1. Ch 11 The Renaissance Begins

2. Wealthy families and the church wanted beautiful buildings and works of Art. The Pope funded artwork for the Vatican Builders and artists studied ancient Greek and Roman Art, Science and Math.

3. Renaissance artists wanted to show how people looked Giotto began this style in the 1300’s. Artists brought life, color, action and Perspective to art. Chiaroscuro painting technique to show drama, emotion. Fresco – Water colors on plaster.

6. Golden age of painting- da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raphael Da Vinci- Florence. Mona Lisa and Last Supper. Michelangelo – Florence. Pope Julius II hired him to work On the Vatican. Sistine Chapel. Raphael painted frescos for the Pope in the Vatican. Artemisia Gentileschi- most celebrated female artist.

10. Late 1400’s – Renaissance spread to N. Europe. War, trade, travel and the printing press spread Humanist ideas.

11. Northern painters began using oil based paints. Rich colors painted on canvas. Jan van Eyck – Used oils. The Arnolfini. Albrecht Durer – Known for perspective, detail and engravings.

12. 1580- The first theaters were built for England’s plays. Outdoor stages, the wealthy sat under a roof. 1 to 2 cents. Even the poor attended. William Shakespeare wrote Tragedies, Comedies and Histories. Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet. Most Famous.