Art Comparison Slides Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance art? You decide.
Classical Art Idealized figures Active bodies Naked, sometimes in togas Faces without emotion Real tasks from daily life Little background or sense of perspective Examples: sculpture, pottery, murals, mosaics
Roman Copy of Myron’s Discobolus Why? Naked Idealized Active Heroic Sculpture
Medieval Art Religious subjects Flat, stiff subjects Important figures are large Fully clothed Little emotion Flat, two dimensional Single color background, often gold Examples: stained glass, sculpture, manuscripts, paintings, tapestries
Why? Religious figure is large Flat, lifeless figures Little emotion Frankish artist, 1279
Renaissance Art Religious and non-religious scenes Idealized, perfect figures Active, moving bodies Nude or clothed bodies Real people doing real tasks Faces express feelings Interest in nature, lots of natural detail Full, deep backgrounds with perspective Paintings are symmetrical Examples: sculptures, murals, drawings, paintings
Fresco located in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City Raphael’s School of Athens A.D. 1510
Your turn… Which is it? Why? This is definitely Renaissance art because…
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1. Renaissance Filippo Lippi. Madonna and Child with Angels. A.D. 1406
2. Classical Bathing Venus marble sculpture Roman artist
3. Renaissance Titian’s Venus and Adonis A.D. 1580
4. Medieval Cimbaue’s Madonna and Child in Majesty A.D. 1280
6. Classical Grave Stele of Hegeso c. 400 B.C.
5. Medieval - Bayeux Tapestry A.D. 1082
7. Renaissance Michelangelo’s Pieta A.D. 1475
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