Renaissance in the Field of Architecture & Painting

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RENAISSANCE IN THERENAISSANCE IN THE

FIELD OFFIELD OF

ARCHITECTURE &ARCHITECTURE &

PAINTINGPAINTINGPresented by,Presented by,

Durgesh S. GuptaDurgesh S. Gupta

Mangesh D. JankarMangesh D. Jankar


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What does RenaissanceWhat does Renaissancemean?mean?

Renaissance is a French word.

It means rebirth or revival.

Revival of ancient Greek traditions.

Collective term that includes all-roundprogress and change in the outlook ofEuropeans at the end of medieval age.


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CHANGES DUE TOCHANGES DUE TORENAISSANCE.RENAISSANCE.

New expressions to art.

New trends in literature.

Beginning of modern science. Astronomical discoveries.

Discoveries in physics and chemistry.


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RENAISSANCERENAISSANCEDIDNT TOOKDIDNT TOOK

PLACE INPLACE ININSTANT.INSTANT.

IT WAS A LONGIT WAS A LONGPROCESS.PROCESS.


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PHASES OF RENAISSANCEPHASES OF RENAISSANCE

] Quattro cento (ca. 14001500);

] High Renaissance (ca.15001525);

] Mannerism (ca. 15201600);


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In the Quattro cento, concepts of

architectural order were explored and rules

were formulated.

During the High Renaissance, conceptsderived from classical antiquity were

developed and used with greater surety.

During the Manneristperiod, architects

experimented with using architecturalforms to emphasize solid and spatialrelationships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Renaissancehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Renaissance


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RENAISSANCERENAISSANCE

ARCHITECTSARCHITECTSAND PAINTERS.AND PAINTERS.


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ARCHITECTS.ARCHITECTS.

BRUNLLESCHI (1377-1446);

ALBERTI (1404-1472);BRAMANTE (1444-1514);

PALLADIO (1508-1580);


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PAINTERS.PAINTERS.

GIOTTO (1267-1337);

FABRIANO (1370-1427);

MASACCIO (1401-1428);

FRA ANGELICO (1400-1455);

SANDRO BOTTICELLI (1445-1510);

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519);

RAPHAEL (1483-1520);

MICHELANGELO (1475-1564);


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BRIEF OFBRIEF OF

RENAISSANCERENAISSANCEARCHITECTS.ARCHITECTS.


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BRUNLLESCHI (1377-1446)BRUNLLESCHI (1377-1446)

Credited with bringingabout the Renaissanceview of architecture.

HIS first majorarchitectural commission

was for the enormous brickdome which covers thecentral space that ofFlorence's cathedral

often described as the firstbuilding of the

Renaissance. He used gothic style in

architecture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duomo_of_Florencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duomo_of_Florence


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ALBERTI (1404-1472);ALBERTI (1404-1472);

An importantHumanist theoreticianand designer.

He wrote book onarchitecture De reAedificatoria

Alberti designed twochurches, the

Basilica of Sant'AndreaandSan Sebastiano.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%27Andrea%2C_Mantuahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sebastianohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sebastianohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%27Andrea%2C_Mantua


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BRAMANTE (1444-1514);BRAMANTE (1444-1514);

St Peters Churchgreatest buildingproject of the later

Renaissanceperiod, its leadingarchitects wereBram ante and

Michelangelo. Bramante was its

original architect.


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PALLADIO (1508-1580);PALLADIO (1508-1580);

He designed theRoman inspiredVillas and Palaces.

He the Villa Rotendanear Vincenza.

He used the simplestyle Peristyle form

of architecture.


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Temple of VestaTemple of Vesta,,RomeRome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vestahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vestahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vestahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vestahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eyck.hubert.lamb.750pix.jpg


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"The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Lamb""The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Lamb"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eyck.hubert.lamb.750pix.jpg


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GIOTTO (1267-1337);GIOTTO (1267-1337);

First renaissance painter.

Great imitator of nature.

Painted background in Blue, resembling sky.

3 dimensional figures.

Framed pictures as window to real world.


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FABRIANO (1370-1427);FABRIANO (1370-1427);

First important Florentine painter toappear in 1420s.

Adopted Giottos idea of pictures as

windows to real world. His works formed link between medieval

and renaissance paintings.


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MASACCIO (1401-1428);MASACCIO (1401-1428);

Joined painters guild in florence in 1422.

Remarkable individual style, owed little toothers, except Giotto.

He reviewed scientific principles in paintingknown as Linear perspectives.


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FRA ANGELICO (1400-FRA ANGELICO (1400-1455);1455);

Dominican monk.

Influenced by Giotto.

Wanted to represent sacredness ofChrist in all its glory & simplicity.


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LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCI

Scientific painter.

The most famous painting Mona Lisa.

Versatile genius in history Studied anatomy, astronomy, & geology.

Designed machines & drew plans for hundred of inventions.

Considered as complete man.


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RAPHAEL (1483-1520);RAPHAEL (1483-1520);

Italian painter &architect.

He is best known

for his Madonnas& for his large figcompositions in thevatican in rome.

BETHROVAL OF VIRGIN


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MICHELANGELO (1475-1564);MICHELANGELO (1475-1564);

Italian sculptor, painter, architect & poet.

One of the founder of high renaissance period.

Later, principal exponents of mannerism.

Known for his treatment of human body inpainting & sculptor.


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Sleeping VenusSleeping Venus byby

GiorgioneGiorgione


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Madonna and Child withMadonna and Child withSaintsSaints by Giovanni Bellini.by Giovanni Bellini.


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The Sistine MadonnaThe Sistine Madonna bybyRaphaelRaphael


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The Birth of VenusThe Birth of Venus for thefor theMediciMedici byby BotticelliBotticelli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticellihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticellihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticellihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus


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conclusionconclusion

The age of Renaissance was indeed theperiod of new expression and expansion.

It laid down the foundation upon which the

edifice of modern culture was built. Modern values like humanism, naturalism,

realism, rationalism, individualism andnationalism were promoted by theRenaissance.


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