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The Renaissance: bridge from old to new

The Renaissance: bridge from old to new. The Renaissance: bridge from old to new. Middle (Dark) Ages Middle Age begins with the fall of Rome (476 AD) and continues until start of the Renaissance (approx. 1450 AD)

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The Renaissance: bridge from old to new

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  1. The Renaissance:bridge from old to new

  2. The Renaissance:bridge from old to new • Middle (Dark) Ages • Middle Age begins with the fall of Rome (476 AD) and continues until start of the Renaissance (approx. 1450 AD) • Called the Dark Ages because of the lack of new thought and invention. Many parts of the world (China, India, Northern Africa, Middle East) were blossoming • Society splinters due to several issues: • Literacy • Money • Feudal hierarchy • Land ownership • Religion Would people in alive during the Dark Ages be aware of the atmosphere of the time?

  3. The Renaissance:bridge from old to new • Provided the start to what we now consider the modern world • Provoked new interest in old stuff (Greeks and Romans) • Changed thoughts about art • Began in Italy and then spread north to Germany and England Why would art during the Renaissance have much more importance that it does to us today?

  4. The Italian v. The Northern Renaissance • Italian • Focus on human achievement • Saw perfection in the human form • Northern • Interest in early Christianity • Sought realism in art Interest in the Greeks and Romans Use of Perspective Humanism as driving force

  5. Renaissance Art The human form is real and beautiful • Monumental size (images were typically • 12-15 ft. tall) • Distortion of the hands, feet, and head What are the differences between Renaissance and Medieval sculpture?

  6. Renaissance Art Perspective and Grounding Unlike Medieval sculpture where figures were two-dimensional and almost floated in air, Renaissance sculpture was three-dimensional and had weight.

  7. Renaissance Art Mathematical Design

  8. Renaissance Art Humanism How does each of these paintings depict humanism? What do you think is meant by the term “humanism”?

  9. Renaissance Art-Questions for Reflection- • How do the elements of Renaissance art discussed in this PowerPoint reflect the overall shift in thinking from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance? • Describe how each of the first three elements is clearly present in the final element, humanism. • How can humanism celebrate both the individual and the divine? Knowing what you do of St. Ignatius, would you consider him a humanist? Explain.

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