Bell Ringer – 9/20

1. M.socrative.com – Room #38178 • QUESTIONS:(multiple choice on devices) • 1. WHERE is the High Renaissance? • 2. We say a composition is ______________ if the eye is constantly redirected within the artwork. • 3. The organizing principle of a painting is usually a _____________________. Bell Ringer – 9/20

2. Binder & Bell Ringer Grades (elements of the arts unit) Artwork study sheets Pass back/Out

3. Part 2: Michelangelo & Raphael High Renaissance Art 3

4. 1475-1564 Leonardo was a skeptic, while Michelangelo was a man of great faith Leonardo was fascinated by science and natural objects; Michelangelo showed little interest in anything other than human form Michelangelo Buonarroti

5. Michelangelo – Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel • Painted from 1508-1512 • Commissioned by the pope

6. Michelangelo – Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel • In the center are 9 scenes from the Book of Genesis • Drunkenness of Noah • The Flood • Sacrifice of Noah • Temptation and Expulsion • Creation of Eve • Creation of Adam • Separation of Land from Water • Creation of sun, moon, and planets • Separation of Light from Darkness

7. Michelangelo – Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel • In each of the triangles, the ancestors of Christ • Between them, the sages of antiquity • Corners – biblical stories

8. It is impossible to get a comprehensive view of the whole ceiling from any point in the chapel • If you look upward and read the scenes back toward the altar, the prophets and relatives appear on their sides • If you view one side upright, the other appears upside down • Opposing directions are held together by the structure of simulated architecture, whose transverse arches and diagonal bands separate the painted vault compartments Michelangelo – The Sistine Chapel

9. Virtual Tour: http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html Inside the Sistine Chapel

10. Captures the moment of fulfillment • The human forms display sculpturally modeled anatomical detail Michelangelo – the Creation of Adam

11. God stretches outward from his angels to a reclining, but dynamic Adam, awaiting the spark of the soul • They do not touch – symbolizes that God will come so far, but man must reach out for him Michelangelo – the Creation of Adam

12. Michelangelo – The Last Judgment

13. Michelangelo – The Last Judgment • Fresco (applied to wet plaster) • The whole ceiling is too • 1537-1541 • Started 15 years after completing the Sistine Chapel ceiling • Spans the entire wall behind the altar

14. Michelangelo – The Last Judgment • Depiction of the second coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity • The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates, as judged by Christ surrounded by his saints

15. Michelangelo – Last Judgment • Michelangelo painted himself into the painting

16. Michelangelo – Last Judgment

17. Michelangelo never considered himself a painter He HATED painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling... But you don’t turn down the pope Preferred sculpture – thought we was better at it Michelangelo - sculpture

18. Measurement was subordinate to judgment • Measurement and proportion should be kept “in the eyes” of the artist • If it looks right, it’s right • Michelangelo did what he would, free from any pre-established rules • Enabled him to produce works such as David Michelangelo - Sculpture

19. Michelangelo - David • 18 feet tall • The upper body moves in opposition to the lower • Eye is led downward by the right arm and leg then upward along the left arm • Mood is calm and tense at the same time • Expresses Michelangelo’s feelings • He was torn most of his life

20. Michelangelo - David • Bulging muscles, exaggerated rib cage, undercut eyes, and frowning brow… were intended to be read from a distance • Originally meant to be placed high above the ground on a top of the Dome of the Cathedral of Florence • Instead, the city leaders found it too magnificent to place so high • Botticelli and Leonardo fought to keep it OFF the roof – wanted it to be seen!

21. Michelangelo - David • Placed in front of Palazzo Vecchio • Replaced a statue by Donatello • Had to be protected from the rain • The soft marble rapidly began to deteriorate • Stood for the valiant Florentine Republic and all humanity, elevated to a new and superhuman power and beauty

22. Michelangelo - David • “Total and triumphant nudity” • Reflected Michelangelo’s belief in the divinity of the human body • Nudity kept it hidden from the public for two months • When it did appear, a brass girdle with 28 copper leaves hung around the waist (at first)

23. Michelangelo - David

24. The original David is in Florence’s Accademia Gallery now • There is a COPY of it outside the Palazzo Vecchio • Took 3 days to move • In the mid 1500s, a chair was thrown out a window of Palazzo Vecchio – it broke David’s left arm in three places (you’ll see it in the video ) Michelangelo - David

25. Michelangelo - Pieta • The only work Michelangelo ever signed • High Renaissance triangularity contrasts with what many believe to be a late medieval subject matter

26. Michelangelo - Pieta • Absolute perfection of surface texture • Marble seems to assume the warmth of real human flesh • Skin becomes even more sensuous in its contrast to rough stone • Cloth has an exquisite softness • Emotion and energy are captured within the contrasting forces of form, line, and texture

27. Michelangelo - Pieta

28. 1483-1520 Did not reach the same level of genius as Leonardo and Michelangelo, but still very famous Raphael

29. Raphael – Alba Madonna • Strong central triangle appears within the geometric parameters of a tondo (circular shape) • The tendency of a circle to roll (visually) is counteracted by strong, parallel horizontal lines

30. Raphael – Alba Madonna • The solid baseline of the central triangle is described by the leg of the infant John the Baptist, the foot of the Christ Child, the folds of the Mary’s robes, and the rock and shadow at the right

31. Raphael – Alba Madonna • The textures are soft and warm • Raphael’s treatment of skin creates an almost tactile sensation – can almost discern the warm blood flowing beneath it • Figures express lively power and his mastery of three dimensional form and deep space is unsurpassed

32. Raphael – SistIne Madonna • A truly rare and extraordinary work • The last Madonna Raphael painted

33. Raphael – Sistine Madonna • The angels (or “cherubs”) are by far the most famous part • Featured in stamps, postcards, t-shirts, and even wrapping paper

34. Raphael – Sistine Madonna • They are the actual children of the woman that modeled for Mary. • Raphael was struck by their posture and thus added them to the painting

35. Quiz will be next Wednesday We’ll run through these artworks everyday until then Artworks Practice

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50. Now, let’s go through the answers… Review