1. The Beginning of Modern Painting: The Renaissance 1420 - 1600

2. Legacy of the Middle Ages… Notions of honor, duty, loyalty, and love European cities / The middle class The state system - representative government English common law -concept of liberty Equality and the sacred worth of the individual Universities Corporations, Bookkeeping & Banking Preserved Greco-Roman scholarship Growth of secularism

3. Humanism: A philosophical world view which focused on human potential and achievement in this world – Secularism. Petrarch (1304-1374) and Boccaccio (1313-1375) encouraged the study of Greek and Roman writings to understand their ideas and values. 1453 Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine scholars fled to Italy with collections of manuscripts – many of which were thought to be lost forever. Humanist scholars influenced artists and architects to carry on the classical tradition. A Humanist education (studia humanitatis) grammar; rhetoric; poetry, moral philosophy and history – create a citizenry able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity and be ready to participate in the civic life of the community

4. Characteristics of Renaissance art Oil on stretched canvass Linear Perspective Contraposto- showing action Chiaroscuro- Use of light and shadow- Sfumato-without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke Pyramid configuration Realism and naturalism Details, including artist’s name.

5. The Birth of Venus, 1482 Sandro Bottecelli

6. Sandro Bottecelli, Prima Vera 1478

8. A Roman fresco-The Three Graces

9. The Renaissance: Why In Italy?

13. Patrons of the Arts… Cosimo de Medeci

14. Medieval art

15. Giotto (1266-1337): pre-cursor to the Renaissance

16. St. Francis Gives His Cloak to the Poor, Giotto

17. The Last Supper, Giotto

18. The “Three Friends” in Florence Brunelleschi (1377-1446) Donatello (1386-1466) Masaccio (1401-1428)

19. Il Duomo, Brunellschi, 1436

20. David, Donatello, 1430 (David was the patron hero of Florence)

21. Masaccio, The Tribute Money, 1426

22. The High Renaissance: 1500-1550 Da Vinci (1452-1519) Michelangelo (1475-1564) Raphael (1483-1520) Titian, (1490-1576)

23. DaVinci, 1452-1519 “The ideal Renassance Man” or “The Universal Man

24. The Last Supper, 1495

25. Ginevra de Benci, DaVinci, 1474

26. Mona Lisa, 1503- 1506 Pyramid composition Linear perspective Light & shadow Relaxed & natural Layers of glaze-3D quality No solid lines- sfumato

27. “mirror writing” -13,000 pages

29. Michelangelo 1475-1564 Sculptor, painter, poet & architect.

30. Lorenzo, The Magnificent

31. Pieta, 1498-1500, his first masterpiece

33. Moses

34. The Sistine Chapel, 1512

37. Raphael, 1483-1520 “The most popular” most completely expressed all the qualities of the High Renaissance

38. St. George Fighting the Dragon, Raphael, 1504

39. Madonna and Child, Raphael, 1505

40. Raphael’s Three Graces, 1505

41. School of Athens, 1510-1511

43. socrates

44. Diogenes

45. Patron of both Michelangelo and Raphael: Pope Julius II, 1511

46. Baldassare Castiglione ( 1514-15), Raphael's portrait of the famous Humanist philosopher Lorenzo di Medici, Raphael’s portrait of “The Magnificent”

47. Titian, 1490-1576 Self-portrait The Father of Modern Painting- no wood panels, no frescoes; only oil on canvass.

48. Madonna with child and saints, Titian

49. John On The Island Of Atmos, Titian

50. Adam and Eve Expelled… Titian,

52. Characteristics of Renaissance art Oil on stretched canvass Linear Perspective Contraposto- showing action Chiaroscuro- Use of light and shadow- Sfumato-without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke Pyramid configuration Realism and naturalism Details, including artist’s name.

53. Post- Renaissance painting

54. Tintoretto, 1592-1594

55. "Christ at the Sea of Galilee" -- Tintoretto

56. El Greco, 1547-1614 “View of Toledo” c 1600

57. Rembrandt, 1606-1669

58. Fran Hals, 1580-1666 Laughing Cavalier, 1624

59. Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640

60. Durer, 1471-1528

61. Any Questions…