1. Renaissance Art

2. The Italian Renaissance New breakthroughs in art: Linear perspective (mathematical) Chiaroscuro – light and shadow Triangular symmetry (pyramid configuration) Realism Oil paints on stretched canvas

3. The Early Renaissance

4. Masacio 1401 – 1428 Reality in painting humans Mastery of perspective Using light and shadows correctly

5. “The Tribute Money”

8. Donatello 1386 – 1466 Sculpture contraposto Clothes draped realistically over the body First freestanding statues since Classical times

9. “David”

11. Botticelli 1444 – 1510 Art reminiscent of Byzantine art Interested in Classical mythology

12. “The Birth of Venus”

14. “Primavera”

15. The High Renaissance

16. Leonardo da Vinci 1452 – 1519 “Renaissance Man” – l’uomo universale Respected and admired Curious about everything Painter, inventor, naturalist, musician Self portrait

17. “The Last Supper”

20. “Mona Lisa” (La Giaconda)

21. “The Virgin of the Rocks”

23. “Vitruvian Man” A study in correct proportions – based on geometry

24. From Leonardo’s notebooks

25. Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564 Sculptor Painter Architect “he broke all the rules” Bust done from his death mask

26. “The Pieta”

27. “The David”

28. The Sistine Chapel

29. “The Last Judgment”

31. The Deluge

32. The Libyan Sybil

33. The Campidoglio

34. The Dome of St. Peter’s

35. Raphael Sanzio 1483 – 1520 Most popular of the Renaissance painters (even during his lifetime!) “most completely expressed the qualities of the High Renaissance” ~ pyramidal composition, chiaroscuro, dynamic figures, contraposto Died young (37) Self portrait; age 26

36. Madonna’s

37. Popes Julius II and Leo X

38. “The School of Athens”

42. The Northern Renaissance

43. Not based on Classical ideals More religious influence Realism; paintings of daily life Oil paints – allows for more realistic paintings Atmospheric perspective

44. Jan Van Eyck 1390 – 1441 Trained as an illuminator of manuscripts – paintings are incredibly detailed

45. “ Man in a Turban” Possibly a self- portrait

46. “The Arnolfi Wedding”

47. Detail from “The Arnolfi Wedding”

48. This Van Eyck “Annunciation” is a painting, not a sculpture!

49. Pieter Breughel the Elder c. 1525 – 1569 Many of his paintings are accurate portrayals of peasant life Portraits of people sometimes look like caricatures Use of atmospheric perspective

50. “Hunters in the Snow”

51. “Peasant Wedding”

52. Hans Holbein the Younger 1497 – 1543 German who did most of his paintings in England Realistic portraits Use of symbolism

53. “The Ambassadors”

55. English Royal Portraits

56. Thomas More and Erasmus

57. Albrecht Durer 1471 – 1528 First Northern Renaissance artist to be considered a true “Renaissance Man” Art should be based on scientific observation Published articles on perspective Woodcuts and graphic art Fascinated with self portraits

58. Self portraits

59. “Venetian Woman”

60. “The Praying Hands”