1. SOCIETY AND THE ARTS
Artists – became interested in portraying the beauty of the human body and the natural world
Patrons – people who paid artists to produce works, played an important role in promoting the arts during the Renaissance
Included members of the new wealthy merchant class; government; the Church
Artists made works to decorate private homes or to display in public buildings

2. PAINTING
Mona Lisa ( )
Leonardo da Vinci

3. PAINTING
Artists like Michelangelo, found inspiration in the art of the ancient Greeks and Romans
Medieval art had religious themes – this continues through the Renaissance – however – influenced by humanist ideas, subjects were interpreted in new ways
Growing interest in portraits and landscapes
Reflection on the humanist interest in the individual, the present world, beauty and human excellence

4. In this painting, Crivelli illustrates many elements humanists used to create naturalism and beauty:
Natural world – symbolized by the peacock
Light and Shadow – on the faces of the angel and the Saint, and on the ground beside them
Texture and Pattern – on the carpet, on Mary and the Angel’s clothing, the flooring, decorative services
Realistic details – the child on the left side of painting peeking around the corner
Elegance – Mary’s hands; the angel’s hands
The Annunciation with Saint Emidius (1486)
Carlo Crivelli

5. The Birth of Venus (1486) – Sandro Botticelli
Painted for the Medici family patrons – How does the artist express graceful movement in detail taken from this painting?

6. The Madonna and the Meadow (early 1500s)
Giovanni Bellini
Enthroned Madonna and Child (1200’s)
Artist unknown

7. ARCHITECTURE

8. Architecture
Renaissance architects from throughout Europe travelled to Rome to study the Pantheon, Colosseum and other classical building
Inspired architects such as Filippo Brunelleschi to design the Duomo (the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) and the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence

9. SCULPTURE

10. Sculpture Medieval sculptors Renaissance sculptors became “artists”
were seen as craftsmen rather than artists
Usually part of a construction team for cathedrals, carving figures and decorations that told biblical stories
Renaissance sculptors became “artists”
Humanist sculptors focused on beauty and accuracy
Michelangelo and others were viewed as celebrities with international reputations

11. LITERATURE

12. Literature
Writers focused on translating the works of Roman and Greek writers and copying their styles
Books written in the vernacular (the language of the people) became more accessible
Humanist writers focused on expressing their thoughts and emotions

13. Humanist Writers
Francesco Petrarch – leading Italian poet who wrote hundreds of love poems “sonnets” to a woman called Laura
Wrote a letter to posterity in which he showed his contempt for the society he lived in and expressed his praise for the classical period
Christine de Pisan – Europe’s first professional female writer
In “The City of Women” – argued that people should be judged not by gender but by virtues and abilities.