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RENAISSANCE ART & ARCHITECTURE

RENAISSANCE ART & ARCHITECTURE. AP Euro - Semester 1 . Characteristics of Renaissance Art. Rejection of medieval themes/styles; more secular Heavy influence of classical Greece & Rome Emphasis on: Perspective (pioneered by Giotto and Masaccio) Emotion Natural color Basic human nature.

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RENAISSANCE ART & ARCHITECTURE

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  1. RENAISSANCE ART & ARCHITECTURE AP Euro - Semester 1

  2. Characteristics of Renaissance Art • Rejection of medieval themes/styles; more secular • Heavy influence of classical Greece & Rome • Emphasis on: • Perspective (pioneered by Giotto and Masaccio) • Emotion • Natural color • Basic human nature

  3. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve Masaccio Q: What type of painting is this? A: Fresco; a painting done on wet plaster

  4. David Donatello Q: What sculptural technique is used in this work? • A: Contraposta

  5. The Annunciation Fra Filippo Lippi

  6. Birth of Venus Botticelli

  7. Salt Cellar Benvenuto Cellini

  8. Primavera Botticelli

  9. Mona Lisa DaVinci Q: What other name is this painting known by? A: La Gionconda

  10. Judith and Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi

  11. Vetruvian Man DaVinci Q: Where was this found? A: His Notebook

  12. David Michelangelo Q: In which museum is this statue? A: L’Academia in Florence, Italy

  13. Q: What was so disastrous about this fresco? A: A fatal mixture of oil and water caused the painting to deteriorate The Last Supper Leonardo DaVinci

  14. Q: What does a “pieta” usually depict? A: The Holy Mother holding her crucified son La Pieta Michelangelo

  15. Michelangelo also painted... • Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel • Creation of Man • Temptation of Adam and Eve • Wall of the Sistine Chapel • The Last Judgment

  16. Q: What else did the artist paint? A: Several Madonnas, depictions of the Holy Mother holding the infant Christ child School of Athens Raphael

  17. Moses Michelangelo Q: Who commissioned this sculpture, and for what purpose? A: Pope Julius II; for his tomb

  18. The Tailor Giovanni Moroni

  19. Northern Renaissance Art • 1500s: Italian “rebirth” spread to other states • Netherlands • Flanders (Belguim) • Germany • Themes of religious reform and old Christian values • Less secular than Italian Renaissance • Use of light and shadow • Realistic presentation of image

  20. Wedding Portrait Jan Van Eyck Q: How many figures are there in this painting? A: Four; the chaperone’s and the artist’s reflections are in the mirror

  21. Self-Portrait of Albrecht Durer

  22. The Moneylender and His Wife Quinten Massys

  23. The Ambassadors Hans Holbein Q: What else did the artist paint? A: Portraits of Henry VIII

  24. Characteristics of Renaissance Architecture • Gothic style had dominated Middle Ages; Renaissance architecture inspired by the Greeks & Romans • Four classical elements: • Columns • Domes • Arches • Symmetry

  25. Cathedral of Florence Brunelleschi *Note how Brunelleschi convinced people of the stability of his dome, the largest since antiquity

  26. St. Peter’s Basilica • Three main parts of the structure: • Nave • Transept • Apse • Bramante – main portion, façade • Bernini – baldachino, colonnade surrounding St. Peter’s Square • Michelangelo – dome

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