1. Great Artists
of the Renaissance

2. Renaissance Artists wanted their subjects to be realistic
Focused on humanity and emotion
Used new techniques
Sculptured emphasized realism and the human form
Architecture reached new heights of design

3. New Techniques Frescos Perspective Painting done on wet plaster
Gave depth to paintings
Making distant objects appear smaller than those close to the viewer
Made scenes appear 3-D

4. Filippo Brunelleschi Created a dome in Florence- il duomo
Modeled after the Pantheon
Il duomo
Pantheon

5. Leonardo daVinci Renaissance genius
Considered himself a painter, but he was also a sculptor, architect, and engineer
Sketched nature
Dissected corpses to learn how the human body works

6. A sample
of daVinci’s
anatomy
sketches

7. daVinci’s famous paintings
Mona Lisa- portrait of a woman whose
mysterious smile has baffled
people for centuries
Is daVinci Mona Lisa?

8. The Last Supper
A masterpiece of perspective

9. daVinci’s inventions

10. Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect, poet
Called a “meloncholy genius”- his work reflects his many life long spiritual struggles

11. The David

13. The Pieta

14. The Sistine Chapel Took four years to complete
Commissioned by Pope Julius II

16. Raphael Admired for his talent and his sweet and gracious nature
Studied great masters, but developed his own style
Famous work: School of Athens
Imaginary gathering of great thinkers and scientists (Plato, Aristotle, Socrates to name a few)
He included himself in the picture along with Michelangelo and daVinci

17. The School of Athens
Raphael in the back

18. The Renaissance moves North
Began in the region of Flanders(France, Belgium, Netherlands)
Flanders was a thriving center of trade for Northern Europe
From Flanders, the Renaissance spread to Spain, France, Germany, and England

19. Jan van Eyck One of the most important Flemish painters
Used rich, realistic detail in his works
Portrait of Giovanni
Arnolfini and His Wife

20. “Leonardo of the North”
Albrecht Durer- traveled to Italy to study Italian masters
Took these ideas and spread Renaissance techniques to Northern Europe
He applied his new knowledge of painting techniques to engraving
Engraving- etching a design on to a metal plate with acid

21. Durer’s nature paintings
What other artist was interested in nature?

22. Durer self-portrait