Homework on IMAGES 52-63
Describe what you see in the painting and comment on its meaning. What was the artist trying to communicate? Write one short paragraph on each work.
Homework on Reading: Giorgio Vasari, Titian, The Lives (1550)
What are the main features of Titians art that Vasari describes?
Homework on Videos
Video: Lorenzo della Volpaias Planetary Clock
What did you find most interesting about Volpaias Planetary Clock?
Video: Intro to the Printing Press and Gutenbergs Printing Press
Describe the importance of the printing press.
Video: Oil paint in Venice
Why was oil paint adopted so readily in Venice?
Video: Albrecht Altdorfer and the Expressivity of Art around 1500
By 1500, artists in Northern Europe knew how to draw human anatomy correctly. Why did they choose to distort the human figure?