1. The Renaissance

2. Renaissance  time of creativity & change –Political –Social –Economic –Cultural

3. The Renaissance Increase in classical learning Medieval Scholars = life & death Renaissance Scholars = here & now / individual achievement

4. The Renaissance Begins in Italy – mid 1300’s Spreads north into Europe Peaks in the mid – 1500’s

5. Reasons Began in Italy 1.Center of Ancient Roman History 2.Cities survived the Middle Ages a.Florence, Milan, Venice, Genoa 3.Wealthy & Powerful Merchant Class

6. Wealthy Merchant Class De Medici Family – richest family in Florence 1.Cosimo de Medici 2.Lorenzo de Medici - patron

8. The Renaissance Humanism – intellectual movement, focus on worldly subjects & not religious issues Education focus on grammar, rhetoric, poetry, & history

9. The Renaissance Francesco Petrarch – early humanist. Collected Greek & Roman manuscripts. He brought ancient writings to western Europe

11. The Renaissance in Art Still used religious figures but in Roman/ Greek settings Revived classical forms – Sculpting

12. The Renaissance Perspective – art form using shading to make figures more life like & making distant objects smaller

13. Renaissance Artists The Big 4

15. Donatello

16. One of the first Renaissance Artists Known for his sculptures Bronze David & Life-size soldier on horseback

19. Leonardo da Vinci

20. True “Renaissance Man” Most brilliant of the time Architect, Engineer, painter, sculptor, & scientist

31. Michelangelo

32. Painted the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Wrote Poetry Designed St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

39. Raphael

40. Studied da Vinci & Michelangelo Did many pictures of Mary as a loving mother

47. Titian

48. Known for using rich colors & a sense of drama Assumption of the Virgin

54. Sofonisba Anguissola

55. Noblewoman known for painting portraits Artist's Sisters Playing Chess

59. Albrecht Dürer German Leonardo

60. Albrecht Dürer Studied in Italy Applied methods to paintings, engravings, & prints

67. Flemish Artists Artists of Flanders ???

69. Flanders = Present Day Belgium and the Netherlands

70. Jan and Hubert van Eyck

71. Developed oil paint Portrayals of townspeople

76. Pieter Bruegel

77. Painted lively scenes of peasant life Peasants Dance

83. Sandro Botticelli

84. Mixed Gothic realism w/ antique style

88. ARTISTFAMOUS WORK(S) Donatello DaVinci Michelangelo Raphael Titian Anguissola Durer J & H Van Eyck Bruegel Boticelli