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Italian Renaissance vs. Middle Ages Art. Middle Ages vs . Renaissance. Create a chart or graphic organizer in your notebook to compare and contrast characteristics of art in the Middle Ages with art in the Renaissance MIDDLE AGES SIMILARITIES RENAISSANCE.
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Italian Renaissance vs. Middle Ages Art
Middle Ages vs. Renaissance • Create a chart or graphic organizer in your notebook to compare and contrast characteristics of art in the Middle Ages with art in the Renaissance MIDDLE AGES SIMILARITIES RENAISSANCE
How to Analyze Art… • Determine subject matter • i.e. What type of person is this painting portraying? Athlete? Religious figure? • Use proper adjectives… • Detailed or not? • Realistic or not? • Improper adjectives that you should stay away from… • Good • Bad • Ugly • Whether you like the painting or not
Middle Ages Art “Madonna and Child” -From The Book of Kells
Leonardo’s Sketches An example of the humanist desire to unlock the secrets of nature. “Many Sided Genius” -Artist -Architect -Sculptor -Engineer -Scientist -Inventor
Leonardo the Scientist Anatomy from his Sketchbook
“School of Athens”-Raphael http://www.newbanner.com/AboutPic/athena/raphael/nbi_ath4.html
What are the Major Characteristics of Renaissance Art?
1. Realism, Detail, and Expression “Expulsion from the Garden” by Masaccio
2.Emphasis on Individualism “The Duke and Dutchess of Urbino” –Piero della Francesca
3.Focus on Classical Greece and Rome HUMANISM SECULARISM GRECO-ROMAN INFLUENCE INDIVIDUALISM
4.Perspective 3D! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective!
Wrap-Up Questions...
Which is most similar to the modern painting? MODERN ART And Why??? MIDDLE AGES ART RENAISSANCE ART
Now with your knowledge of characteristics of Renaissance Art, fill in any other important differences between the Renaissance and the Middle Ages on your T-Chart