The Art of the Renaissance

Painting the Picture of the Renaissance

Characteristics of Medieval Art

Art and learning centered on the church and religion Very Flat The human form was not accentuatedvery unisex! Used halos around the heads of saints or religious figures Use of hieratic scale Saints or religious figures always larger than ordinary people

Medieval characteristics continued

Medieval painters used gold backgrounds for the beauty of the heavenly atmosphere Perspective use was not used during this timethe math used was not available for the artists
Characters are one-dimensional Settings lack dimension as well

Medieval Art
Berlinghiero
Madonna and Child 1228 What characteristics do you see in this example?

Giotto
Giotto Madonna and Child 1320 What do you notice about this and the medieval print?

Another Example of Medieval Art

Charlemagne Why is this sooooo medieval?

Characteristics of Renaissance Art

Humanist art used less hieratic form Not always religious, more humanistic Natural landscapes began to be used mathematical perspective invented and used by artists Less use of halos to depict religious figures Strong use of light and balance Vibrant colors Depicted the male and female forms accurately and quite pronounced Ordinary people and events became worthy of paintings Classical themes of ancient Greece and Rome

Perspective
Adoration of the Magi 1470 Botticelli

Landscapes of the Renaissance Painting

Guiliano Bugiardini Madonna and Child with St. John, 1510

Early Renaissance Sculpture

Donatellos David, 1430 How does this compare with Charlemagne?

Michelangelo
David, 1501 Carved from one slab of marble Depicted the proportionate male body with extraordinary detail

Who did a better job?

Donatello?

Michelangelo?

The Sistine Chapel- The Creation

Michelangelo Buonarrati, 1475 Fresco

Leonardo Da Vinci
How does this reflect the ideals of the Renaissance?

Leonardo , the Scientist ( Anatomy ): Pages from his Notebook

Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa Where are her eyebrows?

Mona Lisa OR da Vinci??

Raphael
The School of Athens, 1508 Shows great Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle in the middle of the painting Socrates on the left counting fingers to young men Michelangelo is the figure writing in the foreground representing Heraclitus

Test your skills.

Decide if these paintings represent the middle ages or the Renaissance and how do you know?

Northern Humanism
The Betrothal of the Arnolfini, 1434 Jan van Eyck A Renaissance painting but deeply middle ages in symbolism
Candle nuptial candle, symbolizing Christ and divine light The convex mirror symbolized the allseeing eye of God Shoes off symbolizing couple on holy ground Ripening peaches symbolize fertility Dog symbolizes fidelity

Everyday Life is Captured in Art

Pieter Brueghel Peasant Wedding 1568 How else is this reflective of the Renaissance ?

Wealth, Culture, and Diplomacy

Hans Holbein The Ambassadors, 1533
Mixture of wealth, power, and culture Show prestige of diplomats in European culture Scientific inquiry represented fully Lute represents harmony How else does this