1. RENAISSANCE ART THE EARLY RENAISSANCE

2. STATUS OF THE ARTS VISUAL ARTS CLASSED WITH CRAFTS OR MECHANICAL ARTSVISUAL ARTS CLASSED WITH CRAFTS OR MECHANICAL ARTS “HANDIWORK” VS. THEORETICAL BASIS“HANDIWORK” VS. THEORETICAL BASIS VILLANI FIRST TO CLAIM A PLACE FOR THEM IN LIBERAL ARTS C. 1400VILLANI FIRST TO CLAIM A PLACE FOR THEM IN LIBERAL ARTS C. 1400

3. STATUS OF ARTS ALBERTI, ON PAINTINGALBERTI, ON PAINTING ADMISSION OF VISUAL ARTS TO LIBERAL ARTS CHANGED NATURE OF ARTIST’S WORKADMISSION OF VISUAL ARTS TO LIBERAL ARTS CHANGED NATURE OF ARTIST’S WORK ARTIST A MAN OF IDEAS RATHER THAN MANIPULATOR OF MATERIALARTIST A MAN OF IDEAS RATHER THAN MANIPULATOR OF MATERIAL

4. STATUS OF ARTISTS WORK OF ART A RECORD OF A CREATIVE MINDWORK OF ART A RECORD OF A CREATIVE MIND ARTIST’S OUTLOOK ALSO CHANGEDARTIST’S OUTLOOK ALSO CHANGED IN COMPANY OF SCHOLARS AND POETS HE OFTEN BECAME A MAN OF LEARNINGIN COMPANY OF SCHOLARS AND POETS HE OFTEN BECAME A MAN OF LEARNING

5. ARTISTS & THIER ARTS EARLY REN. CONCERNED WITH MASTERING TECHNIQUES TO IMITATE NATURE & CLASSICAL MODELSEARLY REN. CONCERNED WITH MASTERING TECHNIQUES TO IMITATE NATURE & CLASSICAL MODELS

6. PERSPECTIVE, USE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, SCULPTUREPERSPECTIVE, USE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, SCULPTURE MATERIALS FROM OIL PAINT TO BRONZEMATERIALS FROM OIL PAINT TO BRONZE

7. SCULPTURE SOUGHT TO TREAT THE HUMAN BODY LIKE CLASSICAL SCULPTURESOUGHT TO TREAT THE HUMAN BODY LIKE CLASSICAL SCULPTURE CONTRAPPOSTOCONTRAPPOSTO DONATELLO, 1386-1466, AMONG FOUNDERS OF NEW STYLEDONATELLO, 1386-1466, AMONG FOUNDERS OF NEW STYLE

8. ARCHITECTURE BRUNELLESCHI - DUOMO AND FOUNDLING HOMEBRUNELLESCHI - DUOMO AND FOUNDLING HOME

9. ARCHITECTURE ALBERTI - RUCELLAI PALACEALBERTI - RUCELLAI PALACE

10. PAINTING MASSACIO - LAWS OF PERSPECTIVE (1401-1428)MASSACIO - LAWS OF PERSPECTIVE (1401-1428) FRA ANGELICO(1387-1455)FRA ANGELICO(1387-1455) PIERO DELLA FRANCESCAPIERO DELLA FRANCESCA UCCELLOUCCELLO BOTTICELLI (1445-1510)BOTTICELLI (1445-1510)

11. HIGH RENAISSANCE LATE 15th-FIRST HALF 16thLATE 15th-FIRST HALF 16th TECHNICAL PROBLEMS SOLVEDTECHNICAL PROBLEMS SOLVED ARTISTS COULD ASPIRE TO TRANSCEND NATURE NOT JUST COPY ITARTISTS COULD ASPIRE TO TRANSCEND NATURE NOT JUST COPY IT

12. CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH END OF DEMOCRARCY, IT WAS THE ART OF PRINCES AND POPESCONTEMPORANEOUS WITH END OF DEMOCRARCY, IT WAS THE ART OF PRINCES AND POPES ROME WAS NOW THE FOCUSROME WAS NOW THE FOCUS

13. THE ARTIST IN HIGH REN. SOVEREIGN GENIUS RATHER THAN CRAFTSMANSOVEREIGN GENIUS RATHER THAN CRAFTSMAN SET APART FROM OTHER MORTALS : “CREATIVE” & THEREFORE DIVINESET APART FROM OTHER MORTALS : “CREATIVE” & THEREFORE DIVINE

14. GRAND AMBITIONS NOT LIMITED BY NATURE OR CLASSICAL MODELSGRAND AMBITIONS NOT LIMITED BY NATURE OR CLASSICAL MODELS

15. Subjective standards of truth and beautySubjective standards of truth and beauty Visual effectivenessVisual effectiveness Works immediate “classics”Works immediate “classics”

16. HIGH REN. ARTISTS MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI (1475-1564)MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI (1475-1564) LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452- 1519)LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452- 1519) RAPHAEL (1483-1520)RAPHAEL (1483-1520)