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Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti,,

Raphael Sanzio

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci

And…And…

Titian

Titian• Venice• Colorful• Subtle colors comparing to that of

Raphael • Paintings are mostly related to

mythology and religion

Titian

masterful blends colors

Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Representative of the heroic phase of Renaissance art, who’s an architect, poet, painter, engineer, and sculptor

• An Age of generalist education

Pieta

• Lifeless Jesus held by young Virgin

• Protective pyramidal shape

• Monumental statement on the meaning of Christian Sacrifice

David

• Biblical David• Freestanding

larger-than-life statue

• Defiant presence

• Powerful rather than graceful

Sistine Chapel ceiling

Sistine Chapel ceiling

• Ambitions of Pope and heroic aspirations of Michelangelo are reflected.

• Creation and Fall of Humankind in Genesis illustrated

• High-keyed, clear, bright colors used• Michelangelo minimized setting, symbolic

details but maximized grandeur of figures.

Creation of Adam

• God and Man• Equal in size and

muscular grace• The moment of

fulfillment sought by Adam

• Potential divinity of humankind

Dome of Saint Peter’s

• “ Colossal order”• Enormous double shell of brick and stone

demonstrate that plan’s impractical. ˙ Inspired and affected many copies

RaphaelRaphael

Fashionable Portraits:1. Accuracy2. Incisiveness -> it means clear and precise or direct and sharp

Portrait • Baldassare Castiglione• At the page 383• Figure16.8• It shows self-confidence

and thoughtfulintelligence

RaphaelRaphaelRaphael composition:1. Clarity2. Harmony3. Unity of designThe Alba Madonna: (at page 417)

1. clear, bright colors, precise draftsmanship 2. composed by simple geometric shapes

Circle

triangle

Trapezoid

Female saints:( idealized)

1. Sweetness and light

2. sentimental facial expressions

3. theatrical poses e.g. St. Catherine.

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The School of Athens:1. Illustrate the philosophy 2. Ultimate tribute to the rebirth of

classical humanism in the age of the Renaissance

3. Shows the Culmination of a style:

a.Spatial clarityb.Decorem, C.Balance and Grace

The school of Athens

Appolo

Plato or Leonardo

Socrates

Raphael

Aristotle

PythagorasMichelangelo or Heraclitus

Leonardo da Vinci

Scientific point of view

General rules of nature

Special techniques

• Aerial perspective “Though other artists had already begun to create some of theseeffects in their work, Leonardo was the first to make carefulmeasurements and suggest rules for applying them realistically inpainting. He called the subject aerial perspective”.

• Linear perspective“Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating theillusion of space and distance on a flat surface”. Other techniques: Clarity Symmetry Order

Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci : : TechniquesTechniques

More haze

Some haze

A feeling of distance

A sense of spatial depth

• Mysterious smile= smile with

sadnessNo

• No eyebrows

• Confidence + shyness

Who was the Model?

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