Understanding Art

A Reference Guide to Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque Periods

Flavio Conti, Maria Cristina Gozzoli

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781135948856
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Media Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

Understanding Art is a two-volume, fully illustrated work that strives to explain and discuss four important periods in the history of western art--the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque. It aims to create a sense of understanding, recognition, and appreciation of art by analysing, within the four periods, three distinct artistic genres: painting; sculpture; and architecture. Besides the excellence of the illustrations, one of the great virtues of this book is its clear and concise explanations. It is truly an excellent first stop for anyone embarking on a serious study of art--or anyone wishing to refresh his or her memory of the facts about the art history of the western world.

INDEX

Works ascribed to a specific artist or architect are indexed under the person’s name, shown in CAPITAL letters. Unascribed works are indexed by title of work and/or by location of the work. See references are provided to assist in finding the correct name or location (e.g., Bacchus and Ariadne. See TITIAN). For illustration references, the reader is directed to the caption of the illustration. Illustration page numbers end with an italicized c (e.g., Abbot Guido, 43c). Page numbers ending with (bar) refer to the sidebar of a page (e.g., Areopagiticus, Dionysius, 99(bar) ). Page numbers ending with an italicized g refer to words in the glossary (e.g., Altarpiece, definition of, 283g).

Abacus, in Gothic architecture, 1:105 Abbey, definition of, 2:283g Abbey of Fossanova. See Lazio, Italy Abbot Guido, 1:43c

Absurdities, of Baroque Art, 2:218, 2:220c, 2:252c

Acanthus leaves, as a carved decoration, 2:162

Accademia di San Luca in Rome. See Rome,

Italy, Santi Luca e Martina

Adam. See CRANACH, LUCAS, THE

ELDER

Adoration of the Child. See LOCHNER, STEFAN

Adoration of the Magi, 1:126c

Adoration of the Trinity. See DURER, ALBRECHT Aisles

Gothic architecture, 1:89, 1:91

Renaissance architecture, 2:159c Romanesque architecture, 1:32-33 “Alabaster chamber,” 2:204c ALBERTI, LEON BATTISTA, 2:152c, 2:168-69, 2:172

Sant’Andrea in Mantua, 2:154c, 2:173-74

shrine of the Holy Sepulchre, 2:160c

Alexander the Great, Baroque sculpture of, 2:253c

Alexander VII, 2:242c

Alexander VII, tomb of See BERNINI, GIAN LORENZO

Allegory of Good Government. See LORENZETTI, AMBROGIO

Altar of Wittingau, 1:144c

Altarpiece, definition of, 2:283g

Altars

Baroque architecture, 2:224c

Gothic architecture, 1:89

portable, 1:138

Alte Pinakothek, Munich. See Munich, Germany

AMADEO, G. A., façade of the Certosa of Pavia, 2:177c

Ambos, Romanesque sculpture, 1:56

Ambulatory definition of, 2:283g Gothic architecture, 1:91

Amiens, France, Notre-Dame, 1:81, 1:92

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rijksmuseum Milk-Woman, The (Vermeer), 2:269c

Night Watch, The (Rembrandt), 2:266c

Self-portrait as St. Paul (Rembrandt), 2:267c

Anatomy

Anatomy Lesson, The, See REMBRANDT

study of during Renaissance, 2:181

See also Human body ANGELICO, FRA, 2:201

Annunciation, 2:198c, 2:199c

Triptych of St. Peter Martyr, 2:198c

Angels, apocalyptic, 1:70c

Angoulême cathedral, France, 1:22c

Annunciation. See ANGELICO, FRA; MARTINI, SIMONE

Annunciation to Zacharias. See QUERCIA, JACOPO DELLA ANTELAMI, BENEDETTO, 1:65c

ANTIONIO DEL POLLAIUOLO, Hercules and Antaeus, 2:181c1

ANTONELLO DA MESSINA

Portrait of a Man, 2:194c

St. Jerome in his Study, 2:194c ANTONIO DA SANGALLO THE YOUNGER, Palazzo Farnese, 2:152c, 2:170

Apertures, Gothic architecture, 1:97

Apocalyptic angels, 1:70c Apocalyptic motifs, 1:39c

Apollo and Daphne. See BERNINI, GIAN LORENZO

Applied arts, 2:148

Gothic, 1:124-37 Apses

Baroque architecture, 2:224c

definition of, 2:283g

Gothic architecture, 1:86c

Romanesque architecture, 1:29

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Renaissance art
• Baroque art
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• Index