1. The Renaissance “The Rebirth” 1300-1600

2. Influences on the Renaissance h New ideas h Growing middle class h Increased trade h Relative stability h Increased status of the artist h New ideas h Growing middle class h Increased trade h Relative stability h Increased status of the artist

3. Renaissance means “rebirth” h Time of re-defining h New ideas; new forms of art h Middle Ages = god centered h Renaissance = not god centered h Turned back to Greek ideas g Humanism - importance of the individual h Time of re-defining h New ideas; new forms of art h Middle Ages = god centered h Renaissance = not god centered h Turned back to Greek ideas g Humanism - importance of the individual

4. Reformation/Counter Reformation h Reformation: Martin Luther 1483-1546 g break off of Protestants from Catholicism h Counter Reformation: Catholic church tries to bring people back h Beliefs: h Catholics overemphasized rituals h Focus of religion should be the spirit not ceremony h Lay persons should also read about & serve God h Hymns should be written in vernacular not Latin h (invention of printing press)---Martin Luther made extensive use of printing press g Rome was the center h Reformation: Martin Luther 1483-1546 g break off of Protestants from Catholicism h Counter Reformation: Catholic church tries to bring people back h Beliefs: h Catholics overemphasized rituals h Focus of religion should be the spirit not ceremony h Lay persons should also read about & serve God h Hymns should be written in vernacular not Latin h (invention of printing press)---Martin Luther made extensive use of printing press g Rome was the center

5. Renaissance Italy h Beginnings of the Renaissance h Spread throughout Europe h Venice, Florence h The Medici Family g in Florence g Great artistic accomplishments h Beginnings of the Renaissance h Spread throughout Europe h Venice, Florence h The Medici Family g in Florence g Great artistic accomplishments

6. Giotto h Late Medieval/Early Renaissance painter h Uses gold backgrounds h Angels with nimbus (head halos) h New contributions to art: g Figures have substance, weight g Brought viewer into painting h Late Medieval/Early Renaissance painter h Uses gold backgrounds h Angels with nimbus (head halos) h New contributions to art: g Figures have substance, weight g Brought viewer into painting

7. The Lamentation

8. Masaccio h 1401-1428 h Renaissance painter h Along with Giotto, established traditions for Western art h “Masaccio established rules that lasted into the 20th century where Picasso ignored them.” h 1401-1428 h Renaissance painter h Along with Giotto, established traditions for Western art h “Masaccio established rules that lasted into the 20th century where Picasso ignored them.”

9. The Tribute Money h Fresco h In Florence h Techniques found: g Pantomimic gestures g Contrapposto (it’s back!) g Illusions of depth h Linear perspective: horizontal line in picture h Atmospheric perspective: depiction of sky h Chiaroscuro: shading h Read pg. 277 h Fresco h In Florence h Techniques found: g Pantomimic gestures g Contrapposto (it’s back!) g Illusions of depth h Linear perspective: horizontal line in picture h Atmospheric perspective: depiction of sky h Chiaroscuro: shading h Read pg. 277

10. The Tribute Money

11. Botticelli The Italians tried so passionately to recapture the former glory of Rome, did the classical myths become popular among educated laymen. To these men, the mythology of the admired Greeks and Romans represented something more than gay and pretty fairy- tales. They were so convinced of the superior wisdom of the ancients that they believed these classical legends must contain some profound and mysterious truth.

12. The Birth of Venus

13. The Birth of Miss Piggy