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To this point in time you should have completely read the following: Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europe Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt Chapter 4: Aegean Art Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece Chapter 6: Etruscan & Roman Art Chapter 7: Jewish, Early Christian, & Byzantine Art Chapter 8: Islamic Art Chapter 14: Early Medieval Art of Europe Chapter 15: Romanesque Art Chapter 16: Gothic Art of the 12th and 13th Centuries Chapter 17: 14th Century Art in Europe Chapter 18: 15th Century Art in NOrthern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula Chapter 19: Renaissance Art in the 15th Century Chapter 27: Art of Pacific Cultures You should be reading Chapter 20 now (16th Century Art in Italy) and should start Chapter 21 over the weekend (16th Century Art in Northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula). Next week you should plan to read Chapter 22: Baroque Art. I know its a lot, but you NEED to make sure you read. I am looking at the calendar and will be giving you an at home comprehensive online test by the end of next week on ALL of the material above. Since it will be at home, expect it to be lengthy. It will be due by Sunday, March 6th at Midnight. When we talk about idealized figures, you must remember that the term idealized refers to not only perfection in terms of aesthetic quality, but also in age, maturity, time and space. Donatello's David is NOT considered ideal, Michelangelo's David on the other hand IS idealized. Donatello approached his sculpture with a softness, a femininity and grace. Some scholars have said that his version could be mistaken for a female form if not for the male genitalia present in the work.
When we compare this to Michelangelo's statue, you can understand better why Donatello's work is not idealized. He is portrayed as a young boy, while Michelangelo has depicted the idealized perfected form of David, at a young age, but still a man. Donatello's pre-pubescent statue is not yet grown into himself, and Michelangelo's David is at his height of glory, age, wisdom, and physical status. Bernini has taken his David to an entirely new level --he has depicted David in the midst of throwing the rock at Goliath. You could almost compare the progression of this character's portrayal in a similar way to the progression of the art of the ancient Greeks (early classical, high classical, hellenistic). Bernini's David is exaggerated in mid-movement, with dramatic expression. So to settle the argument of what it means to be idealized, Michelangelo's statue wins the title. Donatello has begun the journey, and Michelangelo takes on the height of it, while Bernini develops the pose, movement and rendering of the actual story itself as opposed to a representation OF the story. "Generally speaking, Byzantine art differs from the art of the Romans in that it is interested in depicting that which we cannot see—the intangible world of Heaven and the spiritual. Thus, the Greco-Roman interest in depth and naturalism is replaced by an interest in flatness and mystery."
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