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Did you understand everything we covered in class last week? Let me know - Ms Rogers and I are happy to help if you're finding something in our classes puzzling.
Thank you to everyone for remembering my birthday and a special mention to Charlotte and Rebekah for sharing their chocolate with me :-)
Andrea, hope you had a good time at the Lakes, but still got your homework done !
I'm afraid it's another disrupted week with athletic finals ( go George!), a special assembly on Tuesday and Teacher Only day on Friday. Keep calm and we'll still be on top.
One final piece of "Housekeeping", we are still no further with handouts becoming available on the Student Server, so see your teacher if you've missed a handout, or the dog ate it :-(
OK, here's what we're covering in the 3 lessons this week ( roll on the drums please........)
Recap on the factors that contributed to the birth of The Renaissance
Giotto ( 1267 - 1337) and why he rocks - looking at his contribution to European painting
Who was Ptolemy? How do I pronounce his name & why does his map look so funny?
The background to Linear Perspective, (can we remember everything we learnt in Yr10 Graphics?), and it's impact on the Renaissance. It changed the way we viewed our world - maths is sexy - Big Ups Mrs Weissing !
Masaccio and The Holy Trinity at Santa Maria Novella and how his friendship with Brunelleschi is pivotal to the development of perspective.
The problems the Medici's were up against when they decided they should turn the city of Florence into anything as stunning as the original Rome of the Roman Empire. All that Classical learning and architectural knowledge was lost - how could they get it back? Toscanelli meets Brunelleschi and the rest is history. Painting The Baptistry - how it was done. The science of perspective demonstrated in painting.
The problems the Medici's were up against when they decided they should turn the city of Florence into anything as stunning as the original Rome of the Roman Empire. All that Classical learning and architectural knowledge was lost - how could they get it back? Toscanelli meets Brunelleschi and the rest is history. Painting The Baptistry - how it was done. The science of perspective demonstrated in painting.
If we have time: Introduction to the Brancacci Chapel. The most exciting visual experience in Italy, until blooming Michelangelo goes and paints the Sistine Ceiling.
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loving the youtube clips, lol
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