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Week 13 Middle Ages. Compiled by Amy. Vanishing Point. Parallel points that meet at an intersection on a picture plane. The vanishing point is the area the picture should be viewed from! This is important in Medieval or “high renaissance art”. Botticelli’s Tondo.
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Week 13 Middle Ages Compiled by Amy
Vanishing Point • Parallel points that meet at an intersection on a picture plane. • The vanishing point is the area the picture should be viewed from! • This is important in Medieval or “high renaissance art”
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi orSandroBotticelli 1445 http://www.sandrobotticelli.net/
Adoration of the Magi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ffs_MeY5M
Primevera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZn852brII
Birth of Venus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdp22elrY7s
Johannes Gutenberg • Son of a German merchant born in Mainz • He trained to be a goldsmith • Father worked for the church mint. • Investigated forgery cases. • His name House of Gansfleish or Gutenberg was where his family name came from. • His family was forced to move because of a revolt. Lived in Strassbourg. • He also was a gem polisher. • He broke a marriage promise.
Gutenberg Printing Press 1455 Printing Press Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XLWleZgU3s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZN_X6gPjEc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1vl2j24Mtk
Gutenberg Museum in Mainz • http://www.gutenberg-museum.de/index.php?id=29&L=1 • Family ticket (parents with own children (up to 15 years): € 10.00 • 7 and under is free. • Group rates for over 10 people. • Friday morning 10am meet up in front.