Renaissance art

Renaissance humanism

Humanists were inspired by the art, literature and philosophy of Antiquity. They studied original texts in Latin and Greek.

Humanism were curious about everything.

Erasmus of Rotterdam

Thomas More

Juan Luis Vives

The printing press

In 1440, Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press.

Books no longer had to be copied by hand.

Books became cheaper, and so more were sold.

Humanism thought reached more people

How did Science and art developed?

Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory.The Sun was the centre of the universe

Miguel Servet

Andrés Vesalio

The Renaissance style in art -Was inspired by the

artistic models of Antiquity.

-Artists wanted to

revive the simple, harmonious forms of the Greeks and Romans.

-They tried to capture

the ideal beauty of human beings

Renaissance architecture -Revived classical

elements such as semicircular arches and classical columns belongin to the Doric, Ionic and corinthian orders.

-Buildings were smaller,

and not as tall as gothic Constructions.

-Architects wanted to

adapt buldings to the proportions of the human body

The dome of the Cathedral of Florence, by F. Brunelleschi

Quattrocento Architecture

Facade of the Pitti Palace, Florence, by Brunelleschi

Il Quattrocento

Church of Santo Spirito, Florence, by Brunelleschi

The facade of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, by Brunelleschi

Il Quattrocento

Church of Sant’Andrea, Matua, Italy, by Alberti

Il Quattrocento

Cinquecento Architecture

Church of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, by Bramante

Saint Peter’s Basilica

Compare these cathedrals

5) Which building is Renaissance style? 5.1) What Renaissance features does the building have? 5.2) What style is the other building? 5.3) How many diferences between the two buildings can you find?

Renaissance sculpture -Followed the models of

Classical Antiquity. -Great importance was given to

proportions and anatomical studies of figures.

-Great numbers of sculptures of nudes.

Other types: -Portrait sculptures ( busts) -Equestrian statues. Were made of bronze or

marble. The figures had idealised

bodies and the artist also tried to capture the model’s personality

Moses by Michelangelo S.XVI

Laoconte S. I

Relief panel, baptistery doors, by Ghiberti, Florence

Saint George, by Donatello

Statue of David, by Donatello

Cinquecento sculpture

Pieta, by Michelangelo

Statue of David, by Michelangelo

Moses, by Michelangelo

Pieta Rondanini, by Michelangelo

Renaissance painting -Painters used colour,

composition and background scenes.

Such as buildings and landscapes, to create an impression of space and depth. They discovered perspective.

-Inspired by classical Antiquity. Their figures had harmonious

proportions and aimed for beauty by idealising faces, bodies and movements.

The artist painted religious,

and mythological scenes, nudes and portraits

Quattrocento painting

The Holy Trinity, by Masaccio

From Gothic to Renaissance

Allegory of spring, by Botticelli

The Annunciation, by Fra Angelico

Mother and Child with Saints, by Piero della Francesca

Portrait of a woman, by Ghirlandaio

Cinquecento painting

The Gioconda or Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci

The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci

The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo

The Last Judgement, by Michelangelo

1. Renaissance architectural elements 2. Plato (with the face of Leonardo) and Aristotle 3. Possibly Michelangelo 4. Diogenes of Sinope 5. This group includes Greek scientists and philosophers with the faces of Bramante, Raphael, etc.

The School of Athens, by Raphael

Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, by Raphael

The Emperor Charles V at Mühlberg, by Titian

Describe the work of art

-(Architecture, Sculpture or Painting) -Title -Author, artist. -Century and period. -Description of the work and issue( religious, mythological) -Materials and technics( Fresco, painting,canvas or table) -Features of the work related wth the period.

Describe these works of renaissance art

The evolution of Painting

Altarpiece from Aviá 12th century

Virgin and Child 14th century

The holy Family With a lamb By Rafael 16th century

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