THE ANNOTATED MONA LISA

Art Response Notebook

GIVING CREDIT AND DIRECTION

The Annotated Mona Lisa creates a framework to think about European art. Give credit to Carol Strickland, PH.D for using her work.

THE MIDDLE AGESFifth to Fifteenth Century

Fall of Rome until the Renaissance

Death of Emperor Justinian until the rein of Charlemagne

THREE MAJOR SHIFTSNorthern Europe became Cultural Power

Christianity became Widespread

Social Focus became God Centered

STYLEByzantine

Romanesque

Gothic

BYZANTINE ARTIcons

Mosaics

Architecture

ROMANESQUESymbolism in ArchitectureIlluminated Manuscripts

Pilgrims

GOTHICSculpture

Stained Glass

Tapestry

RENAISSANCEShift from Supernatural to Natural

Returns to Classic Style and Form

Florence is the Fountainhead

BREAKTHROUGHSOil on Canvas

PerspectiveUse of Light and ShadowPyramid Configuration

REMEMBER MEMassacio

Donatello

Boticelli

HIGH RENAISSANCELeonardo Da Vinci

Michelangelo

Raphael

Titian

ARCHITECTURE RULESClassicism: All Roads Lead to RomeTheories, Treatises, and Aesthetic Rules Math, Science, and EngineeringBeauty and Harmony Determined by Math: Ratio is King

THE ARCHITECTSBrunelleschi

Bramante

Palladio

NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

Nature is the Driver

Realistic and Detailed

Precision

Variations in Light and Shade Gave Depth

Atmospheric Perspective

PLACESHolland and Flanders

Bruges

Brussels

Ghent

Louvain

Haarlem

IMPORTANT ARTISTSJan Van Eyck

Bosch

Bruegel

GERMAN RENAISSANCE

Holbein

Durer

Grunewald

MANNERISMBetween Renaissance and Baroque

THE CHANGE: ABANDONING REALITY

Dissonance Instead of Harmony

Emotion Instead of Reason

Imagination Instead of Reality

NOTABLESPontormo

Parmigiano

Cellini

SPANISH RENAISSANCE

El Greco

BAROQUE1600-1750

Marries Renaissance to Mannerism

Ornate and Flamboyant

ITALIAN BAROQUECaravaggio

Bernini

Borromini

FLEMISH BAROQUEReubens

Van Dyck

DUTCH BAROQUEProtestant

Prosperous

Enthusiastic

SUBJECT MATTERStill Life

Landscape

Moving Figures

DUTCH MASTERSRuisdale

Hals

Rembrandt

Vermeer

ENGLISH BAROQUEHogarth

Gainsborough

Reynolds

Wren

SPANISH BAROQUE

Valezquez

FRENCH BAROQUEPoussain

Claude

Versailles

ROCCOCOWatteau

Boucher

Fragonard

NEOCLASSICISMDavid

Ingres

Delacroix

GOYAArt of Protest

Black Paintings

ROMANTICISMGericault

Delacroix

Constable

Turner