Renaissance Art

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Renaissance Art
Credit to Susan Pejer of Horace Greeley HS in
Chattapaqua, NY for original slideshow. This is
an abridged version.
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Five characteristics of Renaissance Art

• Humanist appreciation for individual achievement
• Realism
• Perspective
• Influence of classic art and architecture
• Religious influences

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What is humanism?

• Developed from the rediscovery of Greek and Roman
  texts
• Humanist curriculum included grammar, rhetoric,
  philosophy, and history (aka the Humanities)
• Humanism- a variety of ethical theory and
  practice that emphasizes reason, scientific
  inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural
  world and often rejects the importance of belief
  in God.

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Florence, Italy
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The Medici Family

• Predominate Florentine family (merchants)
• Patrons of some of the most famous art in
  Florence
• Medici Bank was the most prosperous and respected
  in all of Europe

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The Medici Palace and the Medici Palace Chapel
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Examples of Medieval art
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Examples of Medieval art
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Examples of Medieval art
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Renaissance Artists

• Brunelleschi (architect)
• Donatello (sculptor)
• Verrocchio (painter)
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael

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Brunelleschis Dome
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Donatellos David
Donatellos David was the first free-form bronze
statue created since Roman times
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Verrocchios Baptism of Christ
Can you identify Leonardo Da Vinci in this
painting???
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Da Vincis Vitruvian Man
What is so important about this sketch? How did
it revolutionize art?
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The Mona Lisa
There is much speculation about the Mona Lisa.
Some believe that Da Vinci was inspired by his
own likeness.
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The Last Supper
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Anatomy sketches
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Michelangelos David
How does this compare to Donatellos David?
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La Pieta (the pity)
Besides the obvious beauty, what is so
captivating about this piece?
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The Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel
Who is represented in this fresco?
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Raphaels portrait of Castiglione
Castiglione is responsible for identifying the
ideals that made for the perfect Renaissance man
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Betrothal of the Virgin
Which of the five characteristics is obvious in
this piece?
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The School of Athens