Art of the Middle Ages What styles do you see in this painting that are representative of the Middle Ages? How do you think the art mirrors society and the time period?
Assignment #2: Renaissance Art You and a partner will receive a Renaissance painting. You will take about half the class period to take notes on the BACK of assignment #2 on the following questions:
ANALYZE YOUR RENAISSANCE PAINTING What styles do you see in this painting that are representative of the Renaissance? How does art mirror society and the time period? In this case humanism, individual ideas and more of a focus on the here and now (secularism) Do a little research on the painter. Does their life and work represent the Renaissance in any way? Use your Renaissance vs. Middle Ages Cheat Sheet
Part 2: Whole Class Discussion Share out what you learned about your painting with the class. As a class we will discuss each painting and How it is representative of the Renaissance/different from the Middle Ages How art differs by geographic area (from Italy to the North)
Italian Renaissance
#1 Botticelli: Birth of Venus
Boticelli: Gift of Magi
#2 Michelangelo: David
Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel
#3 Leonardo Da Vinci Mona Lisa
#4 Raphael: School of Athens
#5 Brunelleschi Il Duomo Florence, Italy
#6 Titian: Woman with Mirror
#7 El Greco: Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Northern Renaissance Art Northern Renaissance was more religious than Italian Renaissance. Christian humanism: combine classical ideas of patience, broad-mindedness with Christian ideas of love, faith, hope. As you view the art, think about the differences in this art from Italian Renaissance Art
#8 Durer: 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Knight, Death and Devil Durer
#9 Bosch, Hieronymus Last Judgement
Bosch: The Last Judgement
#10 Breughel – Dutch Proverbs
#11 Breughel: Peasant Wedding
#12 Van Eyck: Arnolfini Wedding Portrait
#13 Holbein – The Ambassadors