The Renaissance
Renaissance time of creativity & change –Political –Social –Economic –Cultural
The Renaissance Increase in classical learning Medieval Scholars = life & death Renaissance Scholars = here & now / individual achievement
The Renaissance Begins in Italy – mid 1300’s Spreads north into Europe Peaks in the mid – 1500’s
Reasons Began in Italy 1.Center of Ancient Roman History 2.Cities survived the Middle Ages a.Florence, Milan, Venice, Genoa 3.Wealthy & Powerful Merchant Class
Wealthy Merchant Class De Medici Family – richest family in Florence 1.Cosimo de Medici 2.Lorenzo de Medici - patron
The Renaissance Humanism – intellectual movement, focus on worldly subjects & not religious issues Education focus on grammar, rhetoric, poetry, & history
The Renaissance Francesco Petrarch – early humanist. Collected Greek & Roman manuscripts. He brought ancient writings to western Europe
The Renaissance in Art Still used religious figures but in Roman/ Greek settings Revived classical forms – Sculpting
The Renaissance Perspective – art form using shading to make figures more life like & making distant objects smaller
Renaissance Artists The Big 4
Donatello
One of the first Renaissance Artists Known for his sculptures Bronze David & Life-size soldier on horseback
Leonardo da Vinci
True “Renaissance Man” Most brilliant of the time Architect, Engineer, painter, sculptor, & scientist
Michelangelo
Painted the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Wrote Poetry Designed St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
Raphael
Studied da Vinci & Michelangelo Did many pictures of Mary as a loving mother
Titian
Known for using rich colors & a sense of drama Assumption of the Virgin
Sofonisba Anguissola
Noblewoman known for painting portraits Artist's Sisters Playing Chess
Albrecht Dürer German Leonardo
Albrecht Dürer Studied in Italy Applied methods to paintings, engravings, & prints
Flemish Artists Artists of Flanders ???
Flanders = Present Day Belgium and the Netherlands
Jan and Hubert van Eyck
Developed oil paint Portrayals of townspeople
Pieter Bruegel
Painted lively scenes of peasant life Peasants Dance
Sandro Botticelli
Mixed Gothic realism w/ antique style
ARTISTFAMOUS WORK(S) Donatello DaVinci Michelangelo Raphael Titian Anguissola Durer J & H Van Eyck Bruegel Boticelli