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    Fresco painting involved applying pigments to wet plaster so the colors would bond chemically to the wall and last a long time; one-point linear perspective was a technique used to create the illusion of depth and distance through converging lines, diminishing scale, overlapping forms, placement in foreground/middle ground/background, and use of color, details, and light/shadow. Examples of Renaissance architecture in Florence include the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Vecchio, and buildings and gardens along the Arno River.

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    Fresco painting involved applying pigments to wet plaster so the colors would bond chemically to the wall and last a long time; one-point linear perspective was a technique used to create the illusion of depth and distance through converging lines, diminishing scale, overlapping forms, placement in foreground/middle ground/background, and use of color, details, and light/shadow. Examples of Renaissance architecture in Florence include the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Vecchio, and buildings and gardens along the Arno River.

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    Renaissance Architecture

    Art project: Fresco Landscape Painting using Linear Perspective

    Cathedral di Santa Maria de Fiore ( Duomo di Firenze) Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi -
    Dome 1436
    Fresco: art of painting on moist painting on moist plaster with water-based pigments.
    Plaster: a paste mixture of sand, lime and water that hardens when applied to a surface. Paint applied to wet plaster creates a chemical bond
    and begins a process of carbonization (produces calcium carbonite crystals). This process continues for a long time, colors become richer
    rather than fading. Pigments become fixed as integral part of the wall and will last as long as the wall. Plaster remains damp for a day. Large
    detailed work is done in sections within a day.

    Artist and apprentices work:


    Build scaffolding for high places. Wall preparation cleaning & plastering. Pigment grinding and mixing colors.
    Enlarge drawings with grids. Prick holes along contour lines. Pounce charcoal to transfer. Painting a section to be done in
    one day.
    Illusion of Distance and Space – Perspective drawings: One point linear perspective.

    “View of an Ideal City” painting by Piero della Francesca c. 1470 Superimposed perspective lines illustrating the use of 1-point linear perspective.

    Techniques to create Depth:


    1. Converging lines to vanishing point: from wide to narrow.
    2. Scale: equal sized objects diminish from large to small.
    3. Overlapping of forms: from whole to partial.
    4. Placement: Foreground (closest/bottom), Middle ground (center), Background (top/furthest). Placement of the horizon
    line varies amount of space shown. In perspectives the horizon line is at the viewer’s eye level.
    5. Color: from bright and vibrant to faint / blurry. Atmospheric perspective.
    6. Details: from close include lots of detail /textures/strong bold outlines to far with little detail / soft lines / fuzzy.
    7. Shading, Light & Shadow: Highlights to cast shadows. Grey scale: white to black - (10) from light to dark– (Value).
    Elements of Renaissance Architecture

    Palazzo Vecchio , Florence Basilica de San Andrea, Mantua – Alberti 1472-94 Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence – Michelozzi di Bartolomeo 1444-60

    Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore Historic buildings and gardens along Arno River, Ponte Vecchio, Arno River, Florence
    Florence.

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