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Intro to the Renaissanceand Renaissance Art
What is the Renaissance? French for “rebirth” Period in Europe from the late
fourteenth through the sixteenthcenturies, characterized by a renewedinterest in human-centered classicalart, literature, and learning
Basic Features of theRenaissance
ClassicismRespect for ancient Greek and Romanart, architecture, literature, andphilosophy
Basic Features of theRenaissance
SecularismFocus on worldly, rather than religious,matters (although this does not meanthat people during the Renaissancedenied the existence of God or theimportance of religion)
Basic Features of theRenaissance
IndividualismAn emphasis on the dignity and worth ofthe individual person
Basic Features of theRenaissance
ScholarshipAn emphasis on reason, a questioningattitude, and experimentation
What are the differencesbetween Medieval and
Renaissance art?
Medieval art All art is religious or a portrait Unscientific
– Spaceless– No shadows– Figures stiff and unrealistic
No free standing sculpture No nudes
Renaissance art More variety of subject matter
– Genre scenes of ordinary/earthly life Scientific
– Three dimensional figures– Depth of field– Human expression
Free standing sculpture Nudes
Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supper
Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa
DonatelloDavid
MichelangeloDavid
MichelangeloCreation of Adam
RaphaelSchool of Athens
TitianVenus of Urbino
Jan van EyckThe Arnolfini Wedding Portrait
Pieter BrueghelThe Return of the Hunters
Pieter BrueghelPeasant Wedding
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