Renaissance – Uffizi Gallery Crawl

Uffizi Gallery The Uffizi Gallery is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world. It's housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, a palazzo (palace) in Florence, Italy.

Uffizi Gallery Building of the palace was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici as the offices for the Florentine magistrates — hence the name "uffizi" ("offices"). Construction was continued and ended in 1581.

Palazzo Vecchio connects to the Uffizi The offices quickly turned into the private art gallery for the Medici family. It housed famous work by Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, da Vinci, etc. A private walkway was connected from the Palazzo Vecchio (Medici’s Palace) to the Uffizi.

Objective – analyze Renaissance primary and secondary sources explaining how the work shows the rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman ideas. 1. Your job is to analyze works (documents) of the Renaissance. 2. The question which you must answer is…. How does this work (document) show the rebirth of the ancient Greek and Roman achievements? 3. Complete SOAPSTone for any work (document) you choose to complete.

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564; in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. Painter, sculptor, architect, poet, engineer. David, Sistine Chapel, Last Judgement, St, Paul’s Cathedral

First Love – Sculptor – David (David and Goliath), La Pieta (Jesus and mother), Moses (from Bible as Neptune, God of the Sea).

Architect – St. Peter’s Basilica – in the Vatican City, in Rome; named for Peter, a disciple from the New Testament, he was the first pope.

Reluctant Painter – Sistine Chapel – Named after Pope Sixtus IV

The Vault, or Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – shows scenes from the book of Genesis (creation of the heaven and stars, Adam and Eve, Garden of Eden) AD. Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to paint the vault, or ceiling, of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo initially refused, however, agreed after being given artistic freedom – 1512 AD. Used scafalds.

The Last Judgement, AD Pope Paul III asked Michelangelo to paint the altar wall. The Last Judgement depicts the second coming of Christ. This painting was a bitter dispute between Michelangelo and Cardinal Carafa over the nudity of the characters. The Pope’s own Master of Ceremonies, Biagioda Cesena, stated, “"it was mostly disgraceful that in so holy a place there should have been depicted all those nude figures, exposing themselves so shamefully, and that it was no place for a pope’s chapel but rather for the public bathrooms and bars!”

People say Michelangelo had such a difficult time painting the Last Judgment that he painted himself as St. John the Baptist.

You know what they say about paybacks? The bottom right corner of the painting shows Minos, the Greek judge of the Underworld, leading sinners to Hell. Michelangelo painted Biagioda Cesena as the first sinner going into Hell!!! He is depicted with donkey ears while his nudity is covered by a coiled snake. It is said that when Cesena complained to the Pope, Pope Paul III responded that his job title did not extend to hell, so the portrait would have to remain.

Now,… you are going to begin your Uffizi Gallery Crawl! You and your partner need to report to the first center on your paper. Read everything carefully. Report to me before you move onto the next center!!!

Art Review Write an Art review Review the information from the Uffizi gallery Crawl. Use it as a bases for an analysis of the “work”. Assume the role as a reviewer for an art magazine. Write a review on how the ideas of the Renaissance are represented in one or more of the subjects. In an article for a Arts & Entertainment Magazine – you need an introduction, body, and a conclusion- at least 5 paragraphs

1. Choose three “works” to focus on – either one item from three subjects, or three items from one subject. – Example = 3 paintings; or one sculpture, one invention, and one painting 2. Complete SOAPStone for each item (3 total). 3. Begin your art review. – Include your thesis statement = How do the items you have chosen show the rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas?

Paragraph 1 – Introduction – The main idea you wish to convey, include the thesis statement – How did the items you choose show the rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas? The Renaissance was the “rebirth” of Greek and Roman achievements. Beginning in the 14 th century on the Italian Peninsula people began to focus on humanistic ideas. Much of the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans was found in numerous works. By looking at the architecture of the Renaissance, one can see the use of ancient architectural elements such as arches, columns, domes, details, and sculptures. Paragraph 2 – Example 1 = Body, include SOAPStone Paragraph 3 – Example 2 = Body, include SOAPStone Paragraph 4 – Example 3 = Body, include SOAPStone Paragraph 5 – Conclusion – Wrap up, restate the main idea