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Middle Ages ArtMiddle Ages Art
St. Francis’Rule Approved
Giotto
1288-92?
Tempera on wood and ground gold.
Middle Ages ArtMiddle Ages Art
The Crucifixion
Giotto
1305
Tempera onwood andground gold.
Middle Ages ArtMiddle Ages Art
Vitruvian Vitruvian Man Man
Leonardo daLeonardo daVinciVinci
14921492
TheTheL’uomoL’uomo
universauniversalele
Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
The Body The average adult human figure is about
7 to 7.5 heads tall./ The idealized human figure is traditionally
represented as being 8 heads tall. The length of the arm is such that the
finger tips come down to mid-thigh. The arms wingspan (measured between
the tips of the middle fingers) is about equal to the body height.
The length of the foot is about equal to the length of the forearm.
Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
The Head The eyes are at the mid-height of the head. The height of the face is about equal to the
length of the hand. The corner of the mouth to the corner of
the eye is equal to the height of the ear. The width of the base of the nose is equal
to the width of the eye.
Art and PatronageArt and Patronage Italians were willing to spend a lot of
money on art./ Art showed social, political, and spiritual
values./ Italian merchants and traders had
money
Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds.
Art was used as a form of competition for social & political status!
Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
Humanism:
/ idea that individuals are important contributors to society and should be respected
Classicism: / Recreated classical themes such as
Greek gods and goddesses (Church did not approve!)
/ Studied Greek and Roman statues to understand proportions and symmetry
PerspectivePerspective
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
First use First use of linear of linear
perspective!perspective!
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
Linear Linear perspectivperspective: larger e: larger objects objects look look closer closer than than smaller smaller objects in objects in the the backgrounbackgroundd
Emphasis on IndividualismEmphasis on Individualism Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre:
The Duke & Dutchess of UrbinoThe Duke & Dutchess of Urbino
Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.
Isabella d’Este –Isabella d’Este – da Vinci, da Vinci, 14991499 1474-1539
“First Lady of the Italian Renaissance.”
Great patroness of the arts.
Known during her time as “First Lady of the World!”
Geometric Arrangement Geometric Arrangement of of
FiguresFigures The Dreyfus The Dreyfus Madonna Madonna with the with the PomegranatPomegranatee
Leonardo da Leonardo da VinciVinci
14691469
Used Used mathematics mathematics to create to create art!art!
Light & Light & Shadowing/Softening Shadowing/Softening
EdgesEdges
ChiaroscuroChiaroscuro
SfumatoSfumato
Filippo Filippo BrunelleschiBrunelleschi1377 - 14361377 - 1436
ArchitectArchitect
Cuppolo of St. Cuppolo of St. MariaMariadel Fioredel Fiore
Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
Commissioned to build the cathedral dome./ Used unique
architectural concepts. He studied
the ancient Pantheon in Rome.
Used ribs for support.
Comparing DomesComparing Domes
Other Famous Other Famous DomesDomes
Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital
(Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)
The Ideal CityThe Ideal City Piero della Piero della
Francesca, 1470Francesca, 1470
The Renaissance “Man”The Renaissance “Man”
Broad knowledge about many things in different fields.
Deep knowledge/skill in one area. Able to link information from
different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge.
The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.
1.1. Self-Portrait Self-Portrait -- da -- da Vinci, 1512Vinci, 1512
1452 - 15191452 - 1519
Artist
Sculptor
Architect
Scientist
Engineer
Inventor
Leonardo, the Artist:Leonardo, the Artist:From hisFrom hisNotebooks of over Notebooks of over 5000 5000
pages (1508-1519)pages (1508-1519)
Mona LisaMona Lisa – da Vinci, – da Vinci, 1503-41503-4
Mona LisaMona Lisa OROR da da Vinci??Vinci??
The Last Supper The Last Supper - da - da Vinci, 1498Vinci, 1498& Geometry& Geometry
horizontal
vert
ical
PerspectivPerspective!e!
The Last Supper The Last Supper - da - da Vinci, 1498Vinci, 1498
A Da Vinci “Code”:A Da Vinci “Code”:St. John St. John oror Mary Magdalene? Mary Magdalene?
Leonardo, the SculptorLeonardo, the Sculptor
An An Equestrian Equestrian StatueStatue
1516-15181516-1518
2.2. Michelangelo Michelangelo BuonorratiBuonorrati
1475 – 15641475 – 1564
He He represented represented the body in the body in three three dimensions dimensions of sculpture.of sculpture.
PerspectivPerspective!e!
PerspectivPerspective!e!
BetrothBetrothal al
of the of the Virgin Virgin
RaphaelRaphael
15041504
Raphael’sRaphael’s Canagiani Canagiani Madonna, Madonna, 15071507
ComparingComparing Madonnas Madonnas
The School of Athens The School of Athens – – Raphael, 1510 -11Raphael, 1510 -11
Raphael
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Portrait of Pope Julius IIPortrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael, 1511-1512by Raphael, 1511-1512
More concerned More concerned with politics than with politics than with theology.with theology.
The “Warrior The “Warrior Pope.”Pope.”
Great patron of Great patron of Renaissance Renaissance artists, especially artists, especially Raphael & Raphael & Michelangelo.Michelangelo.
Died in 1513Died in 1513