1. Medieval Art v. Italian Renaissance Art

2. Medieval Art Earliest was sculpture Very religious- oriented Showed fate of sinners Righteous went to Heaven Romanesque then Gothic style

3. Illuminated Manuscripts A manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations Usually has silver or gold French Book of Hours, circa 1400

4. Gothic Architecture

5. 1. Realism & Expression Expulsion from the Garden Masaccio 1427 First nudes since classical times.

6. 2. Perspective Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! First use of linear perspective! Perspective! Perspective! The Trinity Masaccio 1427 What you are, I once was; what I am, you will become.

7. Perspective

8. 3. Classicism Greco-Roman influence. Secularism. Humanism. Individualism  free standing figures. Symmetry/Balance The “Classical Pose” Medici “Venus” (1c)

9. 4. Emphasis on Individualism Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke & Dutchess of Urbino Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.

10. Isabella d’Este – da Vinci, 1499 1474-1539 “First Lady of the Italian Renaissance.” Great patroness of the arts. Known during her time as “First Lady of the World!”

11. 5. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate Leonardo da Vinci 1469 The figure as architecture!

12. 6. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges Chiaroscuro: strengthening an illusion of depth on a two- dimensional surface Sfumato: There are no harsh outlines (as in a coloring book) present; areas blend into one another through miniscule brushstrokes.

13. 7. Artists as Personalities/Celebrities Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Giorgio Vasari 1550

15. Renaissance Florence The Wool Factory by Mirabello Cavalori, 1570 The Wool Factory by Mirabello Cavalori, 1570 1252 – first gold florins minted 1252 – first gold florins minted Florentine lion: symbol of St. Mark Florentine lion: symbol of St. Mark

16. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

17. Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 - 1436 Architect Cuppolo of St. Maria del Fiore

18. Filippo Brunelleschi Commissioned to build the cathedral dome. –Used unique architectural concepts.  He studied the ancient Pantheon in Rome.  Used ribs for support.

19. Comparing Domes

20. Other Famous Domes Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

21. Resources http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle _ages/images_britain_01.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle _ages/images_britain_01.shtml http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761 578474_15/Middle_Ages.htmlhttp://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761 578474_15/Middle_Ages.html Slides 5-20 were created by Ms. Susan M. Pojer: Horace Greeley HS, Chappaqua, NY –Historyteacher.net