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Proto Renissance

By kjtweedel@gt.rr.com
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1400

    Proto Renaissance

    The Proto Renissance took place when Italian cities were at war and art was a way to show power.The black death swept Europe and guilds began to control trades. Artisis showed an interest in reviving Classical techniques.They were also influenced by the nascent idea of Humanism.Artists sought to create a three dimensional space to contain their three dimensional figures.They combined older techniques such as gold backgrounds and hierarchy of scale, with newer techniques such as the use of light.
  • Jan 1, 1305

    Giotto di Bondone, Arena Chapel

    Giotto di Bondone, Arena Chapel
    Giotto di Bondone, Arena Chapel (Cappella Scrovegni; interior looking west), Padua, Italy, 1305–1306.
  • Jan 1, 1308

    DUCCIO DI BUODUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints,

    DUCCIO DI BUODUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints,
    DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, principal panel of the Maestà altarpiece, from the Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, 1308–1311. Tempera and gold leaf on wood, 7’ x 13’ (center panel). Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena.
  • Jan 1, 1338

    Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful City,

    Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful City,
    Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Peaceful City, detail from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy, 1338–1339. Fresco.