1. Renaissance Part 2

2. Characteristics of Renaissance Paintings
Vivid Color
Dramatic
Appearance of 3-dimensions
Realistic
Both Secular and Religious subject matter

3. Characteristics of Renaissance Sculpture
VERY detailed
Lifelike
usually fully or partially nude to show details of the human body
Dramatic

4. Characteristics of Renaissance Literature
Author uses Vernacular (the everyday language of their homeland, NOT LATIN)
Writing is about self-expression, or concerns of the everyday life, or entertaining and is usually secular (not religious)
May be religious if the author is pointing out what he/she perceives as wrongs of the church or church practices.

5. Famous People of the Renaissance

6. Donatello 1386-1466 -Sculptor of marble and bronze
-1st of the Great Artisans

7. With the emphasis on individuals, painters began to paint prominent citizens
Donatello made sculptures more realistic by carving natural postures and expressions that reveal personality

8. Michelangelo Born in Italy March 6, 1475-Feb 18, 1564
Sculptor, painter, architect, poet
Student of Donatello
Known for: Pieta, David and Sistine Chapel ceiling
He is most famous for how he portrayed the human body in painting and sculpting

9. Michelangelo's Works of Art
Pietà = statue Created in 1499
Made of Marble Found at the Vatican
Interior of the Sistine Chapel Created in , ,
Frescoes Found at the Vatican
David = statue Created in 1504 Made of Marble
Found at a museum in Florence, Italy