Late Medieval Italian Art

• Late Medieval Italian Art was moving away from the Italo-Byzantine/Maniera Greca style toward naturalism.

Bonaventura Berlinghieri's St. Francis Altarpiece

• A tall tempera on panel altarpiece in late Byzantine-style
• It was displayed in a church to promote the cult of a new saint and a new order of monks.
• Completed in San Francesco, Pescia in 123

14th Century Tempera Use

• Tempera is a medium involving ground pigments mixed with egg yolk.
• Tempera was often painted on a prepared panel
• Tempera should not be confused with tempura.

Gesso

• Gesso is made from animal glue or sizing applied to a wooden panel or canvas.
• Use of gesso helps paint adhere to surfaces.

Fresco

• Done with ground pigments mixed with water and applied to wet plaster.

Fresco Secco

• Made with pigments applied to a dry wall
• Fresco Secco does not adhere as well vs traditional Fresco

Giotto's Work

• Arena Chapel, Interior, Altar Wall, was frescoed from 1305-1308

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

• Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, (Government Palace)
• Sala della Pace frescoes in the Palazzo Pubblico feature depictions of peaceful city and country life.

Ivory Casket

• Ivory Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love done in Paris from 1330-50
• It's dimensions are Height: 4 5/8 in x Width: 9 15/16 in x Depth: 5 1/16 in
• The Ivory Casket depicts Siege of the Castle of Love, Jousting, along with a Mock Battle