1. Artists of the Italian Renaissance The Rebirth of Europe

2. Medieval Art Religious focus. Lacked perspective (looked two- dimensional) Human features were generalized. Architecture based on the arch, flying buttresses, etc.

3. New Artistic Styles Look to Roman and Greek influences. Use of realistic perspective in depicting scenes. Portrait painting becomes popular. Depiction of Renaissance ideals. New dignity of the individual

4. Early Renaissance Florence the leader in Renaissance art esp. in quattrocento (1400s). The wealth of Florence meant that it had many patrons who would pay for art projects of artists such as... Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), architect of cathedrals. Masaccio (1401-1428) painter: nude human figures Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) – Portrait of a Condottiere Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1574) – goldsmith and sculptor

5. Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337) Considered to be the Father of the Italian Renaissance Broke with linear style of Middle Ages. First to us chiaroscuro. Reputed to be a shrewd and witty character. Praised by the poet Dante.

6. Giotto - The Mourning of Christ

7. Giotto - The Flight into Egypt

8. Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) Architect and one of the first architects to be associated with the Italian Renaissance. The first known perspective picture was made by Brunelleschi in about 1415

9. Brunelleschi - dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (il duomo)

10. Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) Sculptor: bronze doors for Florentine baptistery. Many sculptors such as Donatello trained under him.

11. Ghiberti – Gates of Paradise

12. Donatello (1386-1466) He became well recognized for his creation of the shallow relief style of sculpting, which made the sculpture seem much deeper than it actually was.

13. Donatello – David in Bronze

14. Fra Angelico (1400-1455) Dominican Friar who began career decorating manuscripts. Professional and highly successful artist despite his religious convictions.

15. Fra Angelico – Presentation in the Temple

16. Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) Spent almost his entire life in Florence. Only significant journey was to Rome to work on Sistine Chapel. Died in obscurity and his fame was not reestablished until the 19 th century.

17. Botticelli- Primavera

18. Botticelli- Birth of Venus

19. High Renaissance “High Renaissance” centered in Rome (1500-1527) – cinquecento (1500s) Most worldly of Renaissance popes – Alexander VI (1492-1503); Julius II (1503-1513); and Leo X (1513-1521), funded great art projects Characteristics: classical balance, harmony, restraint.

20. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. Often left work unfinished. Conducted extensive scientific studies. Invented the armored tank and designed aircraft.

21. Leonardo Da Vinci - Mona Lisa Probably the most famous painting in the world. Brought a new “life-like” dimension to painting. People focus on her enigmatic smile.

22. Da Vinci – The Last Supper

23. Da Vinci’s Other Works

25. Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) Sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. Tormented genius who was rarely satisfied with his talents. In painting and sculpture his work focused mainly on the nude human form.

26. Michelangelo - David

27. Michelangelo – La Pieta

28. Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel

29. Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) Child prodigy in the world of art. Patronized by the popes and named Papal Architect in 1514. Died of fever at age 37.

30. Raphael – Three Graces

31. Raphael – School of Athens

33. Titian (1485-1576) Foremost artist of the Venetian School. Titian was one of the most versatile of Italian painters, equally adept with portraits and landscapes. Noted for use of color and smooth brush strokes

34. Titian - Danae

35. Timeline of Renaissance Artists Giotto breaks with earlier styles of painting Black Death rages throug h Europe Fra Angelico Paints his religious devotion Botticelli paints mytholo gical and secular works Italian Wars rage between city-states of the peninsula Leonard o Da Vinci complet es the Mona Lisa. Michelang elo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Raphael dies at the age of 37 years. c. 13001347-1352c. 1430c. 14801494-155915051508-15121520

36. Exit Ticket What changes occurred in art over the two centuries of the Italian Renaissance? How does the art we examined exemplify Renaissance ideals and values? How do the artists themselves embody the principles of the Renaissance period?