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The Art of the Renaissance. Modern World History. Renaissance vs. Medieval Art. Medieval Art . Renaissance Art. Focus was primarily on individuals, followed by Christianity & worldly matters Realism & Expression Classicism Nudity 3 dimensional & life-like Geometric arrangement
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The Art of the Renaissance Modern World History
Renaissance vs. Medieval Art Medieval Art Renaissance Art Focus was primarily on individuals, followed by Christianity & worldly matters Realism & Expression Classicism Nudity 3 dimensional & life-like Geometric arrangement Egg Tempura & Oil Paint used • Primary focus was on the church & religion • Warfare themes were secondary • Disproportionate • Unrealistic • Faces are all the same • 2 dimensional, flat, and dull • Tempura Paint was used
Renaissance Medieval
Humanism • Cultural & Educational Reform • Main goal was to create citizens capable of engaging in civil life by communicating eloquently • Celebrated the individual & unique talents
Renaissance Artists • embraced ideals of Greece and Rome in art • Focus on: realistic , human & emotional expression • Frescos • Painting done on wet plaster • gave depth to the paintings • Sculpture emphasized realism & the human form • Architecture reached new heights of design
Famous Artists of the Renaissance • Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni • Leonardo da Vinci • RaffaelloSanziodaUrbino (Raphael) • Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) • Sandro Botticelli
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni • Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer • Most Famous Works Include: • La Pieta • David • Sistine Chapel Ceiling
La Pieta Housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
Creation of Adam Creation of Eve The Last Judgment Separation of Light and Darkness
David Michelangelo created his masterpiece David in 1504.
Sistine Chapel About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Leonardo da Vinci • Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer • described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man • He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time
RaffaelloSanziodaUrbino (Raphael) • His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of • Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, form the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance
Pythagoras Plato and Aristotle Socrates
Raphael (back) Euclid Zoroaster & Ptolemy
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) • early Renaissance artist and sculptor from Florence
Sandro Botticelli • an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance • From Florence • under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici