Comparisons Comparison 1 Lorenzo Ghiberti Sacrifice of Isaac

Comparisons

Comparison #1

Lorenzo Ghiberti Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for the east doors of the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral 1401 -1402

Filippo Brunelleschi Sacrifice of Isaac competition panel for the east doors of the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral 1401 -1402

Which is more successful? Why?

What type of piece is this? Where would you find it? What medium has been used to create it?

Gentile da Fabriano Adoration of the Magi Santa Trinita, Florence 1423

This altarpiece is considered an exemplary model of the International Style. What characteristics does this work demonstrate?

detail, Adoration of the Magi Gentile da Fabriano 1423

detail, predella “Nativity” Adoration of the Magi Gentile da Fabriano 1423 What seems characteristically medieval about this scene? What links this depiction of the nativity to Gothic?

detail, predella “Flight into Egypt” Adoration of the Magi Gentile da Fabriano 1423 What do you notice about the depiction of landscape?

What type of piece is this? Where would you find it? What medium has been used to create it?

Hugo van der Goes Portinari Altarpiece 1476

center panel “Adoration of the Shepherds” Hugo van der Goes Portinari Altarpiece 1476

close up of the shepherds How does this detail of the center panel decisively represent the characteristics of Flemish painting in the early Renaissance?

How can you tell that van der Goes meant for the viewer to connect this ancient biblical event with the viewer’s contemporary period?

What do you notice about how the Flemish artists handle drapery?

What do you notice about how the Flemish artists handle drapery? What about how this artist has represented textiles? What is the significance?

This detail demonstrates both the Flemish artists’ characteristic depiction of naturalistic details as well as the use of these same details as important symbols. What do these flowers represent?

Can you tell what time of year it is in this scene? How? What do you notice about the depiction of the landscape?

What do you notice?