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Describe the differences between the two paintings. Which one do you like better? Why?. The Renaissance in Italy. Renaissance = “Rebirth”. The Renaissance 1300-1500. The period after the end of the Black Death A time of great art and great thinkers Started in Italy
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Describe the differences between the two paintings. Which one do you like better? Why?
The Renaissance in Italy Renaissance = “Rebirth”
The Renaissance 1300-1500 • The period after the end of the Black Death • A time of great art and great thinkers • Started in Italy • Increased trade brought wealth • Italian merchants funded artists
Renaissance Art Used religious figures, but against classical backgrounds Artists returned to the realism of classical times using perspective
Humanism • Humanism – intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on the study of the Humanities (Art, literature, and philosophy) • Education was important. • Emphasis on individual achievement. • Glorification of the human form • Emphasis on classical Greek and Roman ideas.
Leonardo da Vinci Artist, Scientist, Engineer and all around Renaissance Man. Most famous works: The Mona Lisa & The Last Supper BTW – He also robbed graves.
The Brilliance of Leonardo • Developed interest in science and technology. • Tried to invent rockets, bridges, flying machines, parachutes, fire trucks with extendable ladders, and the telescope
Michelangelo • Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni[ • Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer. • Most famous work: Sistine chapel Artwork
Michelangelo La Pieta in the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Raphael Self-portrait by Raphael, missing since World War II Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino AKA Raphael Italian painter and architect of the late Renaissance. Focused on classical and religious subject Most famous work: The School of Athens
Donatello • Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi AKA Donatello • Renaissance Italian sculptor from Florence. • Known for his precise work with copper and bronze.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were all named after the famous artists of the Renaissance. Master Splinter and Super Shredder were not.