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THE RENAISSANCE Rebirth of Learning 1400-1600 "The Arnolfini Marriage“ by Jan van Eyck The Renaissance • Refer to “Should we be Renaissance People?” • Who can you call Renaissance people today? • Are you a Renaissance Man or Woman? • Refer to “How did the Renaissance change man’s view of the world?” What was the Renaissance? • French word means “REBIRTH” • Period when scholars (called humanists) become interested in Greek and Roman culture • Period when culture thrived (art, architecture, music, and literature) Where did the Renaissance begin? • • • • City-states of Northern Italy Florence Venice Milan Why did the Renaissance begin in Northern Italy? Hint: It’s the same reason art flourishes in cities today. • People migrated to towns and cities • Merchants and bankers increased • Wealth from TRADE and new banking industries • Medici family in Florence gave financial support to artists to beautify city and mansions How did Renaissance art differ from art of the past? Let us take a look at art from the past. Egyptian Art Middle Ages Art Les Tres riches heures du Duc de Berry What general similarities do these early artwork share? • Two dimensional • Few colors-early paints mixture of egg, vinegar, and dyes. • Few background details • Lacked realism Now let us examine some art and artists from the Renaissance! What differences do you notice between the early artwork and the artwork from the Renaissance? Leonardo da Vinci • illegitimate child from 1452 • Jack of all trades: painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist • Many of his paintings today are thought to have hidden symbols that show his disdain for the church. Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper original 14ft x 29ft Last Supper: reproduction Womb Vitruvian Man: Perfect Proportion "From the roots of his hair to the bottom of his chin is a tenth of a man's height; from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head is one eighth of his height; from the top of the breast to the roots of the hair will be the seventh part of the whole man. " ~ Notebooks of Leonardo The Phi ratio is often found reflected in nature- in the spirals of the nautilus, in the growth patterns of plants, the structure of DNA. Buildings such as the Parthenon and the Cathedral at Chartres were built using the Golden Proportion. golden ratio (1.618) Early Design of the Machine Gun Michelangelo Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Michelangelo: David The Ultimate Masterpiece: The Sistine Chapel Creation of Adam Temptation and expulsion from eden Raphael: School of Athens The School of Athens: Michelangelo School of Athens: Plato and Aristotle Northern Renaissance in Belgium Flanders Focus on extreme realism and small details Jan Van Eyck: Wedding Portrait What’s so great about the Renaissance art? • • • • More realistic More detail More vibrant colors : Oil Paints Use of perspective: 3-D, uses shading, vanishing point How perspective works? Perspective Study for "Adoration of the Magi" Marriage of The Virgin Raphael Marriag e of The Virgin Raphael Andrea Mantegna c. 1480 THE END