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The Renaissance Period 1400s – 1600s A.D. General Information • Wars, plagues, and turmoil in the Catholic Church shook people’s faith in government, religion, and their fellow man. In this dark period Europeans sought a new start, a cultural rebirth. • The Renaissance began as a cultural revival after the death and oppression of the Middle and Dark ages • Location: Europe • Mostly Florence and Rome, Italy • Italy’s cities were along the Mediterranean, and thus, a prime location for trade and commerce Visual Characteristics • Proportions are more realistic and accurate than they were in the Middle Ages • Foreshortening was used to create depth • Color palette was relatively muted • Themes were often religious, but artists also explored concepts related to math, science, and anatomy. Middle Ages Renaissance Visual Characteristics • Art and architecture influenced by ancient Greek and Roman art • Linear perspective invented by architect Brunelleschi • Artists created Frescos on the ceilings of cathedrals Famous Artist: Leonardo da Vinci • Italian painter, engineer, inventor, etc. regarded by many historians as the “Renaissance Man” • Became an apprentice painter at 15 • Spent time all over Italy • Thought of hundreds of inventions • Enjoyed studying anatomy The Last Supper, 1495-98; Tempera Vitruvian Man, c.1490; Ink Famous Artist: Michelangelo • Italian sculptor and painter • His distinctive style became “a muscular precision and reality combined with an almost lyrical beauty” • Commissioned by the church to do paintings and frescos • His fresco, “Last Judgment” was called to be destroyed after an outcry about nudes • Achieved fame before death. Lived to see two published biographies about him The Statue of David, 1504; Carrara Marble Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-12; Gold, Plaster My Thoughts • I’m interested in architecture and math, so I chose to research this movement • The discoveries and inventions from this movement are some of the most important of the 20th century. I appreciate this movement immensely. Aesthetically, it’s not quite my style, but I appreciate the attempts at realism. • I could incorporate the neoclassical revival of Greek and Roman architecture into my dream room by adding columns or a domed ceiling. References • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_art • http://history-world.org/renaissance.htm • http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Renn.html • http://www.mrdowling.com/704-art.html