Brunelleschi was known for his many inventions allowing him to build the dome of the Florence Cathedral during the Early Renaissance in Florence, name one of these inventions and describe it.

please answer the questions under each question

Instructions: After watching the videos and articles linked below answer the following questions for Early Italian Renaissance I and II in a single document (.docx, .pdf etc) and upload using the assignment link.
Early Italian Renaissance I
1) Brunelleschi was known for his many inventions allowing him to build the dome of the Florence Cathedral during the Early Renaissance in Florence, name one of these inventions and describe it.
2) Ghiberti and Brunelleschi were in close competition for the commission of the Bronze Doors for the Florence Baptistery. Who won the commission and why do you think he was declared the winner?
3) Describe single-point perspective using notes from the video. Make sure your description includes the following terms: vanishing point, orthogonal, and horizon line.
Answer one of the following two questions:
1) Describe how Ghiberti used single-point perspective, continuous narrative, and atmospheric perspective in his completed panel Isaac and His Sons (Jacob and Esau) for the Baptistry Doors.
2) Masaccio painted The Tribute Money for a small chapel in Florence. Describe how Masaccio used single-point perspective, continuous narrative, and atmospheric perspective in executing this fresco.
Florence in the Early Renaissance https://smarthistory.org/florence-in-the-early-renaissance/
Brunelleschi and the Dome of the Florence Cathedral https://smarthistory.org/brunelleschi-dome-of-the-cathedral-of-florence/
Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Competition Panels https://smarthistory.org/filippo-brunelleschi-and-lorenzo-ghiberti-sacrifice-of-isaac/
Linear Perspective and Brunelleschi
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/v/linear-perspective-brunelleschi-s-experiement
Ghiberti and the East Doors of the Baptistry https://smarthistory.org/lorenzo-ghiberti-gates-of-paradise-east-doors-of-the-florence-baptistery/
Masaccio and the Tribute Money https://smarthistory.org/masaccio-the-tribute-money-in-the-brancacci-chapel/
Early Italian Renaissance II
Follow the links below and respond to the following questions:
1) Donatello’s David: a) This sculpture is the first sculpture of what type since classical antiquity? b) Describe the term contrapposto; c) Who likely commissioned this sculpture and where was it displayed? d) Explain why David was an important symbol for Florentines and how it was also an important symbol for the Medici family specifically?
2) Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus – Botticelli paints the first female nude since antiquity (except for Eve). Why is Botticelli’s subject, other than gender, so different from Donatello’s David? What sculpture(s) from history did Botticelli model his Venus after? Identify the other characters in the painting. How does the artist use real gold to highlight various elements in the painting (be specific)?
3) Fra Filippo Lippi painted an exquisitely beautiful Madonna and Child. Who did he use as his models? How does this represent a break from the traditional depictions of the Madonna and Child that we saw by Cimabue and Giotto (be specific: think about color, composition, arrangement of figures, symmetry, etc. the assigned video can also help you with this).
Donatello’s David: https://smarthistory.org/donatello-david/
Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus: https://smarthistory.org/sandro-botticelli-the-birth-of-venus/
Fra Filippo Lippi https://smarthistory.org/lippi-madonna-and-child-with-two-angels/

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