500 years in 30 minutes

1. 500 years in 30 minutes The Renaissance through Conceptual Art

2. RenaissanceEarly 1500’s – Centered in Italy • Significant artists –Leonardo da Vinci, Micheangelo Buonarroti, Raphael • Culmination of one of the greatest explosions of creative genius in history • Characterized by renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman art and design • Emphasis on human beings, science, philosophy • Divided into Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, and Northern Renaissance

3. Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci1503-1506

4. The Virgin and Child With St. AnneC. 1510Leonardo Da Vinci

5. The Sistine Chapel ceiling(detail)Michelangelo1508-1512

7. The betrothal of the virginRaphaelc. 1500

8. Mannerism1550’s – 1590’s • Significant artists include: El Greco, Michelagelo Buonarroti, Paolo Veronese • Rejected calm balance of Renaissance in favor of emotion and distortion • High degree of technical accomplishment, but criticized for being formulaic, theatrical, and overly stylized • Characterized by complex composition, muscular figures, complex poses

9. Battle of Lepanto Paolo Veronese c. 1576

10. Christ on the Cross adored by Donorsc. 1585-1590El Greco

11. The Vision of Saint JohnEl Greco1608-1614

12. Baroqueemerged around 1600 centered in Europe • Significant artists include: Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer • Reaction against the intricate and formulaic Mannerist style of the late Renaissance • Baroque is less complex and more realistic than Mannerism • Movement was supported by the Catholic Church (most important patron of the arts at the time)

13. The LacemakerJan Vermeer

14. Young Woman with a Water PitcherJohannes Vermeer 1660-1667

15. The MusiciansCaravaggio c. 1595

16. Old Man with a Gold ChainRembrandt c. 1631

17. Tiger, lion and leopard HuntPeter Paul Rubens c. 1616

18. Rococo1700’s • Significant artists include: Jean-Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, Guillaume Coustou I • Emphasis on portraying the carefree life of the aristocracy • Love and romance were considered favored subject matter over historical or religious subjects • Characterized by: free graceful movement, delicate colors, playful use of line

19. View through the Trees in the Park of Pierre CrozatJean Antoine Watteau c. 1715

20. The Interrupted SleepFrancois Boucher 1750

21. Kaisersaal ResidenzBalthasar Neumann1719-1744

22. Neoclassicismmid-1800’s-early 1900’s • Significant artists include Benjamin West, Antonio Canova, Jacques-Lous David • Severe, unemotional form of art that harkens back to style of ancient Greece and Rome • Rigidity is a reaction to overbred Rococo/Baroque styles

23. The Oath of the HorattiiJacques-Louis David1784

24. Moses Shown the Promised LandBenjamin West 1801

25. The Death of SocratesJacques Louis David 1787

26. Romanticismlate 1800’s – early 1900’s • Significant artists include: J.M.W. Turner, William Blake, John Constable • Best described as “anti-Classicism” • Reaction against Neoclassicism • Style is individualistic, beautiful, exotic, emotionally wrought • Although very different, some artists used elements of both Romanticism and Neoclassicism in their work

27. NebuchadnezzarWilliam Blake 1795

28. Cloud Study: Stormy SunsetJohn Constable 1821-1822

29. Fishing Boats with HuckstersBargaining for FishJ.M.W. Turner 1837-1838

30. Impressionism1860’s-1880’s centered in France • Significant artists include: Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir • A light, spontaneous manner of painting • Attempts to capture the subjective impression of light in a scene • Naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of subject matter

31. Two dancers on stageEdgar Degas1872

32. Haystack at GivernyClaude Monet 1886

33. The Rower’s LunchPierre Auguste Renoir 1875

34. Post Impressionism1880-1900 centered in France • Significant artists include: Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Rousseau • An umbrella term used by a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism, but who took their art in different directions • Generally less casual and more emotional than Impressionist work

35. Self-PortraitVincent Van Gogh1886-1887

36. The Alyscamp, ArlesPaul Gauguin1888

37. The Repast of the LionHenri Rousseau c. 1907

38. Pointillism1880’s centered in France • Significant artists include: Georges Seurat, Camille Pissarro, Maximilien Luce • Is an offshoot of Impressionism and is usually categorized as a type of Post-Impressionism • Uses optical blending so that tiny primary color dots appear to generate secondary colors • Brushwork is of great importance

39. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteGeorges Seurat 1884-1886

40. Morning, InteriorMaximilien Luce 1890

41. Fauvism1898-1908 • Significant artists include: Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy (sometimes categorized as a Cubist) • Grew out of Pointillism and Post Impressionism, but is more primitive and less naturalistic • Bold colors are characteristic of this movement • Was a short-lived movement, but was an important influence on the Expressionists

42. IcarusHenri Matisse1947

43. Nasturtiums with the Painting “Dance”Henri Matisse1912

44. Carnival in PerpignanRaoul Dufy 1947

45. The StudioGeorges Braque 1939

46. American Regionalism(part of 20th century Realism reinvented)1930’s • Significant artists include: Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry • Rural artists primarily from the Midwest • Not a coordinated movement, but artists shared a humble antimodernist style • Favored subject matter was every day life

47. American GothicGrant Wood1930

48. Upper ManhattanThomas Hart Bentonc. 1917

49. Oak TreeJohn Steuart Curry1939

50. Expressionism1905 – 1940’s centered in Germany • Significant artists include: Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Edvard Munch • Intention is not to reproduce a subject accurately, but to portray in such a way to express the inner state of the artist • Was influenced by other emotionally-charged styles such as Fauvism and Cubism