1. Renaissance Art Examination, Analysis & Interpretation
A.P. European History

2. Activity: Art Analytical Comparison
Place students in groups
Each group is given two works
Group analyzes work
Uses guided sheet to complete analysis
Shares findings with class

3. Work of Art 1 Work of Art 2 Title Date Artist Nationality of Artist
                                                
Work of Art 2
Title
Date
Artist
Nationality of Artist
Medium
What do you see? List all the items you see in the art work.
What is the main subject of the art work?
Where is the subject located? How can you tell?
Describe the composition of the art work.
Describe the elements of art present in the work. Line, color, texture, space, etc.
Describe the principles of art present in the work. Balance, emphasis, proportion, pattern, etc
What materials did the artist use to create the art work?
What is the mood of the art work?
Add your own comparisons

4. Group #1 Italian Paintings #1- Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
#2 – Holy Conversion by Giovanni Bellini

7. Group Two Italian Sculptures
#1 – Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici by Leonardo da Vinci
#2 – Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti

10. Group Three Northern Renaissance
#1- Madonna of Chancellor Rolin by Jan van Eyck
#2 – Portinari-Altar by Hugo van der Geos

13. Italian and Northern Renaissance Portraits
Group Four
Italian and Northern Renaissance Portraits
#1 – Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo
#2 – Portrait of Margaret of Austria