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The Art of the Italian Renaissance

The Art of the Italian Renaissance. 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.

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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. Medieval Art was “plagued” by • Stiff, one-dimensional figures • Need to use gold for illumination • Lack of depth …but since the focus was on the religious theme, the unrealistic quality wasn’t the issue…

  4. Duccio’s “Trans-figur-ation”, for example

  5. Charateristics of Renaissance Art

  6. 1. Realism & Expression • Expulsion fromthe Garden • Masaccio • 1427 • First nudes sinceclassical times.

  7. 2. 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.

  8. Perspective

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

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

  11. 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”

  12. 5. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures • The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate • Leonardo da Vinci • 1469 • The figure as architecture

  13. 6. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges Sfumato Chiaroscuro

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

  15. Renaissance Florence

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

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

  18. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

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

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

  21. Brunelleschi’s “Secret” (fishbone fashion bricks)

  22. Brunelleschi’s Dome

  23. Comparing Domes

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

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

  26. DavidVerrocchio1473 - 1475

  27. The Baptism of ChristVerrocchio, 1472 - 1475 Leonardo da Vinci

  28. The Renaissance 'Individual'

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

  30. 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.

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

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

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

  34. Mona Lisa – da Vinci, 1503-4

  35. Mona LisaOR da Vinci??

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

  37. Refractory Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  46. Leonardo, the Inventor:Pages from his Notebook

  47. Man Can Fly?

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

  49. Leonardo da Vinci Quotes “He who does not value life does not deserve it.” “Oh sleepers! What a thing is slumber! Sleep resembles death!” “Wisdom is the daughter of experience.” “Love overcomes all obstacles.” “Only love can stop hate.” “May sobriety, healthy food and good sleep keep you in good health.” “He who denies the reason of things reveals his ignorance.”

  50. Renaissance Rome

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