1. Renaissance Art

2. Michelangelo
Known for sculpture, painting, architecture, engineering, and poetry
Works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, David, and the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica

3. The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo 1508 - 1512

4. The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling Michelangelo 1508 - 1512

5. Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel

6. The Sistine Chapel Details The Creation of the Heavens

7. The Sistine Chapel Details
The Last Judgment

8. Michelangelo, David

9. Leonardo da Vinci
One of the best known artists of the Renaissance
Explored the areas of art, botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and poetry
Renaissance Man
Known for experimentation and endless curiosity
Works include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man

10. The Renaissance “Man”
Broad knowledge about many things in different fields.
Deep knowledge/skill in one area.
Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge.
The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.

11. Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa

12. Da Vinci, The Last Supper

13. Da Vinci, Sketches

14. Da Vinci, The Vitruvian Man

15. Raphael, The School of Athens

16. The School of Athens – Raphael
Plato: looks to the heavens [or the IDEAL realm].
Aristotle: looks to this earth [the here and now].