Medieval vs. Renaissance Art
Set your paper up like this: Medieval Art Renaissance Art
Directions: The following slides will each contain a piece of artwork from the Middle Ages AND the Renaissance. It is your job to record the differences you see in the paintings. Or, in other words, compare the paintings on each slide and record your findings in the corresponding column on your paper.
Slide 1 Renaissance Middle Ages
Slide 2 Middle Ages Renaissance
Slide 3 Middle Ages Renaissance
Slide 4 Middle Ages Renaissance
Slide 5 Renaissance Middle Ages
Compare/Contrast: Medieval Art was flat was unrealistic, people were not lifelike was very religious did not show emotions used dull colors Renaissance Art used shadows showed real people was realistic showed human emotions used bright colors was 3D used non-religious figures showed everyday life
Why was art important during the Renaissance? -Wealthy merchants and church leaders paid artists for their creations (“patrons”) -City-states competed to have the best artwork
How was Renaissance art different from Medieval art? -artists showed people how they appeared in real life -artists used new techniques: -chiaroscuro: softened edges and shadows -perspective: makes a painting look 3D -frescos: watercolor on plaster
Who were some famous Renaissance artists? Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Michelangelo
Donatello
Botticelli fresco: watercolor on plaster
Titian: rich colors
Jan Van Eyck: master oil painter
Abbrecht Durer: Engraving