ARTH 1138 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Palazzo Vecchio, Giotto, Scrovegni Chapel
16 May 2017
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Background on period: artisan guilds = cultural change, famine, hundred year"s war (1337-1453) france versus england, black death (plague) Italy (individuality emerged: palazzo della signoria by the signoria (1299-1310, loggia of the lancers by benci de cione and simone talenti (1376-1382) Mary looks up as a sign of power (not humble) Mary and child signi cantly larger = of greater importance. Introduction of recession with gures diminishing in size in the background and shadows on mary"s tunic. Dark backgrounds to highlight foreground including people. Dark tunic separates mary"s fair skin from background. Highlights left side (same side as jesus) The effects of good government in the city and in the country (1338-1339) Reality: famine, ood, bank failures, bionic plague. Shoot (1971) by chris burden *using the 4 types of investigation: assessment of physical properties. Chris gets shot in the arm by his friend. Artist narrates the rest of the video (1:42)
