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RENAISSANCE – ART PORTFOLIO WARM-UP Which three people or “works” from the Renaissance best show the rebirth of the ancient world? Justify your answers. Talk with a neighbor and prepare to share what your discussion. MONEY CAN BUY YOU A LOT OF THINGS Food! Clothes! Toys! In the Renaissance, money could buy you all that plus something really important: RESPECT. How? Create a work of art that proclaims your devotion to: Yourself, Your City, your God . Then you'll get the respect you truly deserve as a Patron of the Arts. WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ARTWORK TO DO FOR YOU? Glorify God (That's the way to get a rich rascal like yourself into heaven) Glorify your city (That's the way to get ahead in politics and power) Glorify yourself and your family (That's the way to real immortality) WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE MUCH NEEDED GLORY? Masters! MASTERS – WHAT ARE THEY? People who are or become completely proficient or skilled in an area. People who dominate: have dominance or the power to defeat over something. A person who has an authority; qualified to teach apprentices. MASTERS – HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MASTER? All ar tists spent their youth as humble apprentices, learning their craf t in their master's workshop. An apprentice's fir st tasks were humble: sweeping, running errands, preparing the wooden panels for painting, and grinding and mixing pigments. As the apprentice's skills grew, he would begin to learn from his master: drawing sketches, copying paintings, casting sculptures, and assisting in the simpler aspects of creating ar t works. MASTERS – DEVELOPING APPRENTICES! The best students would assist the master with important commissions, of ten painting back ground and minor figures while the Master painted the main subjects. The few apprentices who showed amazing skill could eventually become masters themselves. A ver y few became greater ar tists than their masters. One legend tells of the young Leonardo da Vinci painting an angel so per fectly that his master Verrocchio broke his brushes in two and gave up painting forever in recognition of his pupil's superior abilities. MASTERS – WHAT DO THEY DO? Once an ar tist became a master, he could open his own workshop and hire apprentices of his own. Many workshops were ver satile and could tackle many kinds of work: painting, sculpting, goldsmithing, architecture, and engineering. Ar tists were called to homes to paint por traits, decorate furniture, make silver ware, paint banner s, create sets for plays, make book cover s or even design militar y machiner y for war. In a brochure to patrons, Leonardo da Vinci listed thir ty six ser vices that he could per form for his patrons. MASTERS – THEY NEED PATRONS! Without a patron, ar tists would not be able to make a living. Wealthy and power ful patrons would pay a master ar tist (and his workshop of assistants) to paint por traits, landscapes, altarpieces, or wall murals for their church or home. These rich families would sponsor public works of ar t as well, commissioning paintings, sculptures and even architecture. Patrons most of ten paid for the creation of ar t to glorify God, glorify their city and to commemorate themselves — that is, to make themselves look good and be remembered forever. Lorenzo D’Medici Tomb MASTERS – A BETTER WORLD! By the late Renaissance, artists were no longer thought of as tradesmen. A master artist could become a highly respected member of the community. He could dictate his own terms in his work and enjoy a much higher social status than a mere craftsman. And superstar artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo became famous throughout Europe, helping create the modern image of the artist as an independent creative genius WANTED: A MASTER OF THE RENAISSANCE!!! • You are an “artist” of the Renaissance having been trained by the best masters of the time. You take great pride in your work. One day you hope that you will soon be working for the greatest patrons of the Renaissance. Doing so will bring you wealth and glory. Before you are able to go forth and be commissioned by the wealthy, you must prove you are a master in your own right. • The Medici, Este, Doge, Sforza, Popes, and monarchs of Europe are seeking new and talented artists. They are actively advertising for a new “favorite” artist. Competition is fierce! You must do your best! • Objective: apply knowledge gained from the Renaissance by creating a “masterpiece” in the style of Renaissance ideas. APPRENTICES! IT IS TIME TO BECOME A MASTER. 1. Apprentices, you will design a MASTERPIECE for a patron of the Renaissance. Which fie ld will you be come a maste r in? Which patr on do you wish to attr act? 2. Choose a field: Painter – Paint using one of the following= perspective, mythology, realistic people, patrons, historical figures Designer – fashion (clothes), furniture, room design, etc. Sculptor – sculpt focusing on the beauty and perfection of the human body Architect – design a building using ancient designs = columns, domes, arches, details, sculptures Inventor – create or design an invention necessary for the Renaissance – or take one of the sketches or drawing(s) of inventions and create it for use = flying machine, tank, submarine, weapons, eye glasses, telescope, etc. Writer – write you own comedy or tragedy (you may write this out or design it through the theater), or write a poem explaining an event, or write a “book” explaining how to do something for the Renaissance Scientist – take one or more of the new scientific discoveries and design a presentation. Include visuals and written explanations – or develop your own theory and prepare a presentation. 3. Choose a Patron to attract: Italian peninsula = Medici Family of Florence, Sforza Family of Milan, Pope in Rome, The Doge (Duke) of Venice King Henry VIII of England Queen Elizabeth I of England King Henry of France King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain Other idea 4. Write a letter to the patron you wish to attract. In the letter you need the following: Your name Your occupation (what you do: wr ite r , painte r , e tc.) The Name of the Maste r who you tr aine d unde r (Italian Re naissance or Nor the r n Re naissance ) Why your pr oduct is the be st e x ample of the Re naissance Ide als? 2 E xample s How will you he lp make the patr on r iche r and/or mor e powe r ful by be coming the r e side nt “favor ite ar tist”? 2 E xample s