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422-428 - Identify examples of the work of Renaissance artists of the 14 th and 15 th Centuries . - Analyze the characteristics of Renaissance art. Quiz. Characteristics of Renaissance Art. Individualism Humanism Secularism (grew into 1500s) Realism
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422-428 - Identify examples of the work of Renaissance artists of the 14th and 15th Centuries . - Analyze the characteristics of Renaissance art.
Characteristics of Renaissance Art • Individualism • Humanism • Secularism (grew into 1500s) • Realism • Classical style of balance and harmony • Perspective • Some focus on Christian subjects
Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci audio audio1 audio2
Sistine Chapel audio
David • MichelangeloBuonarotti
Art and the Artist in the Renaissance: • Sponsorship • Early Renaissance corporate groups such • as guilds sponsored art. • Florentine cloth guild hired Brunellschi • to design the great dome of the • cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in • Florence and Ghiberti’s design of the • baptistery doors of the cathedral in • Florence. (Brunellschi won 2nd place) • The government of Florence hired Michelangelo to create a stature of David for the city-state. • Early Renaissance art was overwhelm- • ingly religious!
Art and the Artist in the Renaissance: • Sponsorship • Later, Renaissance individuals such as • princes, popes, merchants and bankers • sponsored art to glorify themselves. • Medici Family of Florence. • The center of the Renaissance also shifted • from Florence, Italy (1300-1500) to Rome, • Italy and became known as the “High • Renaissance” after 1500. • The Palace • As Europe grew more urban, many spent huge sums on the palace rather than on weaponry as it was in the Middle Ages.
Art and the Artist in the Renaissance: • 15th Century Renaissance Characteristics • Subject matter became more secular • as Classical themes gained popularity. • Religious topics remained popular. • Portraits became common as a way • of displaying wealth. • Portrait painting became increasingly • realistic. • Donatello sculpted exceptionally • realistic works such as David. • Masaccio considered “Father of • Modern Painting” due to his use • of realism, narrative style and use • of light/dark led to the development • of the “International Style” of art.
Art and the Artist in the Renaissance: • 15th Century Renaissance Characteristics • Michelangelo’s David • glorified the human body. • Francesca and Brunelleschi • pioneered perspective, the • linear representation of • space and distance in • painting. • Leonardo da Vinci’s The • Last Supper also shows • the use of perspective.
Art and the Artist in the Renaissance: • The Status of the Artist • Renaissance artists were viewed • as intellectual workers. • Artists were paid very well. • Artists glorified their own • achievements. Leonardo da Vinci