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The Renaissance
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Art of the Italian
Renaissance
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Renaissance Art
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PrePre-Renaissance Art
The changes that the Renaissance precipitated
are most evident in the art of that period.
There was an evolution from the strict,
symbolic figures of the Middle Ages, to the
fluid, emotionemotion-filled figures that gave life to
Renaissance art.
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PrePre-Renaissance Architecture
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The Romanesque
and Gothic styles
preceded the
Renaissance.
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Romanesque round
arches of St Savin
The Byzantine art style
preceded the Renaissance.
Does the style seem warm
and inviting, or cold and
distant to you?
ProtoProto-Renaissance
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Romanesque was
round and sturdy
Gothic was tall
and pointed up to
heaven.
Which one seems
to be a warmer,
more inviting
atmosphere? Why?
The Renaissance was a time of rebirth, revival of
learning, and renewed cultural awareness.
As the Middle Ages drew to a close, a new spirit
emerged and the focus of study shifted from
theology to humanity.
This exciting cultural movement began in Italy in
the late 1300's and ended in about 1600.
This period, roughly 1200 1400 A.D., is the time that
the Italian style was just
beginning to show breaks
from the Byzantine and
Gothic styles.
We see the first attempts to
display realism and greater
interest in depicting the
human form.
Gothic rib vaults of
Durham Cathedral
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Byzantine v. ProtoProto-Renaissance
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Compare a
Byzantine
painting with
one of Giotto's
paintings.
Which one
looks more
realistic?
Byzantine Art
Detail from Giotto’s
Mourning of Christ
ProtoProto-Renaissance Art: Giotto
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Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267 - 1337) was a
Florentine painter and architect.
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13th c. Madonna -Cimabue's
Santa Trinita Madonna
A sad, remote, inscrutable Virgin
from the 13th century
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He was recognized as the first artistic genius of the
Italian Renaissance.
He dealt largely in the traditional religious
subjects, but he gave these subjects an earthly, fullfullblooded life and force.
13th c. Madonna -Cimabue's
Santa Trinita Madonna
A very human woman, her lips
parted in a hint of a smile that
reveals the white of her teeth.
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