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TOWARD THE
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE DID NOT
HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE
THE LAMENTATION
ARTIST:
GIOTTO—made a
remarkable break
through
1305---original use of
space—composed as
though it is on stage
depicting
psychological and
emotional reactions of
his subjects
TRINITY WITH THE
VIRGIN, ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST AND DONORS
Masaccio--transformed the art of
painting ---age 24 yrs.
Form a triangular
composition
Masaccio—nicknamed
“Sloppy Joe”
neglected his
appearance—in his
pursuit of art
THE RENAISSANCE
MIDDLE AGES—PAINTERS—SKILLED
CRAFTSMAN—LEVEL OF A
CARPENTER
ITALY RENAISSANCE—PAINTERS
WERE CALLED DIVINE
BROUGHT VAST CHANGES TO THE
ART WORLD
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE MEANS “REBIRTH”
REFERS TO REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN
GREEK AND ROMAN ART---KEY
CHARACTERISTIC
ARTIST STUDIED THE NATURAL
WORLD AND PRODUCED IT AS
ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE
STUDING THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT
TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED
CHIAROSCURO—LIGHTS AND DARKS
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
NUDES REAPPEARED IN ART
STUDIED ANATOMY
SOUGHT IDEALIZED BEAUTY
ROMANS RUINS WERE STUDIED IN DETAIL
ALL OF THESE ESTABISHED PAINTING,
SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE IN
THE RENAISSANCE
ST. MARK –1411-13-MARBLE
ARTIST: DONATELLOFirst generation of
Renaissance artists----25
yrs old
New idea the body
provides the framework
on which the fabric drapes
Draped clay soaked linen
to create garments
Sculptures so life like the
artist said “Speak, speak,
or the plague take you”
The Story of Jacob and Esau
from the “Gates of Paradise”
1435—gilt bronze--20 years to complete--won competition at
23 years
2nd set of doors
commissioned 20
years later
Teacher was Donatello
THE BIRTH OF VENUS
ARTIST—BOTTICELLI—1480—TEMPERA ON
CANVAS---6’7 X 9’ 2”
Renaissance artists
also turned towards
stories of Greek and
Roman gods and
goddesses for subject
matter
HIGH RENAISSANCE
1500 TO ABOUT 1525
“RENAISSANCE MAN”---VERY GOOD
AT DOING MANY DIFFERENT AND
UNRELATED THINGS
RENAISSANCE MAN
LEONARDO DA VINCI—
CONSIDER TO BE THE
TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN
ARCHITECT, ENGINEER,
SCIENTIST, MUSICIAN AND
ALL AROUND
INTELLECTUAL
ABSORBED BY THE
PROBLEM OF HOW THINGS
WORK
MIRROR WRITING
STUDY OF FLIGHT ANF
HUMAN PROPORTIONS
LINER PERSPECTIVE
LEONARD DA VINCI
MOST VERSATILE GENIUSES
IDEAS IN HIS NOTEBOOKS—
ENGINEERING, ASTRONOMY, MATH,
NATURAL HISTORY, MUSIC, SCULPTURE,
ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING
DISCOVERIES—AIR CURRENTS, PRINTING
PRESS, TELESCOPE PORTABLE,
PARACHUTE, BOMBS, ETC
PERFECT DA VINCI
BUT
HANDSOME
COULD SING DIVINELY
CHARMING
AVID MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
FASCINATED WITH FLIGHT
BUT ONE FLAW—HE WAS “FICKLE”
Constantly distracted—incomplete projects—less
than 20 works today survive
On his death bed he said”he had offended God
and mankind by not working at his art as he
should of
MONA LISA
1804—Hung in Napoleon's
bedroom until moving to the
Louvre---New York—1.6
million people viewed it in 7
weeks
Tokyo viewers allowed 10 sec.
She was nobody special—wife
of Florentine merchant
Mona means Madonna or
Mrs.—
“SFUMATO” technique (Italian
word for “smoke”)—layer upon
layer of translucent glazes
produced a hazy atmosphere
MICHELANGELO
FATHER BEAT HIM
CARED FOR BY A WET NURSE—HUSBAND STONECUTTER
MEDICI—LORENZO—RECOGNIZED HIS TALENT—15 YEARS
PRICE FOR GIFT –SOLITUDE
EMOTIONAL-ROUGH—HAPPY ONLY WHEN PRODUCING ART
THE PAINTER: THE
SISTINE CHAPEL1508-12
A FEW VINES ON A BLUE
BACK-GROUND—ALL POPE
JULIUS II WANTED
340 FIGURES(10’-18’)
4YRS TO COMPLETE
½ THE LENGTH OF
FOOTBALL FIELD
10,000SQ. FT.
ROOF LEAKED—7 STORY
SCAFFOLD
TORSOS MORE EXPRESSIVE
THAN FACES
THE ARCHITECT—
SUPERVISED—
RECONSTUCTION
OF Rome’s
St. Peter’s Cathedral
in his seventies---didn’t live to see it
finished
ST. FRANCIS IN THE
DESERT—
ARTIST—BELLINIpainter of Venice –they
were interested in color and
light ----St. Francis---Holy
monk—born in the town of
Assisi --- 12th century—he was
able to converse with the
animals—his goodness was so
profound that god bestowed
upon him same marks and
wounds of Christ
TITIAN FROM THE VENETIAN
SCHOOL—1490-1576--DOMINATED THE ART
WORLD FOR 60 YEARS—
USED STRONG COLORS—
AS HIS MAIN EXPRESSION
DEVICE—est. oil on canvas—
most favorite portrait –12 year
old boy ”Portrait of Ranuccio
Farnese—1542grandson of Pope Paul 111
expression shy and endearing—
he would be a cardinal in 3
years
CHARACTERTICS
SISTINE CHAPEL
RAPHAEL, DA VINCI AND MICHELANGLO
REBIRTH
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
CHIAROSCURO
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
STUDIED ANATOMY
ROMAN AND GREEKS WERE STUDIED
The Northern Renaissance
LOOKED TOWARD NATURE
NORTHERN COUNTRIES WESTERN
EUROPE)—SWITZERLAND—GERMANYNORTHERN FRANCE—NETHERLANDS
ENTRANCED WITH DETAILS
PAINTED REALITY EXACTLY HOW IT
APPEARED
USED OILS AND ATMOSPHERIC
PERSPECTIVE TO SUGGEST DEPTH
LIMBOURG BROTHERSFEBRUARY—FROM “THE
VERY RICH HOURS”
FIRST KNOWN
SNOW SCAPE—
MINIATURE ONLY
9” HIGH—
APPREICATE
DETAILS
Isenheim Altarpiece—1515—
8’10” x 10 ‘1
”—originally hung in
a hospital devoted to
treatment of illnesses
afflicting the skin--
THE AMBASSADORS
1533-0IL—HANS HOLBEIN THE
YOUNGER—KNOWN AS
ONE OF THE GREATEST
PORTRIATISTS EVER----
painting objects
symbolizing –music,
arithmetic, geometry
and astronomy—
strangest element is
the diagonal shape—
WHAT COULD IT
BE?
“REMEMBER YOU MUST
DIE”
HOLBEIN ACKNOWLEDGED
THIS WITH A HUMAN
SKULL-skull is painted to come
in focus when the painting is
viewed up close and at an angle
THE HARVESTERS—OIL
1565—PEASANTS
HAVE PAUSED FOR
THEIR MIDDAY
MEAL IN THE
SHADE—BACK
DROP PRINCIPAL
THEME
CHARACTERISTICS
HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER
BRUEGEL
SWITZERLAND,GERMANY,NO.
FRANCE AND NETHERLANDS
ENTRANCED WITH DETAILS OF THE
VISIBLE WORLD
JAN VAN EYCK
MANNERISM
END OF HIGH RENAISSANCE WITH THE
DEATH OF RAPHEAL—1520
MANNERISM (ITALIAN WORD FOR
“STYLE”)
ARTIST ABANDONED REALISM AND
EXAGGERATED IDEAL BEAUTY
UNREAL LIGHTING
THE CHESS GAME—
SOFONISBA
ANGUISSOLA—1555—
OIL—FIRST WOMAN
ARTIST KNOWN TO
HAVE ACHIEVED
CELEBRITY AMONG
HER
COMTEMPORARIES—
ELDEST OF 6
SISTERS—22
YR.ADMIRING
ATTENTION OF
MICHELANGELO
THE LAST SUPPER—
TINTORETTO--ART ENCOURAGED
BY THE COUNTERREFORMATION—
DRAMATIC
LIGHTING
EFFECTS---EXAGGERATED
AND EMOTIONAL
The Resurrection
El Greco
CHACTERISTICS
EXAGGERATED AND EMOTIONAL
UNREAL LIGHTING
ELONGATED BODIES
ARTIST ABANDONED REALISM
DIFFERENT STYLES
TINTORETTO