Late Gothic Italy

Late Gothic Italy
Reconstructed by: Darryl, Chris,
Colby, and Jamie
Lorenzo Maitani. Façade of
Orvieto Cathedral, begun 1310
acknowledgment of the French
Gothic style/ effect of an altar
screen/ reliefs and mosaics
Lorenzo Maitani. Center portal
(left) and detail of the depiction
of Hell on the fourth buttress
(below) of Orvieto Cathedral,
1310-30
Siena Cathedral (lower half by
Giovanni Pisano), 1284-1299
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Rucellai Madonna,
1285, tempera on wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Maesta Altarpiece (Siena),
1308-1311, tempera on wood
Duccio/ Siena/ polyptych/ Maesta/ variety of emotions and
gestures to create a religious drama
Back of the Maesta Altarpiece
Duccio di Buoninsegna. Betrayal of Christ,
from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311,
tempera on wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna.
Raising of Lazarus, from
the Maesta Altarpiece,
1309-1311, tempera on
wood
Duccio di Buoninsegna.
Noli Me Tangere, from
the Maesta Altarpiece,
1309-1311, tempera on
wood
Noli Me Tangere
Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 12881309
fortified stronghold as a
monument of civic pride.
crenellated rooflines.
The Palazzo Pubblico is noted
for the civic minded paintings
found in the Sala della Pace by
Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Left: Towers of San Gimignano
Right: Two details of the Good Government
fresco
Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Good Government, Sala della
Pace, Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 1338-9
depiction of “good government”/ panoramic view of an Italian
city-state
In The Effects of Bad Government, this painting reflects
turbulent politics of many Italian cities and the series of paintings
here represent the “ordering and reformation of the city and
countryside of Sienna.”
The Good Countryside
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects
of Good Government, 1338-1339
Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Bad
Government, 1338-9, fresco
Pietro Lorenzetti. The
Birth of the Virgin, 1342,
tempera on wood
Simone Martini. The Annunciation, 1333, tempera and gold leaf on
panel
The Annunciation Altarpiece
Madonna with Angels and Saints
Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Italy),1299-1320/30
Arnolfo di Cambio and others.
Florence Cathedral, begun 1296
Campanile de la Catedral de Florencia
Santa Maria del Fiore
Interior of Florence Cathedral
Orsanmichele Madonna and Child with Angels
1346-47
Tempera and gold on panel
Orsanmichele, Florence