RENAISSANCE ART Mrs. Kelley Orchard Knob Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies

Renaissance Art The proliferation of portraiture and its significance The depiction of nudes Nudity in medieval art Imitation of nature was a primary goal Pagan scenes and myths were popular subjects with no apologies to the Church

Renaissance Art Boticelli’s “Birth of Venus” Giotto’s admiration for Saint Francis Status of artist is elevated to cultural hero Renaissance art stressed proportion, balance and harmony—and was not otherworldly Artistic problems of perspective and composition addressed

In comparing Medieval and Renaissance art, which of the following are true? Renaissance art focused on religion Renaissance art focused on realism Medieval art focused on creating religious values Renaissance art highlighted the beauty of nature Medieval art tended to be more focused on the individual Renaissance art carried the traditions of the Greeks and Romans

Renaissance Art Differences between Italian and Northern European painting --Italian frescoes vs. Northern European altar piece Rome became the center of the High Renaissance (1480- 1520)

Ninja Turtle #1: Donatello

Donatello (1386-1466, Florence) Italian sculptor Studied the classics of Greece and Rome Sculpted with realism. Showed the human body with emotions and in functional ways

Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Photograph: Copyright Scala/Art Resource, NY.

NINJA TURTLE #2 LEONARDO

VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont) Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) True Renaissance Man Scientist, inventor, engineer and naturalist Dissected Corpses Short attention span

Pre-World War II picture of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy. Home of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.

NINJA TURTLE #3 MICHELANGELO

Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont) Michelangelo Neo-Platonist Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Conflict with Pope Julius II Incredible energy and endurance “Mannerism”

Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy. © Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis.

Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy. Michelangelo Buonarroti. The Creation of Adam. Ceiling of The Sistine Chapel. Vatican, Rome. 1508–1512. Fresco.

NINJA TURTLE #4 RALPHAEL

Raphael Raphael (1483-1520) Man of great sensitivity and kindness Died at the age of 37 “The School of Athens” Famous for frescoes in the Vatican Palace

A. Michelangelo B. Donatello C. Petrarch D. Leonardo da Vinci Which Renaissance artist experimented with manned flight, war machines, art, and was known as a “Renaissance Man?" A. Michelangelo B. Donatello C. Petrarch D. Leonardo da Vinci

Who painted the Sistine Chapel (on his back)? A. Michelangelo B. Donatello C. Shakespeare D. Leonardo da Vinci

Renaissance Architecture Mannerism’s greatest representative: El Greco (1541- 1614) Romanesque architecture was revived in Renaissance building projects Brunelleschi’s Church of San Lorenzo

Brunelleschi’s “Duomo” (Florence Cathedral)

Renaissance Literature William Shakespeare (1564-1616) --Globe Theater Shakespeare returns to classical subjects and genres His history plays were the most popular at the time Macbeth: ambition Hamlet: individualism Keen sensitivity to sounds and meanings of words