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The Italian Renaissance. 1350’s-1570’s Location – Italy, mostly Florence Reality, Perspective, Focused on Humans!. DONATELLO. 1386-1466 Sculptor Rediscovered the beauty of the nude body Combined classicism and humanism in his work. David, by Donatello. 1412?. 1444-1446.
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The Italian Renaissance • 1350’s-1570’s • Location – Italy, mostly Florence • Reality, Perspective, Focused on Humans!
DONATELLO • 1386-1466 • Sculptor • Rediscovered the beauty of the nude body • Combined classicism and humanism in his work
David, by Donatello 1412? 1444-1446
Sandro Botticelli • 1450-1510 • Painter • Combined classicism with Christianity in his work
Leonardo da Vinci • 1452-1519 • Artist, engineer, architect, inventor, and scientist • Thought of as the ideal “Renaissance man” • Was Michelangelo’s rival
Drawing of the flying machine, by Leonardo da Vinci1488-1489 He wrote his notes backwards in a mirror so no one could read them!!
The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci1498(In detail) Study/Sketch for the Last Supper Jesus
Sketches of the muscles of the neck and shoulders,by Leonardo da Vinci1515 He used to dissect corpses in order to sketch the human anatomy more accurately
Michelangelo • 1475-1564 • Sculptor – he considered himself a sculptor; he disliked painting • Painter – ironically what he’s most famous for!! • Was Leonardo’s rival
Michelangelo believed that the sculpture was already inside the stone and that it was his job to free it.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, by Michelangelo(In detail) The Creation of Adam
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, by Michelangelo(In detail) Left Left Center
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, by Michelangelo(In detail) Right Center Right
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, by Michelangelo(In detail) God’s face Hands of Adam and God
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, by Michelangelo(In detail) Adam and Eve
The Last Judgment, by Michelangelo (The back wall of the Sistine Chapel), 1536-1541
Raphael • 1483-1520 • Painter • Combined classicism and humanism in his work • Learned techniques from Leonardo and Michelangelo
The School of Athens, by Raphael1510-1511(In detail) Aristotle And Plato Raphael Himself!!
The construction of the cupola of the Cathedral was one of the most imposing tasks of the Renaissance, it kept the Florentines engaged in debates and competitions for years but, once it was completed, thanks to the genius of Filippo Brunelleschi, it became the symbol of the city itself and the new, revolutionary Renaissance architecture
The End December 2001