Renaissance Art
More lifelike than Middle Ages art 1. Masaccio Patrons wanted art that showed joy in human beauty and life’s pleasures. More lifelike than Middle Ages art 1. Masaccio Used fresco-painting on fresh, wet, plaster with water based paint Painting uses perspective- looks lifelike, has depth
The Tribute Money by Masaccio 1426 Biblical figures have a relationship with the background
This new style was used and modified by future painters 1. perspective and organization of light through geometry 2. human anatomy- realistic portrayal of person ( human nude)
2. Donatello St. George
3. Brunelleschi-St Lorenzo church 1421-1440
4. Leonardo da Vinci- the Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci- Vitruvian Man 1492
5.Michelangelo- St. Peter’s church in Rome Sistine Chapel Interior of dome
6. Jan van Eyck Flanders First to use oil paints Gave painting color and allowed fine details Imitated nature by observing reality and portraying details as best he could Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride
7. Albrecht Durer German Influenced by Italian painters Ideal beauty based on examination of the human form Adoration of the Magi