Topic: Renaissance art Unit: Renaissance

How did new ways of thinking influence a rebirth of the arts in Italy? Essential Question: How did new ways of thinking influence a rebirth of the arts in Italy?

Ism means doctrine or philosophy Human means human Humanism Ism means doctrine or philosophy Human means human

Humanism The study of man’s ability to improve the quality of life on Earth through studying the classics. Heaven is cool but old books about history, literature, public speaking, and art (humanities) is important stuff too! It is ok to enjoy life on Earth. Education and art mattered again!

Classical -People look better than real life. -Bodies appear active and lifelike, like they could “come alive.” -Faces are calm and do not show emotion.

Medieval -Images are very flat, 2D without much depth. -Usually religious (Mary and Jesus) -Important figures are larger than others -Bright colors -Solid color backgrounds

Renaissance -Uses perspective -Objects in “back” smaller than those in “front” -Lifelike, 3D figures -Lines meet in a single point -Full, detailed backgrounds. -Soft, shadowy colors -Often non-religious

History of Perspective Some artists conducted careful observations of nature and even anatomical dissections to try to better understand the world around them. But it wasn’t until the early 15th Century that a Florentine architect and engineer named Filippo Brunelleschi developed a mathematical theory of perspective through a series of optical experiments.

See how the lines that connect the tops of the columns and the lines in the floor point to a single spot in the distant arch. That spot is called a vanishing point. It is at that spot that everything disappears. The bases of the columns on the left side of the picture show us the right side of the bases. The opposite is true of the columns on the right side. PERSPECTIVE The columns in the front are much larger than those farther away. We assume that in the real architecture, they must surely be the same height.

Perspective Perspective- a method of showing a three dimensional scene on a flat surface.

perspective

perspective

Classical Art Medieval Renaissance *People looked more perfect than in real life *Paintings didn't have much background detail or perspective *Bodies looked active, motion was believable *Faces calm without emotion *Important figures are larger than others *Little sense of life or movement *Single-color backgrounds *2-Dimensional, flat paintings with bright colors *Most art was religious (Jesus, Mary, etc.) *Not all scenes are religious *Full backgrounds showing perspective *Soft, shadowy colors *Bodies looked active and in motion *Lifelike and 3-dimensional figures

Brain Snack . . . .

Classical Medieval OR Renaissance Look at the pieces of art on the following slides and try to determine during which period they were made: Classical Medieval OR Renaissance

Renaissance 1. Madonna and Child

Classical 2. Bathing Venus

Renaissance 3. Primavera

Medieval 4. Madonna and Child

Classical 5. Grave Stele of Hegeso

Renaissance 6. Pieta

How many did you get correct?

Now lets give perspective a try

One point perspective

Handout: one-point perspective

Handout: one-point perspective

Handout: one-point perspective

Handout: one-point perspective Use the bottom portion of your handout to create two more boxes and then use one-point perspective. In your handout you should have a total of 8 boxes drawn

Handout: one-point perspective Put your name, period and table number on your handout. Begin by completing the boxes above the horizon line. Continue to the boxes at the horizon line or eye level. The last portion of the exercise is to create two more boxes that are below the horizon line (below eye level of the viewer).

http://elementaryartfun. blogspot http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2012/02/drawing-steps-for-one-point-perspective.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYBWA-ifEs Discovery Edu clip “Rebirth in Perspective” and “The Art of the Renaissance”