Week 7: Lesson on Early Renaissance Art is Posted

Crying angels in Giotto's Lamentation scene, Arena Chapel, Padua
Details of crying angels in Giotto’s scene of the Lamentation in the Arena Chapel (also known as the Scrovegni Chapel), Padua, Italy.

This week’s lesson takes us from Northern Europe to Italy and China during the Early Renaissance. Please log into Blackboard to download the PDF file of this week’s slides. The readings for the week are located under “Renaissance Art.” Please make sure you only read the material listed under the “Early Renaissance” headers, the High Renaissance and Later Renaissance readings are for next week’s lesson. The detail at right features the mourning angels in the fresco of the Lamentation scene of Giotto’s Arena Chapel (aka Scrovegni Chapel), which as reopened to the public, and can be visited virtually. Here is a link to the chapel’s website.

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