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Italian Art History
Day Two - Sculpture
Commission: To pay an
artist to create an artwork Popes commissioned a lot of
artwork in the Renaissance for positive PR
Vocabulary
Sculpture in the Round: Sculpture
that is meant to be viewed from all sides (you walk around it)
Subtractive Sculpture: A sculpture created when bits are removed from the material
Contrappasto: When a sculpture of a human figure stands with most weight on one leg
Vocabulary
Michelangelo’s David
The Look on
David’s Face
The Detail of His Hands
Comparing the ‘Davids’ Donatello Bernini Michelangelo
Relief: The background is
carved away to create a 3-D effect
Frieze: A horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration
Vocabulary
Column of Trajan
The Reliefs
The Fountain of Four Rivers by Bernini
Aqueduct:
An artificial channel for transporting water
Vocabulary
Personification: A human
figure used to represent something nonhuman.
Tritons: Half man, half fish (like mermaids) – possibly the sons of Neptune
Vocabulary
Trevi Fountain
The
Calm
The
Violent
One coin – Return to Rome Two coins – Find true love in Rome Three Coins – Return and marry in Rome
Some say 2=marriage and 3=divorce
Toss over your left shoulder with your right hand and your back to the fountain
Trevi Fountain Superstitions