NOVEMBER 9, 2016 Get out pencil, highlighter, and notebook Renaissance Notes Test Corrections until Friday HW: Vocab & Textbook notes due Nov. 16
Renaissance Art Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzhuZmzoX5o
Middle Ages Renaissance Before After Focus on Afterlife Focus on this life The Individual not important The Individual is important (Humanism) Little focus on learning and the arts Focus on learning the “Classics” (Greek/Roman) to inspire learning and the arts “Dark” Ages “Rebirth” Age of “Faith” Age of Reason
Medieval Characteristics 2 Dimensional and Flat Religious subjects
Shows depth and realism PERSPECTIVE Shows depth and realism
Perspective
Progression of the Use of Perspective
Classicism and Realism Greco-Roman influence. Secularism: non-religious Humanism: focus on the human form Individualism: free standing figures, uniqueness of each person Symmetry/Balance/ Proportion The “Classical Pose” Medici “Venus”
Examples of Humanism and Realism in Renaissance Art Mostly Southern Europe Mostly Northern Europe
Famous works by Italian Renaissance Artists Michelangelo Leonardo Raphael Donatello
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. Artist Sculptor Architect Scientist Engineer Inventor 1452 - 1519
“Last Supper” Perspective
Video on David https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Kum_Jijdk
The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling Michelangelo Buonarroti 1508 - 1512
3D Tour of Sistine Chapel http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html
Fresco (water color on plaster) Raphel Sanzio The School of Athens Fresco (water color on plaster)
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 One point perspective. All of the important Greek philosophers and thinkers are included No Christian themes here.
The School of Athens – Raphael, details Plato: Points to the heavens (the ideal realm) Aristotle: looks to this earth (the here and now)
Medieval vs. Renaissance Architecture Gothic (Medieval) Gothic architecture was very large, “pointy” Flying buttresses supported large walls Stained glass told stories Renaissance Revival of Arch and Dome Qualities of Greek and Roman architecture Used columns for support Intricate design
Comparing Domes
Other Famous Domes Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)
Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince Machiavelli was from Florence (1469-1527) Written in Italian (not Latin) Vernacular – Native language Observations and commentary on political rule and power “…it is safer to be feared than to be loved…” “The ends justify the means” Stressed the practical (pragmatic) over the ethical or moral, more secular and humanistic
Crash Course: Renaissance Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vufba_ZcoR0
Characteristics of Northern Renaissance Art Contained great detail More landscape and nature paintings - usually darker and colder Oil painting on Canvas – allowed for vivid color Paintings are more secular. More religious questioning. More scenes of daily life.
Jan Van Eyck - Flanders The Wedding of Arnolfini Oil on canvas