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The Renaissance. An Art History Workshop on the Science of Anatomy and it’s Effect on Art. . Renaissance means Rebirth. Rebirth of What? . Science Philosophy Literature Music. Medicine Economies Technology Art. Why? the Black Death.
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The Renaissance An Art History Workshop on the Science of Anatomy and it’s Effect on Art.
Renaissance means Rebirth. Rebirth of What? • Science • Philosophy • Literature • Music • Medicine • Economies • Technology • Art
Why? • the Black Death
1/3 of all Humans on Earth died a horrible death. Mattias Grunewald, Bridgeman Art Library
What Would You Do? • You would Pray to God for Help… “Sorry, but No.”
Monks, disfigured by the plague, being blessed by a priest. England, 1360–75.
The Pope surrounded himself with a ring of Fire to keep out the Plague
Da Vinci’s Drawing of a Foetus So they tried to help themselves. They dissected sick people. This was drawn after the careful dissection and observation of a women who died while pregnant. Note the stunning accuracy and detail.
This led to precise anatomical drawings of the human body Medicine • Leonardo da Vinci • Vetruvian Man
Before Lamentation (Pieta) by the Master of Nerezi, 1164
After Tintoretto, Lamentation c.1560
Renaissance Art • Art became much more realistic once they understood the body. • The Human Form became a thing of beauty. Michelangelo, Libyan Sibyl c.1510
See the Difference? Raphael, The Small Cowper Madonna, 1505
See the Difference? Madonna and Child by Filippo Lippi Madonna and Child – Berlinghiero 1228