- •Renaissance art
- •§ 1. Introduction
- •The Early Renaissance
- •§ 2. Giotto (1266/76—1337)
- •§ 3. Masaccio (1401—1428/29)
- •§ 4. Van Eyck (1370/85—1441)
- •§ 5. Botticelli (1445—1510)
- •Geographical and proper names
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Work on the texts
- •I. Translate the italicized words and phrases from the texts. Give a back translation without consulting the texts.
- •II. Translate in written form the last paragraph in the text on Masaccio (§ 3) and the paragraph beginning with “The Birth of Venice…”, ending with “…the restlessness of the outline and mood (§ 5).
- •III. Find the English equivalents for:
- •IV. Explain the following
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Retell the texts in great detail.
- •VII. Give a summary of the texts on the Early Renaissance.
- •VIII. Watch the video presentation of pictures by Botticelli on youtube.
Work on the texts
I. Translate the italicized words and phrases from the texts. Give a back translation without consulting the texts.
II. Translate in written form the last paragraph in the text on Masaccio (§ 3) and the paragraph beginning with “The Birth of Venice…”, ending with “…the restlessness of the outline and mood (§ 5).
III. Find the English equivalents for:
§ 1 — одна из основных тем; античная скульптура; интенсивное изучение человеческого тела; начиная от простых ремесел и кончая высшими проявлениями интеллектуальных теоретизирований;
§ 2 — его творчество становится вершиной этого движения благодаря его человечности; в начале века;
§ 3 — внимание зрителя направлялось благодаря ей (линии) в нужном направлении; в пейзажах, а также в изображении архитектурных построек; можно проследить в творчестве великих мастеров Высокого Возрождения;
§ 4 — приглушал цвет предмета и создавал иллюзию воздушной среды; прозрачность; эффект воздушности; его величайшие шедевры;
§ 5 — объемная; (строго) научная манера (живописи); изящный, поэтичный рисунок; рог изобилия и дети слева нарисованы черным мелом
IV. Explain the following
“from the relatively stiff artistic background of his time” (§2); "Line was a shorthand method of indicating form" (§ 3)
V. Answer the following questions:
1. What was the subject matter of Renaissance painting? 2. What were Renaissance artists most fascinated by? 3. What contribution did Giotto make to art? How does his personality relate to the epoch he lived in? 4. What new elements does Giotto introduce in art and how are they revealed in the "Death of St Francis"? 5. What qualities characterise Masaccio's new aerial perspective? 6. What can you say about the surface quality of Van Eyck's paintings? How is it brought about? 7. What are the characteristic features of Botticelli's style? 8. How does Botticelli personally relate to his style? 9. How does the composition of The Birth of Venus" differ from the arrangement of Masaccio's pictures? 10. What is the emotional effect of Botticelli's composition? 11. Where has the artist placed Venus in the picture and why? 12. How is the drawing "Abundance" executed?
VI. Retell the texts in great detail.
VII. Give a summary of the texts on the Early Renaissance.
VIII. Watch the video presentation of pictures by Botticelli on youtube.