7/5/16 Art History II

Today's Class- We continued looking at early Renaissance art, not in Italy, but in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and England, all of which contributed their influences on the period.  Most of the work we saw before today was painting and sculpture, and we saw more of both, but today we also looked at some architecture, book arts, and a woven tapestry.  We also assigned the topics for the written research assignment, and I distributed an optional extra credit assignment.

Important Works- Exeter Cathedral, Vesperbild Pieta, Hedwig Codex, Arnolfini Wedding Portrait (Van Eyck), Tres Riches Heurs manuscript (Limbourg Brothers), Unicorn Tapestry, Merode Altarpiece, The Ghent Altarpiece (Van Eyck)

Important Terms- pieta, codex, Book of Hours, tapestry, stained glass, vault, aisle, ambulatory, cathedral, clerestory, altarpiece, illumination, grisaille, horizon line, diptych, triptych

Homework- Finish reading Chapter 19.  First current events art article summary due on Thursday, July 7, 2016.

Next class-  we continue on chapter 19, plus a look at the graphic arts of the era.