The Artistic Renaissance Early Renaissance: Focus – “imitation of nature” = naturalism!!! - Realism in composition - Perspective - Classical and biblical scenes - Human form and emotion Notable artists: Massacio Brunelleschi BotticelliFrancesca DonatelloGozzoli
Comparing Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Art
Classical Art: Characteristics Idealized/”perfect” figures Bodies look “in motion,” often nude, or in togas Faces are bland/calm / no emotion Little background / sense of perspective Subject: heroic figures, gods/goddesses
Medieval Art: Characteristics Subject – mostly religious Visual “education” of illiterate Christians Flat, 2-D figures, no emotion, stiff poses, clothed Important figures – large / center No background / perspective Vibrant colors, background – one color
Renaissance Art: Characteristics Subjects – both religious and non- religious Bodies – idealized, in motion, nude or clothed. Famous religious individuals and regular people doing regular tasks Faces show emotions Emphasis on realism, perspective (3-D), colors respond to light Detailed background
Massacio: The Expulsion of Adam and Eve Brancacci Chapel,(fresco), Florence (1425)
Massacio. The Tribute Money fresco. Florence (1420s)
A Perspective Diagram
Benozzo Gozzoli. The Procession of the Magi. Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, ( )
The Procession of the Magi (details – Artist’s self-portrait)
Boticelli, Primavera (Allegory of Spring), Florence
Boticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1485.
Boticelli. The Adoration of the Magi. Florence.1475.
Piero della Francesca. Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino, Link to KhanAcademy’s Smarthistory analysis of this painting
Donatello David (c ) and St.Mark ( )
Brunelleschi Duomo’s dome Florence
Brunelleschi, Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy,
The Artistic High Renaissance ( ) From Florence to ROME! Mastery of scientific observation Idealization of realistic portrayal NOTABLE ARTISTS: Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper (1498)
The Last Supper: Details
The Last Supper (details)
The Vetruvian Man (c. 1490) and Mona Lisa ( )
Raphael The Colonna Madonna (1508)
Raphael The School of Athens (1509)
The School of Athens (details) Plato (da Vinci) and Aristotle (Michelangelo)
The School of Athens (Details) Raphael self-portrait
The School of Athens: Who is who? According to Michael Lahanas in his book The School of Athens, “Who is Who?” Puzzle they are usually identified as follows: 1: Zeno of Citium 2: Epicurus 3: Federico II of Mantua 4: Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius or Anaximander or Empedocles 5: Averroes 6: Pythagoras 7: Alcibiades or Alexander the Great? 8: Antisthenes or Xenophon 9: Hypatia (Francesco Maria della Rovere) 10: Aeschines or Xenophon 11: Parmenides 12: Socrates 13: Heraclitus (Michelangelo) 14: Plato (Leonardo da Vinci) 15: Aristotle 16: Diogenes 17: Plotinus or Michelangelo 18: Euclid or Archimedes with students (Bramante) 19: Zoroaster 20: Ptolemy R: Apelles (Raphael) 21: Protogenes (Il Sodoma, Perugino, or Timoteo Viti)Zeno of CitiumEpicurusFederico II of MantuaAnicius Manlius Severinus BoethiusAnaximanderEmpedoclesAverroesPythagorasAlcibiades Alexander the GreatAntisthenesXenophonHypatiaFrancesco Maria della RovereAeschinesXenophonParmenidesSocratesHeraclitusMichelangeloPlatoLeonardo da VinciAristotleDiogenesPlotinusMichelangeloEuclidArchimedesBramanteZoroasterPtolemyApellesRaphaelProtogenesIl SodomaPeruginoTimoteo Viti
Michelangelo’s David ( )
The Sistine Chapel, Vatican ( )
Sistine Chapel, The Creation of Adam
Sistine Chapel: The Last Judgement
Dome, St.Peter’s Cathedral
Northern Renaissance Cultural revival in Northern Europe (The Holy Roman Empire, England, the Low Countries (Flanders) “Devotional” art and scenes from everyday life. Attention to details!!! Some northern artists studied in Italy
Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride (1434) Link to KhanAcademy’s Smarthistory analysis of this painting
Albrecht Durer, Adoration of the Magi (1504) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1498)
Pieter Brueghel (the elder) Peasant Wedding (1567)
The Hunters in the Snow (1565)
Renaissance art as reflection of European society and politics Duke of Montefeltro and His Son (c.1475) by Pedro Berruguete or (and) Justus van Gent
Albrecht Durer, Portrait of Katharina (1505)
Moneychanger and His Wife (1514) by Quinten Massys
The Massacre of the Innocents (1566)
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