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Characteristics of Renaissance Art. Art and Patronage. Italians had a lot of money to spend on art and architecture. Largely from expanding role in global trade Art was organized and supported by the Catholic Church. Guilds Wealthy individuals
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Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Art and Patronage • Italians had a lot of money to spend on art and architecture. • Largely from expanding role in global trade • Art was organized and supported by the Catholic Church. • Guilds • Wealthy individuals • Showed moral, religious, political and economic values • The consumption of art was used as a form of competition for social & political status!
It’s All About….. Realism & Expression Expulsion from the Garden -Masaccio, 1427 • First nudes sinceclassical times • Male and female forms
The Sistine Chapel’s CeilingMichelangelo Buonarroti1508 - 1512
The Sistine Chapel Details Creation of Man
It’s All About…..Perspective First use of linear perspective! The Trinity -Masaccio, 1427
It’s All About….. Individualism Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke & Dutchess of Urbino -Pierodella Francesca, 1465
Birth of Venus – Botticelli, 1485 An attempt to depict perfect beauty.
It’s All About….. The Dome Cuppolo of St. Mariadel Fiore - Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377 - 1436
It’s All About..... Sculpture David – Donatello, 1430
It’s All About…..The Renaissance Man • Leonardo Da Vinci • Artist • Sculptor • Architect • Scientist • Engineer • Inventor 1452 - 1519
Pope Leo X with Cardinal GiuliodeMedici and Luigi De Rossi by Raphael, 1519 • How did the Church pay for all this? • One Pope went through the Vatican treasury in a year! • The selling of Indulgences • Get out of Jail Free Cards • The extravagance offended scholars and even some priests - such as Martin Luther.