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Renaissance Part 2
Characteristics of Renaissance Paintings
• Vivid Color
• Dramatic
• Appearance of 3-dimensions
• Realistic
• Both Secular and Religious subject matter
Characteristics of Renaissance Sculpture
• VERY detailed
• Lifelike
• usually fully or partially nude
to show details of the human
body
• Dramatic
Characteristics of Renaissance
Literature
• Author uses Vernacular (the everyday language of their homeland,
NOT LATIN)
• Writing is about self-expression, or concerns of the everyday life, or
entertaining and is usually secular (not religious)
• May be religious if the author is pointing out what he/she perceives
as wrongs of the church or church practices.
Famous People of the Renaissance
Donatello
1386-1466
-Sculptor of marble
and bronze
-1st of the Great
Artisans
• With the emphasis on
individuals, painters began to
paint prominent citizens
• Donatello made sculptures
more realistic by carving
natural postures and
expressions that reveal
personality
Michelangelo
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Born in Italy
March 6, 1475-Feb 18, 1564
Sculptor, painter, architect, poet
Student of Donatello
Known for: Pieta, David and
Sistine Chapel ceiling
• He is most famous for how he
portrayed the human body in
painting and sculpting
Michelangelo's
Works
of
Art
Pietà = statue
Created in 1499
Made of Marble
Found at the Vatican
Interior of the Sistine Chapel
Created in 1508-12, 1535-1541,
Frescoes
Found at the Vatican
David = statue
Created in 1504
Made of Marble
Found at a museum in
Florence, Italy