Download Italian Renaissance Art

By: Susan M. Pojer
changes Nicole Thompson, Jaci
McAleer,And Rebecca Schwarz
T he Renaissance
1350-1550
 Rebirth of Greek & Roman Classics
 Begins in Florence, Italy
 Intellectual & Artistic growth
emphasizing individual worth &
achievement
 Emphases= value of the individual
 Question authority & church
Artists & scholars draw
inspiration from ruins of Ancient
Rome
Scholars study ancient Latin
manuscripts preserved in monasteries
Christian scholars in Constantinople
fled to Rome with Greek
manuscripts when Turks invade
Constantinople in 1453
Classical & Worldly Values
 Humanism – an intellectual movement
focused on human potential & achievements
 Humanists influence artists & architects to
carry on classical traditions
 Rediscover classical education in history,
literature, & philosophy
 Society becomes “secular”: worldly
(concerned with here & now) rather than
spiritual
T he Renaissance “Man”
 Broad knowledge about many things in
different fields.
 Deep knowledge/skill in one area.
 Able to link information from different
areas/disciplines and create new
knowledge.
 The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded
man” was at the heart of Renaissance
education.
Renaissance Woman
 Educated and knew the classics
 Expected to be charming and inspire art
 Wealthy women supported artists and built
art collections
 Isabella D’Este
Women become Patrons of Art:
beautify cities by financing the arts
(painting, architecture, sculpture)
W illiam Shakespeare
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Writes during the Elizabethan Age
Draws on classics for inspiration & plots
Plays examine human flaws
“Vernacular” authors write
in their native languageNot Latin -to express their
ideas
Gutenberg Printing Press 1440
 Produce books quickly & cheaply
 Prints complete Bible in 1455
 Gave the ability to produce 100’s of copies
of a single work
 People can read Bible for selves
 Non-religious books are published
Perspective
 The Trinity
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
 Masaccio
 1427
Perspective!
First use
of linear
perspective!
What you are,
I once was;
what I am,
you will
become.
T he Sistine
Chapel
Michelangelo
Buonarroti
1508 - 1512
1. Self-Portrait -- da Vinci,
1512
 Artist
 Sculptor
 Architect
 Scientist
 Engineer
 Inventor
1452 - 1519
 Vitruvian Man
 Leonardo da
Vinci
 1492
T he
L’uomo
universale
ParodyThe Best Form of Flattery?
A Macaroni Mona
A Picasso Mona
An Andy Warhol Mona
A “Mona”ca Lewinsky
T he Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498
& Geometry
vertical
T he Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498
horizontal
Perspective!
A Da Vinci “Code”:
St. John or Mary Magdalene?
Leonardo, the Architect:
Pages from his Notebook
 Study of a
central church.
 1488
Leonardo, the Scientist (Biology):
Pages from his Notebook
 An example of
the humanist
desire to unlock
the secrets of
nature.
Leonardo, the Scientist (Anatomy):
Pages from his Notebook
Leonardo, the Inventor:
Pages from his Notebook
Leonardo, the Engineer:
Pages from his Notebook
A study of siege defenses.
Studies of water-lifting
devices.
Sum It Up
Art
 Art draws on styles of classical Greece &
Rome
 Art portrayed people & nature realistically
 Artist create secular works (not just
religious)
 Writers use vernacular to express ideas
 Arts praise individual achievement
Sum It Up - Society
 Printing Press makes information available
and inexpensive
 Availability of books increased desire for
learning and a rise in literacy
 Published accounts of new discoveries,
maps, & charts led to further discoveries
 Published legal proceedings made the laws
clear so that people were able to
understand their rights
 People began to question political and
religious practices