1. Early Renaissance

2. Early Renaissance
Florence, Italy & Flanders were the main centers for Renaissance
Renaissance means “Rebirth”
Renaissance was a time of great cultural achievement/study in sciences, philosophy, art and literature
Influenced by Humanism: thought to be an approach to studying the Greek/Roman classics and the human experience, anatomy and all
A renewed appreciation of classical Greco-Roman art
Invention of moveable type (printing literature on large scale, quicker)
Study of Anatomy

3. Why Florence and the Renaissance Flourished
Pope settled nearby: Church had lots of $ to spend on embellishment
Florence proved itself a formidable area
Banking center
The Medici’s became the uber patrons of the arts

4. Characteristics of Early Renaissance Art
Religious content treated with a Humanist approach
Content broadened to include Roman history and mythology
Chiascuro: Patterns of light and dark values that suggest volume
Emphasis upon proportional studies, linear perspective/depth perception, contraposto (twisted pose) and realistic expression

5. Notable Artists
Giotto di Bondone (thought to be the first renaissance artist)

6. Donatello
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi; c – December 13, 1466

7. Donatello Donatello: Madonna of the Clouds, ca.1425-35
The technique of rilievo schiacciato developed by Donatello and seen in Madonna of the Clouds featured a “fine gradation of the surfaces which produces the impression of an almost infinite pictorial space.”
Prophet Jeremiah
1427 Marble

8. Became a model for consequent equestrian sculptures for hundreds of years *made of bronze & erected independently
Donatello's equestrian statue of Gattamelata at Padua.

9. Fra Angelico The Entombment of Christ, c. 1450
The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440/1460
The Entombment of Christ, c. 1450

10. Sandro Botticelli Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi
Born approx.
Botticelli means “little barrel” & it is believed the name was applied to his older brother first
Apprenticed in Filippo Lippi’s studio
Soon outshined his mentor and earned the patronage of the Medici’s
Painted frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
Frescoe: painting created in the wet plaster of a wall….not on the surface like a mural.

11. His style included elongated figures, much like those seen in Gothic art
Tender and sad expressions and gestures
Use of line and decorative detail in creating expressive subjects
Use of neo-platonism= Chrisitian and mythological ideas/stories

12. Venus and Mars c. 1485 Egg tempera and oil on poplar

13. The birth of Venus c. 1485 Tempera on canvas

14. Primavera Tempera on wood, c. 1482

15. Architecture Gothic architecture is asymmetrical
Renaissance architecture is symmetrical
Use of classical columns and pilasters (flat colums with shaft, base and a capital)
Use of a symmetrical façade
Use of module to construct

16. Filippo Brunelleschi Sculptor and Architect, 1377-1446
Church of San Spirito
The Duomo Florence, Italy

17. San Lorenzo

18. Resources http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html