Renaissance Art As with Renaissance Literature, three themes of Renaissance Art: Humanism, Secularism, and Classicism. The Renaissance will see a shift in art - from art purely for the sake of glorifying God and teaching Biblical and Catholic lessons to art for the sake of also glorifying human beings and their Earthly emotions, experiences, surroundings. Realism will be the key to Renaissance art, as compared to Medieval Art…
Carolingian Evangelist Late 8 th Century From the Codex Aureus of Lorsch (an illuminated Gospel Book from the Charlemagne period of the Frankish kingdom)
A typical Medieval depiction of Christ A Christ Pantokrator (Christ with the halo in a cross form) From the 11 th Century
The Morgan Leaf – detached from the 12 th Century Winchester Bible (English) Depicts scenes from the life of David
Medieval depiction of Charlemagne’s coronation in 800.
Fra Angelico, Adoration of the Magi Fra Angelico, AKA Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (Brother John from Fiesole )
Botticelli, Adoration of the Magi
Realism – the key difference. Contributes to the humanism of Italian Art Achieved through use of new techniques: –Perspective –Chiaroscuro and realistic coloring –Overlapping figures –Movement –Use of realistic fore- and backgrounds
The Italian Renaissance
Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) Birth of Venus
Botticelli, Primavera
The “Big Four” of Italian Renaissance Art Leonardo Da Vinci ( ) Michelangelo Buonarroti ( ) Raphael - Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483 – 1520) Titian - Tiziano Vecellio (c )
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne Leonardo da Vinci Depicts St. Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary, and the infant Jesus. Size of this preview: 447 × 599 pixels
Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa
Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel The Entire Vault here- Ceiling depicts the stories of the Book of Genesis, back wall is The Last Judgement
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Sistine Chapel, Creation of Adam
Details from The Sistine Chapel Ceiling The Prophet Ezechiel The Creation of the Sun, the Moon and the Planets
The Last Judgement
Michelangelo, Pieta
Michelangelo, David
Raphael, School of Athens
The School of Athens detail- Plato &Aristotle
Raphael, Madonna
Group of Swiss Soldiers, the Mass of Bolsena Portrait of a Cardinal More Raphael…..
Titian, The Venus of Urbino
Titian, Bacchanalia
Titian Pope Paul III and His Grandsons
Titian Portrait of Charles V at the Battle of Muhlberg
The Northern Renaissance Italian Renaissance Vs. Northern Renaissance Subject matter: Italian: Classical mythology, religious scenes. Northern: Domestic interiors, portraits, religious scenes. Style: Italian: Symmetrical, balanced, good sense of mass, linear perspective. Northern: Attention to surface detail, naturalism. Known for: Italian: Figures with mass and volume, knowledge of underlying anatomy. Northern: Minute surface detail. Media: Italian: Fresco, tempera, oil. Northern: Oil on panel.
Jan Van Eyck, Arnolfini Wedding
Durer, Self- Portrait
Durer, Adoration of the Magi
Durer engraving, Hands with Bible
Durer The Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Hans Holbein, Henry the VIII
Hans Holbein, Jane Seymour
Holbein, Sir Thomas More
Hans Holbein, Erasmus
Bruegel, Children’s Games
Children’s Games, detail
Bruegel, Peasant Wedding
Peasant Wedding, detail
Brueghel The Blind Leading the Blind
Brueghel The Harvesters