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High and Late Renaissance in Italy

High and Late Italian Renaissance. High and Late Renaissance in Italy. Chapter 22. High Renaissance. 1500-1520: Florence, Rome, Venice Art was “ reborn ” -technique/subject/medium Humanism influence stronger than ever. Shift from supernatural to natural Less focus on spiritual message

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High and Late Renaissance in Italy

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  1. High and Late Italian Renaissance High and Late Renaissance in Italy Chapter 22

  2. High Renaissance • 1500-1520: Florence, Rome, Venice • Art was “reborn”-technique/subject/medium • Humanism influence stronger than ever

  3. Shift from supernatural to natural • Less focus on spiritual message • Accurate representation of pictorial space • Rediscovery of classical techniques • Mastered those techniques then surpassed them.

  4. Expansion of Scientific Knowledge • Directly impacted the success of High Renaissance artists and all who came after • Understanding of anatomy-dissections, medical illustrations

  5. Five Major Breakthroughs • Medium standard of oil on canvas • Weight and depth given to painted forms through use of chiaroscuro (Italian for light/dark) • Pyramidal composition in paintings.

  6. 4. Sfumato • Oil painting technique • Means “toned down”or “vanished in smoke” • Multiple glazes to create misty, dreamlike effect 5. Mastery of linear perspective

  7. How do I recognize High Renaissance art? • Balance • Symmetry • Ideal proportion • Blending of Greek nudity with Biblical and mythological themes • Mastery of perspective • Often grand scale (in concept and/or execution) • The artists had vision, style, and personality and weren’t afraid to let it show in their work

  8. Mannerist painter and architect • Lives of the Most Eminent Architects, Painters, and Sculptors (1550) Has provided most of what we know about Early, High, and Late Renaissance artists Who was Giorgio Vasari?

  9. Most significant patrons • Pope Julius II-Rome • His commitment to the arts and artistic excellence made the HR artists as successful as they were • His ambition turned Rome into the center of the Renaissance • Pope Leo X-Rome • Successor to Pope Julius II • Lorenzo de Medici’s second son • Continued support of arts

  10. Most Important Artists • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Raphael • Bramante • Titian

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