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Renaissance Art

Renaissance Art. Ms. Pugh. Some slides have been adapted from other teacher’s PPTs. Special thanks to www.historyteacher . net for some of these slides. . What was the Renaissance?. Period following the middle ages (1450-1550) “Rebirth” of classical Greece and Rome Began in Italy

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Renaissance Art

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  1. Renaissance Art Ms. Pugh Some slides have been adapted from other teacher’s PPTs. Special thanks to www.historyteacher. net for some of these slides.

  2. What was the Renaissance? • Period following the middle ages (1450-1550) • “Rebirth” of classical Greece and Rome • Began in Italy • Moved to northern Europe • Rejection of the Middle Age’s emphasis on religion

  3. Renaissance Art • Art in the Renaissance was reborn due to the influence of several factors.. • Return to the Greeks & Romans • Scientific Revolution leads to greater understanding of anatomy and perspective = more realistic paintings. • New idea of self and human achievement as new continents were discovered and conquered. • Protestant Reformation allowed for individual artists to question traditional teaching.

  4. Characteristics of Renaissance Culture and Art • Humanism – glorification of human achievements • Individualism – role of individual in society without need to associate with religious or family group

  5. Lorenzo the Magnificent Cosimo de Medici 1517 - 1574 1478 - 1521

  6. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

  7. The Early Renaissance • Began in Florence, Italy. • The first major artists of this period were Masaccio, Donatello, and Botticelli. • Rejected art of the Middle Ages

  8. Glorified Art of the Classical Age

  9. Painting During the Middle Ages

  10. Brunelleschi’s Dome

  11. Dome Comparisons Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

  12. Masaccio • 1401-1428 • First since Giotto to paint the human figure as a real human being. • He made figures stand upon their feet. • Brought shadows into paintings.

  13. First use of linear perspective! The Trinity Masaccio 1427 What you are, I once was; what I am, you will become.

  14. Donatello • 1386 - 1466 • First free standing sculpture since the Classical Era (Greek & Roman) • Normally figure has all his weight on one leg (S form).

  15. Botticelli • 1444 - 1510 • Brings back Classical mythology as acceptable themes in painting.

  16. The High Renaissance • Centered in Rome and Venice • Focused on composition, ideal proportions, and perspective • The most famous were: • Leonardo Da Vinci • Michelangelo • Raphael • Titian

  17. Leonardo Da Vinci • 1452 - 1519 • Renaissance Man • Less than 20 of his paintings survive • His most famous are the Mona Lisa and Last Supper

  18. Mona Lisa • Used chiarascuro to model figures – use of light and dark • Three dimensional features • No obvious starting and stopping points • Perfect blending • The smile

  19. The Last Supper • First to try to show in art the character of each apostle. • Used geometric perspective • Used oil/tempera for fresco – not a good idea • During WWII wet sandbags sat in front of it leading to massive mildew • Is being restored

  20. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498 vertical horizontal Perspective!

  21. Michelangelo • 1475 – 1564 • Commissioned by the Medici Family of Florence • Considered himself first a sculpture • Excelled in painting and architecture

  22. Michelangelo’s David

  23. 15c Whatadifferenceacenturymakes! 16c

  24. Michelangelo’s Pieta

  25. Sistine Chapel

  26. Creation of Man

  27. Moses – for Pope Julius’ tomb

  28. Michelangelo the Architect • The Dome of St. Peter’s is based upon the Dome in Michelangelo’s hometown of Florence, Italy.

  29. Raphael • 1483- 1520 • The School of Athens • Themes of Greek, Rome, and Renaissance • Used pyramidal composition and chiaroscuro

  30. Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo

  31. The School of Athens – Raphael, details Plato:looks to theheavens [or the IDEALrealm]. Aristotle:looks to thisearth [thehere andnow].

  32. Averroes Hypatia Pythagoras

  33. Zoroaster Ptolemy Euclid

  34. Madonna of the Meadow

  35. Titian • 1490 – 1576 • Venetian • Used strong colors with oil on canvas

  36. Venus of Urbino – Titian, 1558

  37. The Northern Renaissance • Centered in the Netherlands • Were not inspired by the Classics • Looked to nature for inspiration • Very detailed, realistic paintings • Produced numerous portraits

  38. Jan Van Eyck • 1390 – 1441 • The Arnolfini Wedding

  39. Massys’ The Moneylender & His Wife, 1514

  40. Bosch • 1450 – 1516 • Focused on the punishment of sinners • Fantasy images (hybrid monsters, half-humans, half-animals) • Weird landscaptes • Corrupt mankind should suffer

  41. Pieter Bruegel the Elder • 1525-1569 • Peasant life • The Peasant Wedding

  42. The German Renaissance • German artists began to lead the Northern Renaissance

  43. Hans Holbein the Younger • 1497 – 1543 • Numerous portraits

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