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Renaissance vs. medieval art lesson ppt
1. How did
Renaissance Art
And Architecture
Differ from the
Medieval Period?
Do Now: Study the picture above then answer the questions
on your handout
3. 1. Realism & Expression
r Expulsion from the Garden
h Masaccio
h 1427
h First nudes since
classical times.
Before
SAINT DEMETRIUS
OF SALONICA.
High Middle Ages
End of 14th century
4. Before Masaccio’s
“Trinity”
The first
known painting
to apply
Brunelleschi’s
system of
linear
perspective.
Church of
Santa Maria
Novella,
Florence
5. 2. Perspective
The Trinity
Perspective!
Perspective! Masaccio
Perspective!
Perspective! 1427
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
First use
of linear What you are,
I once was;
perspective!
what I am,
you will
become.
16. 6. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges
Sfumato
Leonardo
da Vinci
Chiaroscuro described
sfumato
as
"without
lines or
borders,
in the
manner of
smoke or
beyond
the focus
plane."
18. Famous works by Italian
Renaissance Artists
Leonardo Raphael
Michelangelo Donatello
19. The Renaissance “Man”
“ Broad knowledge about many things in
different fields.
. Deep knowledge/skill in one area.
k Able to link information from
different areas/disciplines and create
new knowledge.
d The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded
man” was at the heart of Renaissance
education. . Artist
e Sculptor
e Architect
e Scientist
e Engineer
e Inventor
1452 - 1519
20. Leonardo da Vinci,
D The Virgin of
the Rocks
D Leonardo da
Vinci
D 1483-1486
22. Leonardo Da Vinci
Why is Mona Lisa so
Fun Fact! Notice her lack
of eyebrows! Women
during this period would
shave them off! It was
considered fashionable
to do so!
Mona Lisa (La Giocande)
Oil on wood panel
65. The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
One point perspective.
c All of the important Greek philosophers
and thinkers are included all of the
great personalities of the Seven Liberal
Arts!
i A great variety of poses.
o Located in the papal apartments library.
a Raphael worked on this commission
simultaneously as Michelangelo was doing
the Sistine Chapel.
e No Christian themes here.
66. The School of Athens – Raphael,
1510 -11
Da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
67. The School of Athens – Raphael, details
Plato:
looks to the
heavens [or Aristotle:
the IDEAL looks to this
realm]. earth [the
here and
now].
Film Clip
74. Aspects of Italian Renaissance Art
More secular than
the religious Medieval
period
Focus on
Humanism: Human
achievement and form
Realistic: Emotion
Linear Perspective: Distant objects smaller than
those close to the viewer. Making scenes appear 3-
Dimensional.
Revival of classical themes
75. The Renaissance
moves North!
About 100 years after the
Renaissance began it Italy,
It moved north to Flanders
(Northern Belgium).
Took longer to recover
from the economic devastation
brought on by the black plague.
100 years war in
France/England Remember me?
76. Characteristics of Northern
Renaissance Art
Contained great detail
More landscape and nature paintings -
usually darker and colder
Oil painting on Canvas – allowed for
vivid color
Paintings are less secular. More religious
questioning.
More scenes of daily life.
77. Jan Van Eyck - Flanders
The Wedding of
Arnolfini
Oil on canvas
78. Jan Van Eyck - Flanders
Madonna Del Rolin
Oil on wood
85. Medieval vs. Renaissance aRchitectuRe
Gothic (Medieval) Renaissance
•Gothic architecture was very large, •Revival of Arch and Dome
“pointy” •Qualities of Greek and Roman
•Flying buttresses supported large architecture
walls •Used columns for support
•Stained glass told stories Intricate design
88. Filippo Brunelleschi
1377 - 1436
s Architect of the Duomo
Cuppolo of St. Maria
del Fiore
89. Filippo Brunelleschi
• Commissioned to
build the
cathedral dome.
– Used unique
architectural
concepts.
He studied the
ancient
Pantheon in
Rome.
Used ribs for
support.
92. Other Famous Domes
Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital
(Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)
93. Characteristics of Renaissance
Architecture
Influcenced by archectiture of the classical
period (Greece, Rome)
Use of Domes, arches, and columns.
94. Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince
• Machiavelli was from Florence (1469-1527)
• Well educated in the classics
• Career was in public service and he eventually
served as the ambassador to France
• Written in Italian (not Latin)
• Observations and commentary on
political rule and power
• Addressed the issue of effective
rule
– How to gain and maintain order
and control
– “…it is safer to be feared than to
be loved…”
– “The ends justify the means”
• Stressed the practical (pragmatic)
over the ethical or moral, more
secular and humanistic
• Political science- Politics was to be
governed by its own laws
95. The Courtier by Castiglione
• Written in Italian 1528
• Treatise on the training
of young men in the
courtly ideal of a
Renaissance
gentleman
• Stressed the value of
education and manners
• Influenced social mores
and norms during the
period
96. Erasmus - 1446-1536
• Dutch
• Biblical scholar and educator
• Believed that the Bible was
at the center of the Christian
faith
• Stressed Christian education
and access to the scriptures
(for everyone)
– Believed that people should be
able to read the scriptures for
themselves
• Highly critical of papal
abuses and worldliness
– The Praise of Folly
97. Sir Thomas More
• Lord Chancellor of England
during the reign of Henry VIII-
highest political office in
England
• Lawyer and scholar
• Works reflect a commitment
to the values and mandates of
Scripture and the Church
• Wrote Utopia – explored the
idea of a “perfect” society
• Eventually executed by Henry
VIII for refusing to agree to
the king and Parliament’s Act
of Supremacy
98. William Shakespeare 1564-1616
• English playwright
– English vernacular
• Many of his major works
are a expression of
Renaissance values of
honor, heroism, and the
struggle against “fate”
and fortune
• His view of man’s
capacity for evil and self-
destruction contrasted
with the Renaissance
humanistic ideal of
humanity
100. The Renaissance brought a new way
of thinking and living to Europe
A new worldview was emerging
The medieval Christian worldview
was giving way to a more
MODERN (secular and
humanistic) view of the world and
humanity
101. How did the Renaissance change thought?
Before After
Focus on Afterlife Focus on this life
The Individual not important The Individual is important
Little focus on learning and Focus on learning the
the arts “Classics” (The Iliad, Aristotle)
to inspire learning and the arts
“Dark” Ages “Rebirth”
Age of “Faith” Age of Reason