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This blog is an art history experiment for our Italian Renaissance travel course. We hope that you, our visitors, will not only take some time to read about what we are studying, but will ALSO feel free to make comments or ask us questions...especially after we see (most of) these things in person. As we travel, we will offer personal reflections on our experiences. After we fly out on the 17th, follow us as we visit Rome (May 18-20), Florence (20-24), and Venice (24-25). We return on Thursday, May 26...just in time for the holiday weekend.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Decent From the Cross


Fra Angelico
Decent from the Cross, 1434
Sacristy of Sta. Trinita, Florence for Palla Strozzi
Lorenzo Monaco completed only the pinnacles before death in 1425.
Fra Angelico then took over

Clear shapes, Idealized figures (poised)
Keeps away from chiaroscuro and emotion (restrained)
Harmonious space, light, and colors
Pictorial space: integrated, natural, perspective
Amazing control and attention to details
Very fresh, bright colors with some gold embroidery
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