Renaissance Art Examination, Analysis & Interpretation A.P. European History

Activity: Art Analytical Comparison Place students in groups Each group is given two works Group analyzes work Uses guided sheet to complete analysis Shares findings with class

Work of Art 1 Work of Art 2 Title Date Artist Nationality of Artist                                                  Work of Art 2 Title   Date Artist Nationality of Artist Medium What do you see? List all the items you see in the art work. What is the main subject of the art work? Where is the subject located? How can you tell? Describe the composition of the art work. Describe the elements of art present in the work. Line, color, texture, space, etc. Describe the principles of art present in the work. Balance, emphasis, proportion, pattern, etc What materials did the artist use to create the art work? What is the mood of the art work? Add your own comparisons

Group #1 Italian Paintings #1- Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli #2 – Holy Conversion by Giovanni Bellini

Group Two Italian Sculptures #1 – Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici by Leonardo da Vinci #2 – Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Group Three Northern Renaissance #1- Madonna of Chancellor Rolin by Jan van Eyck #2 – Portinari-Altar by Hugo van der Geos

Italian and Northern Renaissance Portraits Group Four Italian and Northern Renaissance Portraits #1 – Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo #2 – Portrait of Margaret of Austria