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The Art of the Italian Renaissance

Explore the rich history of Italian Renaissance art and the role of patronage in supporting and shaping artistic expression. Discover the themes of perspective, classicism, individualism, geometric arrangement, light and shadow, and the rise of artists as personalities. Learn about influential figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti, and the impact of the Medici family in fostering artistic creativity.

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The Art of the Italian Renaissance

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  1. The Art of the Italian Renaissance

  2. Art and Patronage • Italians were willing to spend a lot of money on art. • Art communicated social, political, and spiritual values. • Italian banking & international trade interests had the money. • Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds. Therefore, the consumption of art was used as a form of competition for social & political status!

  3. 1. Perspective • The Trinity • Masaccio • 1427 Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! First use of linear perspective! What you are, I once was; what I am, you will become.

  4. Perspective

  5. 2. Classicism • Greco-Roman influence. • Secularism. • Humanism. • Individualism  free standing figures. • Symmetry/Balance The “Classical Pose”Medici “Venus” (1c)

  6. 3. Emphasis on Individualism • Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke & Dutchess of Urbino • Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.

  7. Isabella d’Este – da Vinci, 1499 • 1474-1539 • “First Lady of the Italian Renaissance.” • Great patroness of the arts. • Known during her time as “First Lady of the World!”

  8. 4. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures • The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate • Leonardo da Vinci • 1469 • The figure as architecture!

  9. 5. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges

  10. 6. Artists as Personalities/Celebrities • Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, andArchitects • Giorgio Vasari • 1550

  11. Renaissance Florence

  12. Renaissance Florence Florentine lion:symbol of St. Mark The Wool Factoryby Mirabello Cavalori, 1570 1252 – first gold florins minted

  13. Lorenzo the Magnificent Cosimo de Medici 1478 - 1521 1517 - 1574

  14. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

  15. Filippo Brunelleschi1377 - 1436 • Architect • Cuppolo of St. Mariadel Fiore

  16. Filippo Brunelleschi • Commissioned to build the cathedral dome. • Used unique architectural concepts. • He studied the ancient Pantheon in Rome. • Used ribs for support.

  17. Brunelleschi’s Dome

  18. Other Famous Domes Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

  19. Ghiberti – Gates of ParadiseBaptistry Door, Florence – 1425 - 1452 The Winner!

  20. The Liberation of Sculpture • David by Donatello • 1430 • First free-form bronze since Roman times!

  21. The Renaissance 'Individual'

  22. Vitruvian Man • Leonardo daVinci • 1492 TheL’uomouniversale

  23. The Renaissance “Man” • Broad knowledge about many things in different fields. • Deep knowledge/skill in one area. • Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge. • The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.

  24. 1. Self-Portrait -- da Vinci, 1512 • Artist • Sculptor • Architect • Scientist • Engineer • Inventor 1452 - 1519

  25. Leonardo, the Artist • The Virgin of the Rocks • Leonardo daVinci • 1483-1486

  26. Leonardo, the Artist:From hisNotebooks of over 5000 pages (1508-1519)

  27. Mona Lisa – da Vinci, 1503-4

  28. ParodyThe Best Form of Flattery? A Macaroni Mona

  29. A Picasso Mona

  30. An Andy Warhol Mona

  31. Mona LisaOR da Vinci??

  32. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498& Geometry

  33. Refractory Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan

  34. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498 vertical horizontal Perspective!

  35. Deterioration • Detail of Jesus • The Last Supper • Leonardo da Vinci • 1498

  36. A Da Vinci “Code”:St. John or Mary Magdalene?

  37. Leonardo, the Sculptor • An Equestrian Statue • 1516-1518

  38. Leonardo, the Architect:Pages from his Notebook • Study of a central church. • 1488

  39. Leonardo, the Architect:Pages from his Notebook • Plan of the city of Imola, 1502.

  40. Leonardo, the Scientist (Biology):Pages from his Notebook • An example of the humanist desire to unlock the secrets of nature.

  41. Leonardo, the Scientist (Anatomy): Pages from his Notebook

  42. Leonardo, the Inventor:Pages from his Notebook

  43. Man Can Fly?

  44. Leonardo, the Engineer: Pages from his Notebook Studies of water-lifting devices. A study of siege defenses.

  45. Renaissance Rome

  46. 2. Michelangelo Buonorrati • 1475 – 1564 • He represented the body in three dimensions of sculpture.

  47. David • MichelangeloBuonarotti • 1504 • Marble

  48.  15c Whatadifferenceacenturymakes! 16c 

  49. The Popes as Patrons of the Arts • La Pieta • MichelangeloBuonarroti • 1499 • marble

  50. The Sistine ChapelMichelangelo Buonarroti1508 - 1512

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