapel, Florence
propaganda, a perspective setting, stitching of diagonal planes. the feet of figures show a depth.

*Piero della Francesca, Annunciation, legend of the True Cross
reviving , 1450s, architecture from ancient Rome. If you didn't know the iconicness, you would think the angel was praising the column. The paint must be put on the fressco before it dries or else it won't last, hence no dove.

* Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1480's Florence, Uffizi
His way of thinking is still a little medieval. Neoplatonic in Florence ; Love makes the world go round.
In order to achieve the "ideal beauty" you must break it down.

One thing to learn from Leonardo is that "light comes out of Darkness".
Spends 20 years in Milan, there he finds patronage with Lodivico.
*The Galleria, Milan

* the Castello Sforzesco, Milan
where Leo spends his 20 years. can find fresco's that he did. also contains Michaelangelo's last sculpture.

*Leonardo, Lady with an Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani), 1483, Kracow, Czartoryski Museum
the Ermine is a symbol of the Duke, she was mistress of the duke. iner-life to the portrait makes it unlike anything of it's time. Generally portraits were profiles, this is 3/4 view. Has a spark of life to it. 1492 sonnet about the paint; says it is able to listen. The pose is a whole new way of creating a portrait.

*Madonna of the Rocks, Parsis, Louvre
The church in Milan commissions this, the botanical interest of Leo shows. They all have medicinal properties that encapcilate the Virgin. John the Baptist is a child that is wanting to touch the "christ child". Madonna will not let him touch "christ"
The Angel must be showing that St. John is our mediator into heaven. Very Florentine, gesture with hands alot. all through Barque, dark imagery.

*Madonna of the Rocks, :London
similar to the one in Paris, yet it is the same painting twice. It may be the French got the first  painting very early and because they took the painting, he had to do it a second time. This one has halo's and different plants to it. The Angel is not pointing to St. John, making it not as Florentine as the other one. WHY ARE THEY IN A CAVE? Leo may have been studding a lot rocky areas before doing this painting.

*Raphael, Alba Madonna

Classy things

Class notes/ stuff:

Creating a blog> Have to create a new Google account and then you will be able to make a blogger.com account. go through the steps that they have set up for you.

Please make sure that you have a idea of what you want your project to be and email it to Harvey ASAP!

Discussion for next week.

Please be checking your D2L's!


GUIDE
*=works of art


Sistine Chapel
Starting with the Sistine Chapel, the original ceiling of the Sisitine chapel was light blue with stars, later would be painted by Michael Angello . Sides of the inside were fressco (fake tapestries). built by Pope Sictus IV. He wanted the sermons to be illustrated.

Ingres 19th C.
"out with the old, in with the new" All of the frescoes were destroyed and Michael Angelo would soon paint over.

Popes during this time really had alot of power and authority. It became more propaganda fresco.
They were great for the arts because the Franciscan and Domincian were always to out do each other.

*Parigino from Paruga. Christ giving the keys to St. Peter,  the key to the kingdom of heaven, Keys = papal symbol for power.
St. Peter "the rock in which he found the church" , started the Catholic faith in Rome.
Brunilesci invented the linear  "vanishing point" way of drawing. Something was only invented under a great need for it!
*Best fresco because it was the best sencse of concentration. not as busy, but also on the verge of high Renaissance. centralized structure and spaciousness. the sense of public ceremony

Temple in Jeruslem was the center, St. Peters Basilica would become the same for Rome.
the iconography used in pagan rituals became the earliest imagery in Christian art.

"last judgement" by Michael Angello......type- ology. Old testament, Moses, and Christ on opposite walls , new testament at the back.
 between the windows is the succession of the last 30 popes. The arches of the windows are the suscession to Christ, all the peoples that were "lost".

This chapel was originally for the Virgin. Many of the original frescos were destroyed for  others to paint on it. Tran sends political history but turned into the political agenda of the popes.

each fresco took a total of +4 months. This is the shift of power from Florence to Rome, this was the start of it.
nephew of Sictus IV has Michael Angello to finish the chapel. Bozari says that Boticelli
All the images linded up with the people at the same level, atmospheric perspective, central solid element, 3 masses- two holes ( 3 big landscape areas, two areas for your eyes to travel).

* Perugino, scenes of Moses, including Circumcision of  Moses' Son
to include patrons of the paintings in the paintings was a common thing, they would just be there. Moses wears green and yellow. Circumcision is replaced by baptism. Prefiguration to the new testament.

*Luca Signorelli, Last Days of Moses
weird neud figure, Albeiriti said to have many different types of people in the image an many people .

*Perugino, Baptism of Christ

*Botecilli, the youth of Moses.
Moses is seen 7 times in this fresco. Botecilli has much more vigor ( slaying the eygptian task master)
"moses is seen at the good shepard" There will always be a lady "running" in with something on her head.

*Botecelli, Temptation of Christ and other scenes
Strange because it is the replacement of the Jewish sacrifice, taking front in the temple of Jerusalem. The young aculite was thought to be the young Jesus. the temlpe of Jerusalem was actually the old St. Peters, The devil is the tempting Jesus to show himself as "god".
" a boy caring grapes stepping on a serpent is acient roman art"

Dominican monks = black and white robes
Franciscans monks = brown robes.

* Comsimo Rosselli and Piero do Comsimo, Crossing aof the Red Sea
" a column of fire" = lightning but the Christians thought it was an actual column

*Domenico Ghirlandaio, Calling the Apostles, Sistine Chapel 1481- 82
Mastered Atmospheric painting. Had regiments of cloaked figures, had heavily draped figures.

*Botecelli, Punishment of Korah, Sistine Chapel 1481- 82
Both Moses and the Pope ( at the time) felt challenged, very accurate arch of Constantine,
Constantine Christianize Rome. " March of Constantine" . The Sons of Aron were struck by lightniing, Moses was being stoned, very violent picture

*Michael Angelo, seated moses with horns
Mis translations of hebrew to latin made it sound as if Moses had horns, so many early Christian art peices had that

*Cosimo Rosselli, Giving of the Law
Won the popes competition. Shows the pope is not infallible. no sense of consecration. " TOO much gold" .

*Andrea Del Verrocchio, Baptism of Christ, c. 1470, Florence, Uffizi
 Verrocchio did all types of commissions. many decorative things, altar pieces were big
very sculptural style, angels were present holding robes while Christ is baptized.
modern = Squarish frame, naturalistic, high elevation. Gothic= many panels, gold back grounds
monumentality was what Renaissance painters aimed for .
Verrocchio says that Leonardo worked on this painting as a young apprentice: the background was what Leonardo was said to have had a hand in. very soft and aireal, it was far beyond what Verrocchio would have originally put there.
Landscape is only of interest to them as a background, figures were the important part.

Leonardo was interested in landscapes. Created the first "pure" landscape in the Renaissance area. Valley Veiorno, doesn't see it as worth painting but becomes so impressionistic.

Contro pasto- turning movement

Leonardo
Leonardo had a metaphysical look into art. Spiritual and physical .
Ciarroscuro- light and dark
"the boudries of bodies are less" spiritual convention being the essences of matter
"Everything is Everything"-Leonardo

*Leonardo, Annunciation, late 1470's
Baldovinetti, one of the artist that Leondardo admires. enlcosed garden was a symbol of virginity. a real sense of atmosphere.
the annunciation is usually on seperate arches of the room.

*Fra Filippo Lippi,