The Renaissance
5 ideals of The Renaissance
• Humanism – shows influence of classic styles• Secularism – questions religion, places other
pursuits above religion• Individualism – importance of what the individual
can achieve/attain• Rationalism – critical thinking, scientific analysis• Virtu – ability & talent (virtuoso not virtue)
Renaissance Art
• Distinguished itself from the art of the Middle Ages:– Attention to details
• Perspective• Human body• Preparation & sketches
– Subject matter• Religious themes still popular, but…• Greek & Roman influences• Branch out into other subjects
Renaissance Art, cont’d
– New mediums• Bronze sculpture in addition to traditional
marble• Oil paints start to replace tempura
– Individualism• Artists begin to sign works• Patrons sponsor art to glorify themselves
Renaissance
The artists
Donatello
• 1386-1466• Florence• Sculptor, painter• Influenced later
sculptors including Michelangelo
• Worked in marble and bronze
St. John the Evangelist
• 1408-1415• Marble• 215 cm – 7 feet
St. Mark
1411-1413
Marble
236 cm- 7.6 feet
The David•1430s•Renaissance’s 1st
large scale bronze
free-standing nude•Young David killing Goliath•Feminine qualities •Hat/boots
Leonardo
• 1452-1519• painter, sculptor,
scientist, writer, architect
• Renaissance Man – skilled in a variety of areas
THE LAST SUPPER
1495 – Jesus and Apostles, 4 years to complete.
Back wall of the dinning hall Dominican convent at Sta Maria delle Grazie.
Tempera –egg yolk and vinegar, peeled very easily, been restored many times
The Mona Lisa1503-1505
Wood/oil
La Gioconda – wife of Italian merchant
Perspective – mountains/roads
Louvre, Paris
Muscles of neck and shoulder
MICHELANGELO
• 1475-1564• Florence• sculptor, painter,
and architect
The Pieta1498-1500
St Peter’s Basilica
Done before 25
Only signed work - marble
The David, 1501-1504, Florence, 18 FEET TALL - marble
But can he paint…?
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel built in 1470 - 40 by 130feet – more than 5000 sq ft of ceiling
1508-1512 - Michelangelo hired by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling
Fresco-plaster put on then scored in the drawing, Michelangelo would then paint the basic colors
Old Testament – over 300 figures, Received no payment
OK, but he’s not an architect…
SAINT PETER’S BASILICA
ROME – first begun in 1506 – Michelangelo designed the dome
Dedicated in 1626
Holds 60,000
More than 450 feet highThe PA capital dome is copied after St Peter’s
Raphael•1483-1520•Urbino•painter,
architect
School of Athens
1509/1510, Secular philosphy, Commissioned by the Pope
Aristotle, Plato, Ptolemy, himself
Raphael is Most Famous for his Madonna Paintings
The Sistine Madonna
1512-1514
Oil on canvas
Have you seen these cherubs before?
Self Portrait