Do Now – Explain the difference between the two works of art.

Italy Birthplace of the Renaissance

Pre-Renaissance The Hundred Years War  War between England and France for the throne of France Black Plague 1300s  Kills 25 million Europeans Results (3 D’s)  Desire to celebrate life and humanity  Doubts about the Church  Desire for new ways of expression

Renaissance ( C.E.) “Rebirth” Revival of art & learning Return to classical heritage of Greece & Rome Starts in northern Italy & spreads to Europe

Why Italy? City-States  Grow wealthy due to trade  People moved to cities to get rich  Place where ideas were exchanged Merchant class rises to dominate politics, art, & business  Medici Family 15 th Century in Florence Classical Heritage  From Roman Empire  Refugees from Byzantine Empire

Classical & Worldly Values Individualism: Fate not such a factor – celebrate uniqueness Humanism: Human potential & achievement Secularism: Worldly vs. Spiritual Patronage: Financial Support  Renaissance Man (Ex: The Courtier by Castiglione)  Renaissance Woman (Ex: Isabella D’Este)

Renaissance Art Realism vs. Spiritualism Perspective: 3D on a flat Examples  Michelangelo: Realistic human body  Donatello: Natural postures and expressions revealing personality  Leonardo Da Vinci: “Renaissance Man” (painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist)  Raphael Sanzio: Use of perspective

Marriage of the Virgin - Raphael An exercise in perspective Where is the vanishing point? Where does the horizon begin? What is the difference between the people in the front versus back?

Da Vinci

Jacopa di Cione – MIDDLE AGE ART Madonna and Child in Glory Most important figures? How can you tell? Hieratic scale – size dictates level of importance.

Guiliano Bugiardini Madonna and Child with St. John Landscape Oil paint Giovanni Agostino da Lodi Adoration of the Shepherds

Annibale Carracci & the Bean Eater Non-religious art using commoners

Differences Between Two Pictures