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November 9, 2009. Renaissance Art, 1350-1550 . Just Do It! Which of these images is from the renaissance? . Lippi, Madonna and child. Around 1350 A.D., art and architecture still dominated by Medieval styles and church the Gothic Style
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November 9, 2009 Renaissance Art, 1350-1550
Around 1350 A.D., art and architecture still dominated by Medieval styles and church • the Gothic Style • lack of perspective: vanishing point: problem solving the two dimensional aspect pre-renaisance stuff
Two Questions: Why Italy? Why after 1350? Hint: Art imitates life. The Renaissance “rebirth”
The right conditions…of course • Geography: Italy was ideally situated on the Mediterranean—on trade routes and Roman ruins • Politics: competition between leaders of many proximate city-states; by 1350, 1 in 7 Italians lived in cities as compared to 1 in 10 throughout western Europe Why italy?
Socioeconomic: the Bubonic plague continually returned, resulting in greater work opportunities and greater concentrations of wealth—conspicuous consumption and noblesse oblige—10% of the families controlled 90% of the wealth Religion: the church more tolerant than previous Why after 1350?
Remember that Artists captured the social mood Few artists limited themselves to one area of artistic expression Surviving Roman and Hellenic statues influenced revival of classical art, as well as surviving classical texts Use of linear perspective along with shading of light and shadow created the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface—themes of Nature, Classicism, and Humanism Renaissance Styles
Artist Last Supper Virgin of the Rocks Mona Lisa Inventor Designed a tank and an airplane Scientist An accomplished botanist Vitruvian Man Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, a true Renaissance man
-The Mond Crucifixion -The Sistine Madonna -The Betrothal of the Virgin -The School of Athens -Disputa -The Transfiguration Raphael, 1483-1520
-Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -La Pieta -David Michelangelo, 1475-1564
-Written in 1550 A.D. -Still referenced by historians -Considered both a primary and secondary source Giorgio Vasari, The Lives of the painters, sculptors, and architects
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy after 1350? • What were the artistic ideas of the Renaissance? • …Thanks!!! Guiding Questions…