1. Medieval vs. Renaissance Art

2. Set your paper up like this:
Medieval Art Renaissance Art

3. Directions:
The following slides will each contain a piece of artwork from the Middle Ages AND the Renaissance. It is your job to record the differences you see in the paintings. Or, in other words, compare the paintings on each slide and record your findings in the corresponding column on your paper.

4. Slide 1
Renaissance
Middle Ages

5. Slide 2
Middle Ages
Renaissance

6. Slide 3
Middle Ages
Renaissance

7. Slide 4
Middle Ages
Renaissance

8. Slide 5
Renaissance
Middle Ages

9. Compare/Contrast: Medieval Art was flat
was unrealistic, people were not lifelike
was very religious
did not show emotions
used dull colors
Renaissance Art
used shadows
showed real people
was realistic
showed human emotions
used bright colors
was 3D
used non-religious figures
showed everyday life

10. Why was art important during the Renaissance?
-Wealthy merchants and church leaders paid artists for their creations (“patrons”)
-City-states competed to have the best artwork

11. How was Renaissance art different from Medieval art?
-artists showed people how they appeared in
real life
-artists used new techniques:
-chiaroscuro: softened edges and shadows
-perspective: makes a painting look 3D
-frescos: watercolor on plaster

12. Who were some famous Renaissance artists?
Leonardo da Vinci

13. Raphael Sanzio

14. Michelangelo

15. Donatello

16. Botticelli
fresco: watercolor on plaster

17. Titian: rich colors

18. Jan Van Eyck: master oil painter

19. Abbrecht Durer: Engraving