Renaissance Art
Sistine Chapel Pope Julius II order Michelangelo to create the fresco A fresco is a painting done on wet plaster In total, Michelangelo painted over 5,000 square feet of frescos There are over 300 painted figures telling the story of Christianity It took Michelangelo four years to paint the Sistine Chapel He had a few assistants to help him with preparation and mixing paints
Creation of Adam This picture is showing the creation of man One of 9 central stories on the ceiling depicting the stories of Genesis The stories are in three groups showing the creation of the universe, man, and evil This picture is showing the creation of man The fingers touching represent God putting the breathe of life into Adam Adam is supposed to resemble God as he was created from God
Mona Lisa Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500’s It took him 13 to finish the painting It is said that her slight smile is hiding a secret Mona Lisa has no visible facial hair. They don’t know if they faded over time or were never there. The painting was stolen in 1911 The thief was an employee that snuck it out under his coat He wanted to return it to Italy where it was painted His country was seen as a patriot and only served 6 months
The School of Athens Painted by Raphael in the Vatican Painted during the High Renaissance The figures on the walls below exemplify Philosophy, Poetry (including Music), Theology, and Law Plato, Aristotle, and Michelangelo are all in the painting Roman architecture can be seen throughout the painting in arches and columns
Last Supper The painting depicts Christ’s last supper This was painted by Leonardo da Vinci when he was working for the Duke of Milan It is huge! 15 by 29 feet da Vinci painted this painting in only four years which is great for a procrastinator Many times da Vinci left paintings unfinished The painting depicts Christ’s last supper He is surrounded by the 12 disciples Unfortunately, the painting is falling apart because he tried a new technique that was not durable
Vitruvian Man This is Leonardo’s drawing looking at proportions in the human body This is a blend of science and art The golden ratio appears several times in the human body da Vinci believed that the workings of the body represented the workings of the universe In total, the drawing creates 16 different poses