Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : London : Arundel Society |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : Madonna dell'Arena (Chapel) Padua, Italy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : London : Arundel Society |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : Madonna dell'Arena (Chapel) Padua, Italy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bruce Cole |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
"Thirty miles to the southwest of Venice, in a small park in Padua, lies a modest red brick building, the Scrovegni (or Arena) Chapel, that contains one of the jewels of Early Renaissance art: the most extensive fresco cycle by Giotto. Perfectly preserved, it established Giotto's genius for displacing the Byzantine style of painting and introducing the fundamental principles of Renaissance humanism into art. Painted around 1306, the nearly forty large frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Chapel tell stories from the lives of the Virgin, Christ, and the Virgin's parents, Sts. Joachim and Anne. Created with a subtle yet brilliant array of colors - shimmering blues, golden reds, subtle ivories - these easy-to-read narrative panels have remained comprehensible and evocative to viewers for generations; this may be because, unlike much of the art that preceded Giotto, his images contain sacred figures that behave in human ways, bodies as well as faces that register human feelings familiar to us all. The Scrovegni Chapel is Giotto's masterpiece; it established him as the most famous artist of his day, not only in Italy but in all of Europe. It is little wonder that the art of Giotto has held the attention of Western civilization for over half a millennium"--Bookjacket.
Author | : Hayden B. J. Maginnis |
Publisher | : Penn State University Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
This book is a revisionist account of central Italian painting in the period 1260 - 1370.
Author | : Hourly History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Discover the remarkable life of Giotto di Bondone...The name Giotto di Bondone may not be as well-known as Leonardo da Vinci, but it was Giotto who made da Vinci and his contemporaries of the Renaissance possible. Giotto, born in the late thirteenth century, was the first painter to escape the artistic chains of the Dark Ages and revive the natural art of Ancient Greece. Instead of creating flat, expressionless figures, as was the custom of the Middle Ages, Giotto painted characters with personalities and emotions. Since almost all art of that time was commissioned by the Church, Giotto spent his life painting magnificent frescos for churches and chapels. He became the most famous painter of his time and opened the artistic doors to the splendid Renaissance to come. Discover a plethora of topics such as Humble Beginnings The Assisi Frescos From Rome to Padua: The Arena Chapel At King Robert's Court Giotto, the Architect Late Life and Death And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on Giotto di Bondone, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
Author | : Claudio Bellinati |
Publisher | : Grafiche Vianello srl |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9788872001448 |
Giotto di Bondone is best known for the frescoes he painted in the Arena Chapel, Padua, his best preserved work. In this exquisite, magnificently illustrated volume, Claudio Bellinati's texts help the reader to discover the literal, poetic and artistic significance of every scene.
Author | : Henrike Christiane Lange |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : ART |
ISBN | : 9781009005227 |
"In this book, Henrike Lange takes the reader on a tour through one of the most beloved and celebrated monuments in the world - Giotto's Arena Chapel. Paying close attention to previously overlooked details, Lange offers an entirely new reading of the stunning frescoes in their spatial configuration. The author also asks fundamental questions that define the chapel's place in Western art history. Why did Giotto choose an ancient Roman architectural frame for his vision of Salvation? What is the role of painted reliefs in the representation of personal integrity, passion, and the human struggle between pride and humility familiar from Dante's Divine Comedy? How can a new interpretation regarding the influence of ancient reliefs and architecture inform the famous "Assisi controversy" and cast new light on the debate around Giotto's authorship of the Saint Francis cycle?"--