Renaissance Art
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Medieval Art
Medieval Art
Medieval Art after the Black Death
New Concepts Humanism – a Renaissance cultural revival of ancient Greek and Roman thought, including: Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history Human form is the focus instead of religious or heavenly imagery Focus on the power of the human mind and its potential Perspective – allows for a “3D” effect that Medieval art lacked. Depth.
Leonardo da Vinci The Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci The Mona Lisa The Last Supper
Compare perspective
Michelangelo Sistine Chapel Statue of David
More Sistine Chapel Creation of Adam
Creation of Adam spoofs
Is the Creation of Adam a brain?
Compare Greek and Roman sculptures with The Statue of David Renaissance Italian
Raphael The School of Athens
Results of the Renaissance Education became more secular – less emphasis on religion. More people were being educated in history, grammar, writing, literature, and the arts