This is an introduction to Italian Art -

The Renaissance

I am Mr. Lanni, Art Teacher

at Columbia Middle School.

I will lead you through this

presentation which highlights

a few artists from this period.

You will notice that several of the

artists are referred to by only one

name. I used the name that the artists

were most known by.

Each slide contains a link for more

information.

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I t a l i a n R e n a i s s a n c e The Renaissance is divided into two parts

• Early Renaissance began in the 1400s

• High Renaissance began in the 1500s

Renaissance means rebirth • A discovery of ancient art in Italy led to an

interest in classical Greek and Roman Art

• Renaissance artists believed that art from

Ancient Greece and Rome was perfect

• Renaissance artists wanted to copy this

perfect art

This sculpture is called Laocoon.

It is an ancient Greek sculpture

that was copied by the Romans.

It became a great inspiration for

Renaissance sculptors

http://www.idcrome.org/laocoon.htm

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E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e Lorenzo Ghiberti

•These doors are

about 16 feet tall

•They took over

25 years to finish

•Michelangelo

called them the

Gates of Paradise

100 years after

they were created

• Ghiberti is most known for winning an art contest

held by the city of Florence, Italy in 1401

• The winner was paid to sculpt a set of golden doors

for the Baptistery building in the center of the city

This is the Baptistery. If you look

closely you can see the doors.

I’m pointing to it with my brush.

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/ghiberti.html

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E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e • Brunelleschi lost the art contest to

Ghiberti to sculpt the Baptistery doors

• Don’t feel bad for him because he

became a successful engineer & architect

• His architectural design was chosen to

create the dome for the main Cathedral

in Florence

• At the time Brunelleschi’s dome was

considered the greatest architectural feat

in the Western world

Filippo Brunelleschi

• He developed linear perspective

while drawing architectural plans

for this dome

• This helped all artists to draw

more realistically

http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/brunelleschi.html

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E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e Donatello

• Donatello was trained by

Lorenzo Ghiberti

• He created many sculptures using

different materials like:

Marble, Bronze and Wood

• One of Donatello’s most well known

works includes a large equestrian

statue that stands about 11 feet tall

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/donatello.html

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E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e

• Masaccio was influenced

greatly by Brunelleschi

• He incorporated the new

invention of linear perspective

with Christian Imagery

Masaccio

In this picture Masaccio

included the two people

who paid for this painting

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/masaccio/index.html

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E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e

Sandro Botticelli’s two most famous

paintings illustrate stories from Greek

and Roman Mythology

Sandro Botticelli

Primavera, which

illustrates the story

of Flora, the Roman

goddess of Spring

Birth of Venus, which

illustrates the Goddess

born of the sea

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html

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H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Three of the most famous artists from this period are:

1. Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa

2. Michelangelo who sculpted the statue of David and painted the Ceiling

of the Sistine Chapel

3. Raphael who painted portraits and murals for the Pope’s private residence

The High Renaissance was the culmination of the artistic

developments of the Early Renaissance, and one of the great

explosions of creative genius in the history of the West.

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Leonardo’s painting The Last Supper is a

fresco which is a paint and plaster mix. It is

damaged do to the fact that he experimented

with a formula that has not held up over time.

H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Leonardo DaVinci

Everyone knows this lady.

She is the Mona Lisa.

For centuries no one knew who she was and there were many

rumors about the picture. What is known is that he brought

the painting with him when he moved to France for the last 15

years of his life. He died with this painting in his possession

and it was then acquired by the French Government. This is

why it is owned by the Louvre.

http://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

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H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Leonardo da Vinci

In addition to being an artist, Leonardo was

also an inventor. Some credit his design

with being the inspiration for the modern

day helicopter.

Leonardo was hired

by many armies to

design weapons.

This is one of his

drawings for an

oversize crossbow.

http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventors/ig/Inventions-of-Leonardo-DaVinci/

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Michelangelo

Buonaroti

H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e

• Michelangelo considered himself a sculptor

• He most loved sculpting from large blocks of marble

• His statue of David was so large and so admired that

it instantly became the symbol for city of Florence

when it was finished in 1501

• The statue stands about 17 feet tall and was carved

all out of one block

This is called the Pieta.

Michelangelo was only

21 when he completed

this sculpture. It made

him very respected and

helped him to get the

commission to sculpt

the David for the city

of Florence.

http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html

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Michelangelo’s most famous painting is

the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the

Vatican in Rome. He painted over 300

figures on an area that is 70 ft. high and

is 150ft long by 45ft wide. It took him 4

years to finish.

H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Michelangelo Buonaroti

This is called the Creation of Adam,

one of the many scenes from the

ceiling.

He hated painting and

only wanted to sculpt.

The Pope who hired

him to paint the

ceiling would not let

Michelangelo out of

his contract until the

job was finished.

Michelangelo painted

all of his figures to

look like they were

sculpted out of blocks

of marble.

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This painting by Raphael titled School of Athens

depicts Ancient Greek Artists and Philosophers

meeting in an Italian Renaissance building.

This sums up the Renaissance ideal.

Raphael is considered

one of the best figure

painters in the history

of Western Art. He was

the main rival of

Michelangelo during

the renaissance

competing for art

commissions.

H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Raphael Santi

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/raphael.html

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H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e Titian

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tiziano/index.html

He lived and painted his entire career in

Venice. Titian painted religious scenes

and pictures from Mythology but was

most known for painting lifelike portraits

of nobility.

Titian was almost

as famous as

Michelangelo

was during the

Renaissance.

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That concludes this presentation on the

Italian Renaissance. Check out the links

on each slide to learn more about these

artists and many others who worked

during this period.

I t a l i a n R e n a i s s a n c e

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