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ESSAY PROMPT:
Discuss how Renaissance ideas
are expressed in the Italian
art of the period, referring
to specific works and artists.
artists.
Which ideas
characterized the
Italian Renaissance as
both a rebirth of
classical culture and a
distinct period of
European history?
1. Humanism
Humanism---renewed
renewed
interest in the study
of Greek, Latin, and
the philosophers of
the classical period;
interest in pagan
legends
2. Secularism
Secularism--worldliness and
materialism; a concern
with success in this
life (Increasingly secular
view of life, despite continuing
influence of the Church)
3.
Individualism--Optimism
Individualism-Optimism
about the potential of unique
individuals (the development of
portraiture as an artistic
genre)
Confidence--man
Confidence-man can
achieve whatever he puts his
mind to
The Renaissance “Man”
The Greek ideal of the “wellrounded man” was at the heart of
Renaissance education.
Broad
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.
4. Civic Humanism
(VIRTU) -- the
responsibility of the
individual to the
community or citycity-state
5.
Patronage-Patronage
--both
both
a.
civic (as an
expression of Civic
Humanism: competition
to beautify cities) and,
b.
private
6. Idealization of
beauty, especially as it
pertains to the human
body
7. Religion still at the
core of Italian
Renaissance life: The
Church's continued role as a
major patron of the arts,
combined with its temporal
power on the Italian peninsula,
insured that spiritual values
would be blended with the newer
Renaissance ideas.
We have defined and
discussed important
terms that illustrate
several Renaissance
ideas/values.
We have to include a
discussion of at least two
Renaissance artists and two
works of art.
We have to show how art
reflects the ideas of the
Renaissance by using specific
references to the aspects of
the works of art that
express Renaissance values.
Birth of Venus – Botticelli, 1485
Birth of Venus – Botticelli, 1485
Birth of Venus – Botticelli,c. 1482
Representation of a
pagan goddess
Idealization of beauty
Nudity: an innovation
in itself
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Adoration of the Magi – Botticelli, 1475
Adoration of the Magi – Botticelli, 1475
group portrait of the Holy Family and the
Medici family
power, arrogance, opulence
significance of the role of the commercial
elite
The Medicis are depicted taking part in
the procession through the streets with
the Confraternity of Magi, dressed as
oriental kings as they did every year in
Florence in reenactment
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
All of the important Greek
philosophers and thinkers are
included
A great variety of poses
Located in the papal
apartments library
No Christian themes
The School of Athens – Raphael, details
Plato:
Plato:
points to
the
heavens
[the IDEAL
realm].
Aristotle:
Aristotle:
points to
the
earth [the
here and
now].
The School
of Athens –
Raphael,
details
The School
of Athens –
Raphael,
details
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
Renaissance emphasis on learning
and the revival of the great works
of Ancient Greece & Rome
Most intellectuals and philosophers
the ancient world congregated
together in one scene, involved in
active discussion against a
background of glorious Greek
architecture
The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498
The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498
Christ
Christ-figure as Man rather
than Divinity
"One of you shall betray me!"me!"-moment of maximum human
drama rather than spirituality
Application of scientific
principles to organize the
composition of the painting
The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling
Michelangelo, 1508 - 1512
Creation of Man-Man--The
The Sistine Chapel
Creation of Man (ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel)
Portrayal of the Supreme Being
in human form
An unafraid Adam faces his
maker
Adam reaches out for the spark
of life, his head positioned only
slightly lower than his Creator
The Sistine Chapel Details
The Sistine Chapel Details
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Humanistic approach-approach-Glorification of the value of man:
man created in the image of his
Creator; the crown of creation
Last Judgment-Judgment--in
in his arrogance,
man has drifted from Divine will
and will suffer the consequences
Brunelleschi’s Dome
Brunelleschi’s Dome
Brunelleschi’s Dome
influence of classical
culture and scientific
ideas
David – Donatello,
ca. 1434
David – Donatello, ca. 1434
First free
free-form bronze
since Roman times!
Reflects freedom of
movement achieved in the
nude figures of classical
sculpture
CONTRAPPOSTO (more
dynamic / relaxed pose)
David – Michelangelo,
15011501
-4
David – Michelangelo, 1501
1501-4
Was supposed to reflect
the power
the determination
supreme confidence
of Florence
David – Michelangelo, 1501
1501-4
The strength and beauty of the
human form
Value of the individual
Determined gaze, confident
stance and the slingshot hanging
over the shoulder express the
Renaissance belief in the
extreme capability of man