Renaissance Art

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Renaissance Art

• By Carly Cassady
• Block 6

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• The renaissance was a period of great creativity
  and intellectual activity, during which artists
  broke away from the restrictions of Byzantine
  art. Throughout the 15th century, artists studied
  the natural world in order to perfect their
  understanding of such subjects as anatomy and
  perspective. During this period there was a
  related advancement of gothic art centered in
  Germany and the Netherlands, known as the
  northern renaissance.

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• During the Renaissance, artists were no longer
  regarded as mere artisans, as they had been in
  the medieval past, but for the first time were
  seen as independent personalities. They found new
  solutions to formal and visual problems, and many
  of them were also devoted to scientific
  experimentation. Mathematical or linear
  perspective was developed. As a result, the
  painted surface was regarded as a window on the
  natural world, and it became the task of painters
  to portray this world in their art. Artists
  studied the effect of light out-of-doors and how
  the eye perceives the diverse elements in nature.

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• They also developed aerial perspective. Northern
  painters were as advanced in landscape painting
  and contributed to the innovations of their
  southern contemporaries by introducing oil paint
  as a new medium.
• The Renaissance of the arts helped with the
  development of humanism. The use of classical
  Latin was revived and often favored at this time.
  The Renaissance was also a period of avid
  exploration, which resulted in the discovery and
  eventual colonization of North and South America.

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Botticelli 1445-1510, Lived in Firenze

• 1st work Illustration to the Divine
  Comedy(Inferno)
• 1480s, Silverpoint on parchment, completed in
  pen and ink, colored with tempra
• Biblioteca Vaticana, Rome, 6831018
• 2nd work The Abyss of Hell
• 1480s, Colored drawing on parchment, 320 x 470
  mmBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome

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Botticelli

• 3rd work Purgatory X
• 1490s, Drawing on parchment
• 320 x 470 mmStaatliche Museen, Berlin

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Michelangelo1475-1564, Caprese and Rome

• 1st work Entombment c. 1510Tempera on wood, 159
  x 149 cmNational Gallery, London
• 2nd workThe Doni Tondo c. 1506Tempera on
  panelGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
• 3rd work Martyrdom of St Peter
  c.1546-50Fresco, 625 x 662 cmCappella Paolina,
  Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican

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Raphael1483-1520, Urbino and Roma

• 1st work Madonna and Child c. 1505Oil on wood,
  209,6 x 148,6 cmNational Gallery, London
• 2nd work Theological Virtues c.1507Oil on wood,
  16 x 44 cm (each)Pinacoteca, Vatican
• 3rd work Madonna with Beardless St Joseph
  c.1506Tempera on canvas transferred from wood,
  74 x 57 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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Titian1490-1576, Pieve de Cadore and Venezia

• 1st work Assumption of the Virgin c.1516-18Oil
  on wood, 690 x 360 cmSanta Maria Gloriosa dei
  Frari, Venice
• 2nd work The Death of St Peter Martyr
  c.1527-29Oil on canvasBasilica dei Santi
  Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
• Madonna with Saints and Members of the Pesaro
  Family c.1519-26Oil on canvasSanta Maria
  Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

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Masaccio1401-1428, San Giovanni Valdarno and
Roma

• 1st work St Jerome and St John the Baptist
  c.1428Panel, 114 x 55 cmNational Gallery,
  London
• 2nd work Profile Portrait of a Young Man
  c.1425WoodNational Gallery of Art, Washington
• 3rd work St Paul c.1426Tempera on wood, 51 x 30
  cmMuseo Nazionale, Pisa

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Filippino Lippi1457-1504, Prato and Firenze

• 1st work St Philip Driving the Dragon from the
  Temple of Hieropolis1487-1502, FrescoStrozzi
  Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
• 2nd work Crucifixion of St Philip c.1502Fresco,
  Strozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
• 3rd work Abraham c.1502Fresco, Strozzi Chapel,
  Santa Maria Novella, Florence

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Andrea Bregno1418-1503, Osteno and Roma

• 1st work Gateway c.1480sMarbleCappella
  Sistina, Vatican
• 2nd work The Apparition of St Michael to St
  Gregory1469, MarbleS. Gregorio Magno, Rome
• 3rd work Piccolomini Altar c.1503MarbleDuomo,
  Siena

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Cosme Tura1430-1495, Ferrara

• 1st workAllegory of September Triumph of
  Vulcan1476-84Fresco, 216 x 320 cmPalazzo
  Schifanoia, Ferrara
• 2nd workAllegory of August Triumph of Ceres
  1476-84Fresco, 103 x 84 cm (full fresco 216 x
  320 cm)Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara
• 3rd workView of the Salone dei Mesi
  1476-84FrescoesPalazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

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Cimabue1240-1302, Firenze

• 1st work Crucifix c.1280-83Fresco, 350 x 690
  cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi
• 2nd work St Matthew c.1280-83Fresco, 450 x 900
  cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi
• 3rd work St Luke c.1280-83Fresco, 450 x 900
  cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

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Jan Van Eyck1394-1441, Maaseik and Bruges

• 1st workPortrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his
  Wifec. 1434, Oil on oak, 82 x 60 cmNational
  Gallery, London
• 2nd workThe Ghent Altarpiece c.1432Oil on wood,
  350 x 223 cmCathedral of St Bavo, Ghent
• 3rd work The Madonna with Canon van der
  Paelec.1436, Oil on wood, 122 x 157 cmGroeninge
  Museum, Bruges

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Adam Elsheimer1578-1610, Frankfurt and Roma

• 1st workRest on Flight into Egypt c. 1599Oil on
  copper, 37,5 x 24 cmStaatliche Museen, Berlin
• 2nd work Ceres and Stellio1598, Oil on copper,
  30 x 25 cmMuseo del Prado, Madrid
• 3rd work Flight into Egypt c.1600Oil on copper,
  31 x 41 cmAlte Pinakothek, Munich

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Ortolano1487-1524, Ferrara

• 1st workMourning the Dead Christ c. 1522Oil on
  wood transferred to aluminum panel, 241 x 182
  cmGalleria Borghese, Rome
• 2nd work Nativity with Saints c.1520sPanel
  (arched), 279,5 x 156,1 cmGalleria
  Doria-Pamphili, Rome
• 3rd workTomb of Don Felipe and Doña Juana c.
  1519MarbleCapilla Real, Cathedral, Granada

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Cecchino del Salviati1510-1563, Firenze and Roma

• 1st workScenes from the Life of Furius Camillus
  c.1545FrescoPalazzo Vecchio, Florence
• 2nd work Triumph of Furius Camillus
  c.1545FrescoPalazzo Vecchio, Florence
• 3rd workCharity c.1554-58Oil on wood, 156 x 122
  cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

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Juan de Juni1506-1577, Joigny and Valladolid

• 1st work Ecce Homo c.1560-70Polychrome
  woodDiocesan Museum, Valladolid
• 2nd work Antigua Altar c.1545-62Polychrome
  woodCathedral, Valladolid
• 3rd work Crucifix c.1560sPolychrome
  woodConvent of Santa Catalina, Valladolid

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Antoine Caron1521-1599, Beauvais and Paris

• 1st workAugustus and the Sibyl c.1575-80Oil on
  canvas, 125 x 170 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris
• 2nd workMerry-go-round with ElephantOil on
  canvasPrivate collection
• 3rd workThe Triumph of Winter c. 1568Oil on
  canvas, 103 x 179 cmPrivate collection

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My Top Ten

• 10) I really liked Merry-go-round with Elephant
  by Antoine Caron because my favorite ride when I
  was little was the Merry-go-round and one of my
  favorite animals are elephants so the picture
  really caught my attention just by the name.
• 9) I also like Antigua Altar by Juan de Juni
  because of how lovely the altar was. It was done
  so exquisitely and I love all the colors and how
  big the altar appears to be.
• 8) Charity by Cecchino del Salviati is another
  favorite. It shows so much expression but is
  still calm with the kids. Also very graceful and
  loving.
• 7) Ceres and Stelio by Adam Elsheimer. I love how
  the background is so gloomy but the message and
  the people are so warm. It looks like they are
  praying and they just look so happy despise the
  darkness.

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Top Ten Continued

• 6) The Madonna with Canon van de Paele by Jan van
  Eyck. This painting has such great positioning of
  the people and the beautiful colors. Looks like
  it shows an average afternoon of life.
• 5) St Matthew by Cimabue. I love the red church
  because it looks like a ten year old drew it but
  is no nicely done that its unreal. Looks very
  welcoming and friendly and captures my attention
  very well.
• 4) St Paul by Masaccio shows a great portrait. It
  shows pride and honor and reminds me of the
  statue of liberty because of holding the bible
  and sword in hands with long lost look of hope in
  his eyes.
• 3) Abraham by Filippino Lippi is such intricate
  work. The painting is so nicely done and
  beautiful that it makes you wonder how he really
  did that.

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Top Ten Continued

• 2) Titian- Assumption of the Virgin- has such a
  look of despair yet holds so much beauty. Very
  captivating.
• 1) The Abyss of Hell by Botticelli is like a
  tornado which would send you into an abyss and
  the idea is just awesome. Very cool outcome and
  also looks like a wine glass and they drank a lot
  of wine which caused some deaths which is some
  foreshadowing.

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THE END