The Popes as Patrons of the Arts 01/28/15 The Popes as Patrons of the Arts The Pieta Michelangelo Buonarroti 1499 marble

Michelangelo “The Creating of Adam” The Sistine Chapel Fresco 01/28/15

The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo Buonarroti 1508 - 1512 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo Buonarroti 1508 - 1512 Film Clip

The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling Michelangelo Buonarroti 1508 - 1512 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling Michelangelo Buonarroti 1508 - 1512

The Sistine Chapel Details The Creation of the Heavens 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel Details The Creation of the Heavens

The Sistine Chapel Details 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel Details Creation of Man

The Sistine Chapel Details 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel Details The Fall from Grace

01/28/15 Creation

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel 01/28/15 Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel 01/28/15 Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel Details 01/28/15 The Sistine Chapel Details The Last Judgment

Fresco (water color on plaster) 01/28/15 Raphel Sanzio The School of Athens Fresco (water color on plaster) 12

Raphael’s “School of Athens” 01/28/15

The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 01/28/15 The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 One point perspective. All of the important Greek philosophers and thinkers are included  all of the great personalities of the Seven Liberal Arts! A great variety of poses. Located in the papal apartments library. Raphael worked on this commission simultaneously as Michelangelo was doing the Sistine Chapel. No Christian themes here.

The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 01/28/15 The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo

The School of Athens – Raphael, details 01/28/15 The School of Athens – Raphael, details Plato: looks to the heavens [or the IDEAL realm]. Aristotle: looks to this earth [the here and now]. Film Clip

01/28/15 Raphel Sanzio Who’s who in the School? In the Center: Plato on the Right, Aristotle On the left! 17

Italian Renaissance Recap 01/28/15 Italian Renaissance Recap

Aspects of Italian Renaissance Art 01/28/15 Aspects of Italian Renaissance Art More secular than the religious Medieval period Focus on Humanism: Human achievement and form Realistic: Emotion Linear Perspective: Distant objects smaller than those close to the viewer. Making scenes appear 3- Dimensional. Revival of classical themes 19

About 100 years after the Renaissance began it Italy, 01/28/15 The Renaissance moves North! About 100 years after the Renaissance began it Italy, It moved north to Flanders (Northern Belgium). Took longer to recover from the economic devastation brought on by the black plague. 100 years war in France/England Remember me? 20

Characteristics of Northern Renaissance Art 01/28/15 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 less secular. More religious questioning. More scenes of daily life. 21

Jan Van Eyck - Flanders The Wedding of Arnolfini Oil on canvas 01/28/15 Jan Van Eyck - Flanders The Wedding of Arnolfini Oil on canvas 22

01/28/15 Jan Van Eyck - Flanders Madonna Del Rolin Oil on wood 23

01/28/15 Albrcht Durer Self Portrait 28 Oil on panel 24

Albrcht Durer - Germany 01/28/15 Albrcht Durer - Germany Rabbit Oil on Panel 25

Hans Holbein 01/28/15

01/28/15 Bruegel

01/28/15 Bruegel

01/28/15 Peasant Wedding Oil on wood 29

Medieval vs. Renaissance Architecture 01/28/15 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

Renaissance Architecture vs. Medieval Architecture 01/28/15 Renaissance Architecture vs. Medieval Architecture Notre Dame Cathedral El Tempieto Donato Bramante 31

Il Duomo Brunelleschi 01/28/15 32

Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 - 1436 Architect of the Duomo 01/28/15 Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 - 1436 Architect of the Duomo Cuppolo of St. Maria del Fiore

Filippo Brunelleschi Commissioned to build the cathedral dome. 01/28/15 Filippo Brunelleschi Commissioned to build the cathedral dome. Used unique architectural concepts. He studied the ancient Pantheon in Rome. Used ribs for support.

01/28/15 Brunelleschi’s Dome

01/28/15 Comparing Domes

01/28/15 Other Famous Domes Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

Characteristics of Renaissance Architecture 01/28/15 Characteristics of Renaissance Architecture Influcenced by archectiture of the classical period (Greece, Rome) Use of Domes, arches, and columns. 38

The Courtier by Castiglione 01/28/15 The Courtier by Castiglione Written in Italian 1528 Treatise on the training of young men in the courtly ideal of a Renaissance gentleman Stressed the value of education and manners Influenced social mores and norms during the period

Erasmus - 1446-1536 Dutch Biblical scholar and educator 01/28/15 Erasmus - 1446-1536 Dutch Biblical scholar and educator Believed that the Bible was at the center of the Christian faith Stressed Christian education and access to the scriptures (for everyone) Believed that people should be able to read the scriptures for themselves Highly critical of papal abuses and worldliness The Praise of Folly

01/28/15 Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII- highest political office in England Lawyer and scholar Works reflect a commitment to the values and mandates of Scripture and the Church Wrote Utopia – explored the idea of a “perfect” society Eventually executed by Henry VIII for refusing to agree to the king and Parliament’s Act of Supremacy

William Shakespeare 1564-1616 English playwright English vernacular 01/28/15 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 English playwright English vernacular Many of his major works are a expression of Renaissance values of honor, heroism, and the struggle against “fate” and fortune His view of man’s capacity for evil and self-destruction contrasted with the Renaissance humanistic ideal of humanity

The Globe Theater in London 01/28/15 The Globe Theater in London

The Renaissance brought a new way of thinking and living to Europe 01/28/15 The Renaissance brought a new way of thinking and living to Europe A new worldview was emerging The medieval Christian worldview was giving way to a more MODERN (secular and humanistic) view of the world and humanity

How did the Renaissance change thought? 01/28/15 How did the Renaissance change thought? Before After Focus on Afterlife Focus on this life The Individual not important The Individual is important Little focus on learning and the arts Focus on learning the “Classics” (The Iliad, Aristotle) to inspire learning and the arts “Dark” Ages “Rebirth” Age of “Faith” Age of Reason