SMC University Macedonian Fresco Painters Questions

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Directons:

First watch these videos:

  1. Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 1) (Links to an external site.)
  2. Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 2) (Links to an external site.)
  3. Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 3) (Links to an external site.)
  4. Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 4)

Using the comparison images, write a short compare and contrast essay comparing Giotto’s Lamentation with the Anonymous Macedonian fresco painter’s rendtion of the same subject, based on the follwing questions:

  1. What does The Lamentation depict?
  2. How does each artist portray space differently?
  3. How does each artist portray the bodies of the figures differently?
  4. How is emotion portrayed in each fresco?
  5. Which fresco do you prefer and why?

    Q2.

    Directions:

    First read and watch these videos and texts:

    1. Short Introduction to Late Gothic Art (Links to an external site.)
    2. Italian Art of the Late Middle Ages (Links to an external site.)
    3. Florence During The Late Gothic Period
    4. Cimabue, The Santa Trinita Madonna (Links to an external site.)
    5. Giotto, The Ognissanti Madonna

    Using the comparison images , write a 150 word essay comparing and contrasting Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned vs. Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna) based upon the follwing quesitons:

    1. How is Giotto’s painting more naturalistic than Cimabue’s?
    2. How does each artist render space differently?
    3. How does each artist paint the figure of the Virgin Mary and Christ differently?
    4. Which painting suits your taste better, and why?