Ghiberti vs. BrunelleschiGhiberti vs. Brunelleschi Design the doors of the Florentine Design the doors of the Florentine

BaptisteryBaptistery And the winner is……And the winner is……

The ContestThe Contest

Ghiberti – bronze doorsGhiberti – bronze doors

PerspectivePerspective

Ghiberti uses the technique of Ghiberti uses the technique of perspectiveperspective

Perspective was invented by BrunelleschiPerspective was invented by Brunelleschi When thinking perspective think train When thinking perspective think train

tracks into the distancetracks into the distance

New contest to design the dome of the New contest to design the dome of the Florentine churchFlorentine church

And the winner is…….And the winner is…….

BrunelleschiBrunelleschi

RenaissanceRenaissance

1300-16001300-1600

RenaissanceRenaissance

Literally means “Rebirth”Literally means “Rebirth” A revival of art and learningA revival of art and learning Wanted to bring back to life the Wanted to bring back to life the

culture of Classical Greece and Romeculture of Classical Greece and Rome Life is seen more with self-respect. It Life is seen more with self-respect. It

begins to be seen more then a pit-begins to be seen more then a pit-stop on the way to heavenstop on the way to heaven

HumanismHumanism

Focus on people and their Focus on people and their achievementsachievements

Moved away from trying to make Moved away from trying to make everything agree to Christian everything agree to Christian teachingteaching

Ex: art and literature were valued Ex: art and literature were valued and encouragedand encouraged

SecularismSecularism

Concerned with the here and nowConcerned with the here and now Ex: some church leaders lived in Ex: some church leaders lived in

mansions and wore expensive mansions and wore expensive clothesclothes

Enjoy life without offending GodEnjoy life without offending God

PatronPatron

A person who A person who supports artistsupports artist

The wealthy Medici The wealthy Medici family in Florence, family in Florence, Italy is a prime Italy is a prime exampleexample

Renaissance is known for its Art and Writing

Southern vs. Northern Renaissance

Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt

Ancient Greece and RomeAncient Greece and Rome

Middle AgesMiddle Ages

RenaissanceRenaissanceartist is Masaccioartist is Masaccio

Tribute money

DonatelloDonatello

David in bronze

MichelangeloMichelangelo

1475-15641475-1564 Painter, sculptor, Painter, sculptor,

architect, and poetarchitect, and poet saw art as saw art as

originating from originating from inner inspiration inner inspiration and from culture and from culture

Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel

DavidDavid

PietaPieta

Last JudgmentLast Judgment

Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo Da Vinci The true The true

Renaissance manRenaissance man architect, anatomist, architect, anatomist,

sculptor, engineer, sculptor, engineer, inventor,biologist,minventor,biologist,mathematician, athematician, musician, and musician, and painter painter

1452 to 15191452 to 1519 Famous for realistic Famous for realistic

paintingspaintings

The Virgin on the RocksThe Virgin on the Rocks

Aerial Perspective

sfumato+= smoky

Mona LisaMona Lisa

chiaroscure=Light-dark

Last SupperLast Supper

SketchesSketches

What is the Renaissance man today?

RaphaelRaphael

1483 to 15201483 to 1520 he studied the he studied the

work of Leonardo work of Leonardo da Vinci and da Vinci and Michelangelo Michelangelo

Focus is in realistic Focus is in realistic artart

Most famous Most famous painting is the painting is the School of AthensSchool of Athens

School of AthensSchool of Athens

Marriage of the VirginMarriage of the VirginVanishingpoint

Horizon

How does art differ amongthe eras?

Machiavelli Machiavelli

Wrote “The Prince”Wrote “The Prince” Wrote in the Wrote in the

vernacularvernacular Leader must be as Leader must be as

strong as a lion strong as a lion and as shrewd as a and as shrewd as a foxfox

Leaders must Leaders must sometimes mislead sometimes mislead people for the good people for the good of the stateof the state

One is considered Machiavellian if they use deceitful action for one’s own advantage

What do you think of the quote “the end justifies the means”

Northern Renaissance

Christian HumanismChristian Humanism

Advocated the study of classical Advocated the study of classical languages in order to better languages in order to better understand what the classical understand what the classical authors truly intended the scriptures authors truly intended the scriptures to sayto say

Thomas More and ErasmusThomas More and Erasmus

Jan Van EyckJan Van Eyck

Born in BelgiumBorn in Belgium 1385 to 14411385 to 1441 Famous for his oil Famous for his oil

paintings and focus paintings and focus on daily life of on daily life of subjectssubjects

Madonna ofChancellorRolin

Peasant Wedding

Arnolfini Wedding

How does Southern and Northern Renaissance art differ?

Shakespeare- the greatest Shakespeare- the greatest writerwriter

Wrote Hamlet, Wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Macbeth, Othello, and Taming of the and Taming of the ShrewShrew

Also wrote Also wrote countless poetrycountless poetry

1554 to 1615 in 1554 to 1615 in EnglandEngland

Hamlet SoliloquyHamlet SoliloquyTo be, or not to be--that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles

And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep-- No more--and by a sleep to say we end

The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep--

To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There's the respect

Gutenberg PressGutenberg Press

Books now could Books now could become cheap become cheap enough to produce enough to produce hundreds of copieshundreds of copies

European society European society experienced a huge experienced a huge growth in literacygrowth in literacy

Considered one of Considered one of the most important the most important inventions in inventions in human historyhuman history

Legacy of RenaissanceLegacy of Renaissance

Paintings and sculptures portrayed Paintings and sculptures portrayed individuals and nature in more individuals and nature in more realistic and lifelike waysrealistic and lifelike ways

Artists created secular worksArtists created secular works Writers began using the vernacularWriters began using the vernacular Arts praised individual achievementArts praised individual achievement

Legacy of RenaissanceLegacy of Renaissance

Printing made more information Printing made more information available (like the internet in our available (like the internet in our times)times)

People began to question political People began to question political structures and religious practicesstructures and religious practices