1. Medieval Art

2. Renaissance Art

3. Humanism
The intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance
Focused on worldly subjects rather than religion
Focused on human qualities

4. Leonardo da Vinci Self Portrait, National Gallery at Turin

5. Portrait of a Musician, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana at Milan

6. Nature - a major concept during the Ren.
How does man fit into the perfection of nature?
Individualism - during the Ren. people started looking to themselves and science for answers, not to the church

7. Proportions of Man, Academy, Venice.

8. The Last Supper, 1495-98, fresco Santa Maria dell Grazie, Milan. 174KB

10. Leda (copy- the original does not survive), Galleria Borghesee at Rome

11. La Gioconda (The Mona Lisa), oil on canvas, 1503-06, Musée du Louvre, Paris.

12. Virgin of the Rocks, Musée du Louvre, Paris

13. Michelangelo

14. Pietà, 1499, marble sculpture, Vatican

15. Renaissance Begins in Italy
Ancient Rome - Italy had
once been the trade center of
the world
“All roads lead to Rome”
Trade Network - roads,
Bridges, and passes were already
built, allowing easy movement

16. Marco Polo’s exploration raised interest in trade with the east
Wealth - Italians were the first Europeans to break down trade barriers with the Muslims

17. Renaissance
A rebirth of knowledge, civilization, and movement begins