1. Middle Ages Art

2. ÁSt. Francis’ Rule Approved ÁGiotto Á1288-92? ÁTempera on wood and ground gold. Middle Ages Art

3. ÁThe Crucifixion ÁGiotto Á1305 ÁTempera on wood and ground gold. Middle Ages Art

4. Vitruvian Man Leonardo da Vinci 1492 The L’uomo universale

5. Renaissance Art The Body The average adult human figure is about 7 to 7.5 heads tall. / The idealized human figure is traditionally represented as being 8 heads tall. The length of the arm is such that the finger tips come down to mid-thigh. The arms wingspan (measured between the tips of the middle fingers) is about equal to the body height. The length of the foot is about equal to the length of the forearm.

6. Renaissance Art The Head The eyes are at the mid-height of the head. The height of the face is about equal to the length of the hand. The corner of the mouth to the corner of the eye is equal to the height of the ear. The width of the base of the nose is equal to the width of the eye.

7. Art and Patronage Italians were willing to spend a lot of money on art. / Art showed social, political, and spiritual values. / Italian merchants and traders had money Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds. Art was used as a form of competition for social & political status!

9. Renaissance Art Humanism: / idea that individuals are important contributors to society and should be respected Classicism: / Recreated classical themes such as Greek gods and goddesses (Church did not approve!) / Studied Greek and Roman statues to understand proportions and symmetry

10. Perspective Perspective Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! First use of linear perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Linear perspective: larger objects look closer than smaller objects in the background

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

12. 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!”

13. Geometric Arrangement of Figures The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate Leonardo da Vinci 1469 Used mathematics to create art!

14. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges Chiaroscuro Sfumato

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

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

18. Comparing Domes

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

20. The Ideal City Piero della Francesca, 1470

22. The Renaissance “Man” Broad knowledge about many things in different fields. Deep knowledge/skill in one area. Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge. The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.

23. 1. Self-Portrait -- da Vinci, 1512 1452 - 1519 Artist Sculptor Architect Scientist Engineer Inventor

24. Leonardo, the Artist: From hisNotebooks of over 5000 pages (1508-1519)

25. Mona Lisa – da Vinci, 1503-4

26. Mona Lisa OR da Vinci??

27. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498 & Geometry

28. horizontal vertical Perspective! The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498

29. A Da Vinci “Code”: St. John or Mary Magdalene?

30. Leonardo, the Sculptor An Equestrian Statue 1516-1518

32. 2. Michelangelo Buonorrati 1475 – 1564 He represented the body in three dimensions of sculpture.

33. Perspective!Perspective! Betrothal of the Virgin Raphael1504

34. Raphael’s Canagiani Madonna, 1507

35. Comparing Madonnas

36. The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 Raphael Da Vinci Michelangelo

37. Portrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael, 1511-1512 More concerned with politics than with theology. The “Warrior Pope.” Great patron of Renaissance artists, especially Raphael & Michelangelo. Died in 1513