Late 15th Century Renaissance

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Late 15th Century Renaissance

• By mid 15th century, the Renaissance movement had
  spread throughout Europe.
• However, Italy was still at the heart of this
  cultural rebirth and it continued to produce
  ingenious artists like Mantegna, Antonella da
  Messina, and Botticelli.

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Late 15th Century Renaissance Andrea Mantegna

• Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) painted heroic
  figures, often using a dramatic perspective that
  gives the viewer the illusion of looking up from
  below.

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Late 15th Century Renaissance Mantegnas Triumph
of Virtue

• This detail of Mantegnas The Triumph of Virtue
  (c. 1540) depicts Athena as moral guardian
  expelling the Vices from the garden.

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Late 15th Century Renaissance Antonella da
Messina

• Antonella da Messina (1430-1479) made his
  portraits so perfect that they give the illusion
  of life. Particularly careful of perspective, his
  painting is characterized by strong colors and
  precision of architectural forms.

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Late 15th Century Renaissance Sandro Botticelli

• Sandro Botticelli (1444/5-1510) had a
  sophisticated understanding of perspective,
  anatomy, and humanism. His Birth of Venus (c.
  1485) and Primavera (1477-78) are often said to
  epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the
  Renaissance.

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