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By BETTY DEBNAM
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Four Great Artists
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hese names are well
known to many of our
readers:
WE COULDN'T
FIND A LIKENESS
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• Leonardo
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
The creators of the four Teenage
, tant Ninja Turtles decided that
apanese names would be corny.
settled on names picked from
art history book.
We thought you would like to
know something about the artists
after whom these turtles were
named.
Michelangelo
These artists were alike in many
ways.
• They were Italian.
• They worked in a city called
Florence at one time in their
careers.
• They lived in a period of
time about 500 years ago called
the Renaissance (REHN-uhsahns).
• They enjoyed great fame
while they were living.
• As was the custom in those
days, they all began working as
Raphael
apprentices (a-PREN-tuh-sees) at
a very young age (12 or a little
older). They served as assistants
to older artists.
All had patrons, or people who
bought their works and helped
support them.
The artists did not just go out
and paint a picture or create a
sculpture and hope to sell it.
Their patrons put in an order
or commissioned the artists to do
a certain piece of art.
1400
DonateIIo
Donatello carved this marble statue of St.
George.
Museo Nazionale, Florence (SCALA / Art Resources)
Donatello (DAHN-uh-TELL-o)
was the only artist who did not
know the others. He died before the
others were born. He was one of
the greatest sculptors of all time.
While he was very good at making
statues in marble, he was best at
casting them in bronze. He lived
from 1386-1466.
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THEN
EACH ONE OF THESE
BLOCKS STANDS
FOR 100 YEARS.
THESE ARTISTS
LIVED AND WORKED
ALONG,LONG
TIME AGO.
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THE ITALY
OF
The Renaissance
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e 1990 Un iversal Press Syn dicate
TODAY
1300
1400
1500
1600
It started
1700
1800
It ended
1900
Now
Above is a timeline that helps to give you an idea of when the Renaissance
occurred. Each block above stands for 100 years.
=~=m he Renaissance
was a period in
history that began
in Italy in the
1300s. It later
spread to several nearby
countries. It ended in the 1600s.
The word
"Renaissance"
means "being born
again." What was
"born again" was
an interest in the
writing and art of
ancient Greece and Rome.
A bust of Lorenzo
de Medici (de
MED-uh-chee). He
was one of the
greatest art
supporters ever. He
lived in the 1400s.
Lorenzo de Medici
(1449-92) by Verrocchio,
National Gallery of Art
At that time, Italy was not one
country like it is today. It was
divided into areas called citystates. Each city-state had its
own ruler or ruling families.
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"Madonna and Child
on a Curved
Throne," National
Gallery of Art
"The Niccolini-Cowper
Madonna," (1508) by
Raphael, National Gallery
of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Renaissance lute music. See if you can find:
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This Madonna
and child was
painted during
the Middle
Ages, before the
Renaissance.
Notice that the
figures are not
lifelike.
This Madonna
and child was
painted during
the Renaissance
by Raphael.
Notice how
lifelike the
figures are.
The new ideas
inspired
explorers such
as Columbus to
sail off to new
lands.
Columbus
discovered
America in
1492.
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Mini Spy
When trade
between some of
these states began to
grow, some of the
people became very
rich. Then they
could afford to pay
scientists, architects,
scholars and artists
to create works of
art and to come up
with exciting new
ideas.
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you can find: RENAISSANCE, OONATELLO,
MICHELANGELO, RAPHAEL, LEONARDO, ARTISTS,
SCULPTORS, ARCHITECTS, ROME, FLORENCE, PAINTERS,
BUILDINGS, COLUMBUS, IDEAS, ART.
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Leonardo da Vinci
(dah VIHN-chee)
was a great genius.
He was a writer,
inventor, engineer,
scientist and painter.
He lived from 14521519.
Leonardo designed this flapping-wing aircraft
that was to be powered by the human body.
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This early painting by
Leonardo shows a young
woman whose pale face is
formed by using light and
shadows.
"Ginevra de' Bend" (c. 1474) by
Leonardo de Vinci, National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D.C.
Leonardo da
Vinci left
behind few
paintings, but
the "Mona
Lisa" is one of
the most
famous in the
world.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
(Mykuhl-ANjuh-lo)
was
perhaps
the greatest sculptor
who's ever lived. He
was also a painter, a
poet, and an architect
of churches, palaces
and fortresses. He
lived from 1475-1564.
It took
When he was
only about 20
years old,
Michelangelo
carved the
Pieta. This
shows the
Virgin Mary
holding Jesus.
Michelangelo
about four years
to finish the
ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel
in Rome. He
painted it lying
flat on his back,
more than 60
feet above the
floor, only
inches away
from the ceiling.
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Raphael
This
Raphael
painting
shows a
knight in
combat
with a
dragon.
"Saint George and the Dragon," (c. 1506) by
Raphael, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Raphael was a very
sensitive artist. Many
think he was one of the
most gifted painters
who's ever lived. He
did many paintings of
the Madonna and child
(Mary and the baby Jesus). He also
did many frescoes, or wall
paintings.
Born in 1483, he died at the age of
37 in 1520.
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Raphael was also an architect. Both he
and Michelangelo helped in the
designing of 5t. Peter's in Rome. It is
the largest Christian church in the
world.
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For use by teachers and parents at home and at school.
For use with issue: Four Great Artists
Supersport: Darrell Waltrip
Main idea: This issue is about Renaissance art. The following is a list of
activities to be used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with
the easier pre-reader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the
following:
1. Compare the art you see in this issue. How are they alike and different?
What different styles do you see? Which do you like the best?
2. Pretend you are commissioning a painting from a Renaissance artist.
Look at photos in your paper to find a picture you would like to have as a
painting or sculpture.
3. If possible, visit a museum and look at the different types of artwork.
4. What do you think of Renaissance art? How is it different from the art
you see today? What would it have been like to live during the Renaissance?
Do you like visiting museums? Why is it important to study and understand
art? Would you like to be a professional artist when you grow up?
5. Find Italy, Rome and Florence on a world map. How does Italy compare
in size to the United States?
6. Circle all the years. Which is the oldest? Which is the most recent? What
is the difference between the two? How long ago was the Renaissance?
7. Do more research on an artist whose work you especially like.
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