Scrovengi Chapel Virtual Tour

1. Giotto:

Arena Chapel: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/giotto-arena-chapel-part-1.html

Scrovengi Chapel – Virtual Tour http://www.mystudios.com/gallery/giotto/arena.html http://www.artble.com/artists/giotto_di_bondone

Good background biographical information and a wide selection of images to download

You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3CvvA-Twh0

Good narration and images http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvy4w9YVpU

Great images of the Arena Chapel – no dialogue.

2. Simone Martini:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history/art-history-1300-1400-proto- renaissance/siena/v/martini--annunciation--1333

In-depth study/discussion of one of Martini’s best-known works

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sien/hd_sien.htm#slideshow7

Thematic essay on Sienese painting with substantial section on Martini with good slideshow.

http://www.answers.com/topic/simone-martini

Some good information on references and useful links

You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBtf_C-6v0s

Commentary about a painting ‘St Luke’ by Martini in the Getty Museum

3. Lorenzetti brothers:

http://www.wga.hu/tours/siena/lorenzet.html

Good biographical information and many links to art works and various influences http://www.answers.com/topic/pietro-lorenzetti

A good article on Pietro with a series of questions and answers about his work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrogio_Lorenzetti

Biographical info and commentary about Ambrogio’s work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk3wNadYA7k

Great YouTube clip about the Allegory of Good Government from Smart History

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld9Byh-8_HY

YouTube visuals and music – no dialogue, about Ambrogio’s work.

4. Fabriano:

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gentile/

A good selection of works with details – size, media and location

http://www.cavallinitoveronese.co.uk/general/view_artist/19

Detailed biographical notes and information about specific art works

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/old-masters/gentile-da-fabriano.htm

Article identifying important influences with links to references.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDWDJfP5x0

Good selection of key art works including details – no dialogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K7T25ZpS_I

Informative commentary on the Coronation of the Virgin with a good selection of images. 5. Ghiberti:

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/ghiberti/index.html

Good selection of art works with a brief commentary about each

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/florence/ghibertiparadise/ghibertiparadise.html

Notes and good sized images on the Baptistry Doors

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/brunelleschi-ghiberti-isaac.html

Article and video about the competition for the Baptistry doors between Brunelleschi and Ghiberti focussing on the Sacrifice of Isaac.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GidZKfDkzK8

YouTube clip on the Gates of Paradise, Florence Cathedral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6AbLI4QBAU

Short clip showing structure and size of the doors and their restoration.

6. Donatello:

http://www.artble.com/artists/donatello

Great biographical information and also good notes on style. Excellent selection of art works including references to size and materials

http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/show/index.html

Some good biographical information as well as sections on the Medicis and the birth of the Renaissance

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Donatello.html

Article and video clip on Donatello’s David.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3BD3UyzWQ

Donatello – first modern sculptor. Good commentary about major works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsxLEUu54hY Conparison between Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids.

7. Masaccio:

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/m/masaccio/biograph.html

Short article with biographical details but with some good links to other artists and art works.

http://www.artble.com/artists/tommaso_cassai_masaccio

Extensive article focussing on style and technique and includes images and details of most of his art works.

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Masaccio.html

Article and video on Tribute Money in the Brancacci Chapel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1npSBkOR9jM

Interesting and informative YouTube clip about the use of linear perspective in the work of Masaccio and Mantegna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl4Dcj9o570

Discussion and video about Masaccio’s Trinity

8. Fra Angelico:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang/hd_fang.htm#slideshow4

Thematic essay about Angelico’s work and slide show of some key works

http://www.geni.com/people/Fra-Angelico/6000000011193393371

Extensive article about his life and his altarpieces and frescoes.

http://www.nndb.com/people/692/000084440/

Background and contextual information about Fra Angelico.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B-V_pG3HPQ Article and video from Smathistory on Angelico’s The Annunciation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWX-Igis0FA

Great visuals on major works in a video – no commentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npUoTPgpkFE

Video on frescoes and altarpieces with some written commentary

9. Paolo Uccello:

http://www.paolouccello.org/

Homepage for this artist. Extensive collection of all his art works as well as biographical and stylistic notes.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Paolo_Uccello.html

Article from Princeton University about Uccello with lots of related contextual links

http://www.mega.it/eng/egui/pers/pucc.htm

Informative biography about Uccello’s life and his art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Vasl3L5p8

YouTube discussion about Uccello’s Battle of San Romano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGcB3kGiEMY

‘One Minute Art’ – identifies some key points from the iconography and style of the Battle of San Romano.

10. Piero della Francesca:

http://www.wga.hu/index1.html

Excellent selection of art works – polyptychs, portraits, narratives, influences with information about each one included. http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/piero-della-francesca

Good selection of art works organised according to media – fresco, oil, tempera.

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/piero.html

Article about his use of perspective and has links to other articles about Piero and his work

http://projects.ias.edu/pierotruecross/

Website focussing on the narrative series Legend of the True Cross

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/piero-della-francescas-the-baptism-of-christ.html

Video and discussion about Piero’s Baptism of Christ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSub5-MMDrk

Interesting discussion about Piero’s Flagellation – meaning, composition and use of geometry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIkryXkz8a4

Video and discussion about the Duke and Duchess of Montefeltro diptych.

11. Ghirlandaio:

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/ghirland/domenico/

Very good selection of art works with notes/details on each – narratives, panels, frescoes,

Altarpieces, drawings.

http://www.domenico-ghirlandaio.org/

Website for this artist – notes and complete art

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/domenico- ghirlandaio/paintings/slideshow#/5

Slides show of key art works by Ghirlandaio.

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/ghirlandaio.html

Short article including biographical details and links to other articles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EteiWnOrSKQ

Interesting discussion about how the portrait of a young Renaissance woman was transformed into a saint.

Architecture:

1. Duomo, Florence:

http://www.aviewoncities.com/florence/duomo.htm

Concise, informative introduction to the construction of the Dome and its history as well as some links to other important architectural structures in Florence.

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/brunelleschis-dome.html

Brief written description and informative video about Brunelleschi and his design for the Dome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Mlq0a5H9g

Good description and factual information about the Dome as well as a video showing details of the outside structure.

2. Santa Croce and Pazzi Chapel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvzT59QwsxM

Good, concise introduction and clear visuals of the Pazzi Chapel.

http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/Pazzi_chapel.html

Informative written description of the chapel and detailed visuals of the specific structures. http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/brunelleschis-pazzi-chapel.html

Short but informative video about the chapel’s interior style.

 Renaissance in its entirety as an art period: http://italianrenaissanceresources.com/ Great teaching resources and information for teaching the Renaissance art period.