The Renaissance: The Autonomy of Art and The Social Status of the Artist 1400s - 1500s.

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The Renaissance: The Autonomy of Art and The Social Status of the Artist 1400’s - 1500’s

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The Renaissance:The Autonomy of Art and

The Social Status of the Artist

1400’s - 1500’s

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Lorenzo Ghiberti Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistery of San Giovanni1425 - 52.

Italian Renaissance

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Lorenzo Ghiberti Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistery of San Giovanni1425 - 52.

Italian RenaissanceLocation: Florence, Italy

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Lorenzo Ghiberti Gates of Paradise (East Doors) detail of Adam and Eve panel

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Lorenzo Ghiberti’s The Gates of Paradise

detail of the Jacob and Esau Panel

Key Concept: Innovations in Perspective

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Lorenzo GhibertiThe Gates of ParadiseAbraham panel

The beginning of the Renaissance

Key concepts: Perspective, Space, Geometry, Mathematics and Reality

Lorenzo GhibertiThe Gates of ParadiseSolomon panel

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BotticelliThe Birth of Venus (1482 -1486)

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Key Concept: The New Artist

Leonardo Da Vinci

(1452-1519)

Seff-portrait

c. 1515

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Key Concept: Humanism

Leonardo Da Vinci

Vitruvian Man

ca. 1487

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Key Concept: The Study of Nature

Leonardo Da Vinci

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Key Concept: The Study of Nature

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Key Concept: The Study of Nature

Leonardo Da Vinci

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LEONARDO da Vinci, The Battle of Anghiari (detail) 1503-05

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Key Concepts: Naturalism and Classicism

Michelangelo, Battle of Cascina (closeup) 1505 Cartoon

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Key Concepts: Naturalism

Michelangelo, Buonarroti Battle c. 1492

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Michelangelo,

David

1501 - 1504

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Who is Michelangelo?

Raphael

The School of Athens

(detail) Heraclitus as Michelangelo

1509-1511

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Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509

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New Genre: Portraiture

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New Genre: Portraiture

What is a portrait?

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

*Perfect Profile

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

*Perfect Profile

*Aristocratic individuals

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

*Perfect Profile

*Aristocratic individuals

*Brightly lit and sharp features

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

*Perfect Profile

*Aristocratic individuals

*Brightly lit and sharp features

*Strong graphic qualities

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New Genre: Portraiture

Gothic period

Portrait of a Princess

c. 1420

*Perfect Profile

*Aristocratic individuals

*Brightly lit and sharp features

*Strong graphic qualities

*Elaborate and ornamental details

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Northern Renaissance

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New Genre: Portraiture

The Flemish tradition

Jan van EyckThe Arnolfini Marriage1434

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New Genre: Portraiture

Who were they?

Jan van EyckThe Arnolfini Marriage1434

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The new middle class

Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Marriage1434

The Netherlands

Key Concept: The new middle class

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The new middle class

Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Marriage1434

What is going on?

Key Concept: The new middle class

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Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Marriage (mirror detail)1434

Portrait as a Document?

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Key Concept: Courtly Art

Jan van EyckThe Virgin of Chancellor Rolin1433 - 35

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Key Concept: Courtly Art

Jan van EyckThe Virgin of Chancellor Rolin1433 - 35

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Key Concept: Courtly Art

Jan van EyckThe Virgin of Chancellor Rolin1433 - 35

Who was Chancellor Rolin?

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Key Concept: Self-portrait

Albrecht DÜRERSelf-Portrait at 261498

Albrecht DÜRER, Self-Portrait in a Fur-Collared Robe1500