Art of the

Italian Renaissance

Ms. Rosenberg Western Civilizations I

Art Genres
Painting Sculpture Architecture

New Techniques in Art

Perspective used to create three dimensional effects Shading Realism Reemergence of Classical architectural elements (columns, arches, domes, arcades)

Lorenzo Ghiberti
Florentine designer, sculptor, goldsmith, architect and writer Merchants and Bankers Guilds commissioned to create numerous bronze works because of his unrivaled skills Figures reminiscent of Classical styles

Gates of Paradise
1425-1452, bronze, 16 feet 7 inches tall

Filippo Brunelleschi
Florentine architect and sculptor Often in competition with Ghiberti for art commissions Highly secretive, often difficult to work with Pioneer in perspective and use of the vanishing point

Duomo of the Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral)

Donatello
Master sculptor of bronze and marble Studied under Ghiberti Connoisseur of the Ancients - works contain some of the earliest examples of classical lettering styles Worked under the patronage of the Medici

David
1444-1446, bronze, 5 feet 2 inches tall

Sandro Botticelli
1445-1510, Florence Studied with painting masters Under the patronage of the Medici Intensely classical themes relating to mythology Subject matter changed under influence of Savonarola

Primavera

1482, Tempera on wood, 203 x 314 cm

Birth of Venus

1485, Tempura on canvas, 67 7/8 x 109 5/8 in

Leonardo da Vinci
Apprenticed in Verrochios workshop Worked under the patronage of various Italians and Europeans Skilled in the arts, architecture, and mechanical engineering Produced thousands of sketches of countless subjects (anatomical designs, weaponry, etc.) Generally failed to finish his projects True Renaissance Man

The Last Supper

1495-1497, fresco, 15 x 29 feet

Mona Lisa
1503-1506, oil on wood, 30 x 21 inches

Michelangelo Buonarroti
Studied under Ghirlandaio, spending time living with the Medici Studied anatomy in order to perfectly portray the human form Difficult to work with, very tempermental Regarded as the greatest living artist at age 37 Exceptional sculptor, architect, and painter Split time between Florence and Rome

Pieta
1489, marble, 5 x 6 feet

David
1501-1504, marble, 13 feet tall

The Sistine Chapel

1509-1512, fresco

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

1509-1512, fresco

The Last Judgment

The Sistine Chapel

1535-1541

Laurentian Library
Reading Room Library Exterior

Dome of St. Peters Basilica

Rome

Raphael Santi
Skilled painter and architect Studied under Leonardo and Michelangelo, evidence of their influence exist in his work Work generally had calmer styles, more popular with the general population Heavily influenced by Greco-Roman sculpture

Apollo

Athena

Alexander

Socrates Plato Aristotle

Epicurus Averroes
Diogenes Pythagoras

Raphael
Ptolemy Euclid

Heraclites

School of Athens
1510-1511, fresco

School of Athens
Detail of Plato & Aristotle
1510-1511, fresco

Selected Bibliography
The Artchive - www.artchive.com Renaissance Art, by Cristina Bucci, Susanna Buricchi 2007 The Web Gallery of Art - www.wga.hu

Ms. Rosenberg

Created: May 2006

Last Updated: March 2010