Renaissance Art & Architecture
Important Terms Chiaroscuro- use of lighting to put things in focus Contrappasto- standing with weight on one leg Perspective- making art look 3D or more realistic on a flat surface
Renaissance Architecture Characteristics Use of symmetry and balance What happens on one side, happens on the other Use of Classical (Greek/Roman) features Columns Domes
St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome) Balance/symmetry Domes Columns St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome)
La Rontonde Villa Capra (Vincenza, Italy) Balance/symmetry Domes Columns
Characteristics of Classical Art (Renaissance Art) Vivid, bright colors Use of perspective Balance/ Symmetry (Italian Renaissance) Classical themes- Greek, Roman and Biblical ideas predominant ( more in Italian Renaissance)
School of Athens (Raphael) Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes School of Athens (Raphael)
Jan van Eyck Born in “Flanders” (now Belgium) around 1390 Perfected the technique of oil painting over tempura Known for his ability to include details Lots of realism in his work
Wedding Portrait Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes (John van Eyck was here!) Wedding Portrait
Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes
Pieter Bruegel (the Elder) Flemish genre artists- did mostly same type Daily life of peasants Nicknamed “Peasant” Bruegel Known for realistic paintings A friend of his said “… Bruegel set out to entertain and instruct with his paintings… created a window in both a visual and a moral sense."
Peasant Wedding Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes
RAPHAEL SANZIO Known as the genius of the high Renaissance painters Humanism Known for the emotion he put into his work
The Ecstasy of St. Cecilia Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes The Ecstasy of St. Cecilia Left to Right St. Paul (sword) St. John (eagle) Cecilia St. Augustine (crosier) Mary Magdalene (jar)
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi Known for naturalism Invented shallow relief technique First freestanding sculptures “…left behind so much work…may be said no artists worked as hard as he…”
David Saint George Mary Magdalene
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci True “Renaissance Man” ~ scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer Famous for the way he used light in his portraits, “…seemed as if you could see into their soul…”
Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes The Last Supper
COPY by one of Leonardo’s students
Mona Lisa Scenery and chiaroscuro The Vitruvian Man (humanism) Color Perspective Balance/Symmetry Classical Themes Mona Lisa Scenery and chiaroscuro
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI Considered one to the greatest artists ever during the Renaissance Michelangelo was noted for use of color, light, and tone design.
David Pieta Epitome of humanism David is strong, masculine & heroic Mary is bigger because she is the focus
(Ceiling of) Sistine Chapel God is offering man intelligence (brain shape) Man can be anything he wants to be, Adam chooses to hold back (Ceiling of) Sistine Chapel
The End Is your brain fried?