1. Ch. 19 The Renaissance through the Baroque
Dark ages / interest in art and science.

2. Renaissance –
The period in Europe from the 14th to 16th century characterized by a revival of interest in the arts and sciences that had been lost since antiquity.
Dark ages / interest in art and science. “humanities” florence is the hub b/c medici family.

3. The Major Italian City-States during the Renaissance.

4. Donatello. David. c. 1425–30. height 62 1/4 in.
Roman references contrapasto. 1st nude sculpture since antiquity.
Donatello. David. c. 1425–30.
height 62 1/4 in.

5. Sandro Botticelli. The Birth of Venus. c. 1482.
1st nude painting since antiquity.
Sandro Botticelli. The Birth of Venus. c
5 ft. 8 7/8 in. x 9 ft. 1 7/8 in.

6. Rogier van der Weyden. Deposition. c. 1435–38.
Flemish(dutch)
Rogier van der Weyden. Deposition. c. 1435–38.
7 ft. 1 5/8 in. x 8 ft. 7 1/8 in.

7. Leonardo da Vinci. A Scythed Chariot, Armored Car, and Pike. c. 1487.
6 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.

8.
Da vinci

9. Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa. c. 1503–05.
30 1/4 x 21 in.

10.
¾ view, crop closer, atmospheric perspective, invented background.

11. Raphael. The School of Athens. 1510–11.
Fresco, vatican. Great philosphrs and scientists of old. Like last supper but plato and aristotle center. Plato grey- points up (spiritual concerns), arisotle – material concerns.
Donatello-right/red
Raphael – exiting right
Michelangelo -brooding
Raphael. The School of Athens. 1510–11.

12. Albrecht Dürer. Self-Portrait. 1500.
Self-portraits.
Albrecht Dürer. Self-Portrait
26 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.

13. Shen Zhou. Poet on a Mountaintop. Ming dynasty, c. 1500.
Southern school. Shen joh.
Self-expression. Poem.
“an expanse of space in which there may or may not be things”
Shen Zhou. Poet on a Mountaintop. Ming dynasty, c
15 1/4 x 23 3/4 in.

14. Mayan city. 2 pyramids.
Pyramid of the sun - Eqinox. And solstice. Steps along with the top = 365. time!
Teotihuacán, Mexico, as seen from the Pyramid of the Moon, looking south down the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Sun at the left. c. 350–650 CE.

16. Funerary lid of the sarcophagus of Pacal. 683 CE.
12 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft.

17. Rubbing of Funerary lid of the sarcophagus of Pacal. 683 CE.
Tree of life (wacah chan) connects upper, middle and underworld.
Feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl [ket-sahl-koh-aht-l] . Double headed serpent.
Sun and moon glyphs.
Rubbing of Funerary lid of the sarcophagus of Pacal. 683 CE.
12 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft.

18. Machu Picchu. Inca culture, c. 1450.
High up in the ande’s.
Great stone workers. No mortar.
Relationship to sun/solstices again.
Machu Picchu. Inca culture, c

20. Relation to portuguese. 1400’s
Mudfish – come by water and can walk on land. Vistitors from another world.
Mask of an iyoba (queen mother), probably Idia. Court of Benin, Nigeria. c
height 9 3/8 in.

21. Mannerism –
Art style prevalent in Italy from about 1525 until the early 17th century, characterized by its dramatic use of light, exaggerated perspective, distorted forms, and vivid colors.

22. This is a later work “mannerist” style. Artist has a “signiture” style
Michelangelo Buonarroti. The Last Judgment, “Guidizio Universale.” 1534–41.

23. El Greco. The Burial of Count Orgaz. 1586.
Oil on canvas at a church in toledo, spain. Multiple focal points. Realist on bottom, stylized on top. Extreme of mannerism – almost beyond it.
El Greco. The Burial of Count Orgaz
16 ft. x 11 ft. 10 in.

24. Baroque–
Art style dominant in Europe in the 17th century, characterized by its theatrical, dramatic use of light and color, and by its ornate forms.

25. Gianlorenzo Bernini. The Ecstasy of St. Theresa. 1645–52.
Anguish/joy
Hidden window above make figures glow.
Like a theater/stage
Gianlorenzo Bernini. The Ecstasy of St. Theresa. 1645–52.
life-size.