Nani di Banco, Four Crowned Martyrs
- 1410-13, marble, 6 feet high
- Commissioned by the stone carvers and woodworkers guild
- They were 3rd century Christian sculptors executed for refusing to make an image of a Roman god
- Architecture resembles a Gothic chapel, but the figures had appearance of Roman sculpture
- Stand in a semi-circle with forward feet and drapery protruding past the floor
- Appears to be four individual talking to each other
- In the reliefs below there are four sculptors at work
- Figures and objects have been undercut to cast shadows
Donatello, Feast of Herod
- Panel of baptismal font, from Siena Cathedral
- Gilt bronze, 1420's
- Figures undercut for shadows and to emphasize mass
- Lines of brickwork and other architectural details have been incised
- Central axis left empty so the eye is led to the left where John the Baptists'' severed head is being presented
Andrea del Castagno, Last Supper
- Fresco in reflectory, Convent of San't Apollonia, France, 1447
- 32 feet long and 15 feet high
- Gives the illusion of a raised alcove where they are eating
- Trompe l'oeil effect is aided by a focal point on the head of the sleeping John, lines of architecture converge there
Gentile Bellini. Procession of the Relic of the True Cross Before the Church of Saint Mark
- Oil on canvas-1496-Venice
- Depicts the procession of relic being carried through Saint Mark's Piazza
- Celebrated the daily life of the city in large, lively narratives
Giovanni Bellini. Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Francis, John the Baptist, Job, Dominic, Sebastian, and Louis of Toulouse
- Oil on wood panel-1478-Church of San Giobbe, Venice
- Dramatic perspective view up into a vaulted apse
- Vanishing point under the angel's feet
- Saint Sebastian is pierced by arrows
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