Medieval Art: Subject often religious or supernatural Crudely drawn Little shadowing Incorrect scale for bodies Looks flat, not three dimensional
Renaissance art tells a story. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper
Michelangelo, The Last Judgment
The Medici family and friends in Sandro's painting 1. Lorenzo the Magnificent 2. Poliziano 3. Pico della Mirandola 4. Gaspare Lami (a broker who footed the bill) 5. Cosimo the Elder 6. Piero the Gouty (Lorenzo's Dad) 7. Guiliano de' Medici (Lorenzo's younger brother, later murdered in the Pazzi Conspiracy) 8. Giovanni de' Medici (younger brother of Piero the Gouty) 9. Filippo Strozzi 10. Joannis Argiropulos 11. Sandro Botticelli 12. Lorenzo Tornabuoni Admiration for Greece & Rome
Renaissance art emphasizes perspective. Raphael, The School of Athens
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Renaissance art emphasizes realism. Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation of the Dead Christ
Balance (central focus) Botticelli, Birth of Venus Masaccio, The Holy Trinity
Jan van Eyck, Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Wife Perspective, Realism, Balance, Individualism