Development of Painting in Europe Cimabue Giotto Ghiberti

Development of Painting in Europe Cimabue Giotto Ghiberti Donatello Van Eyke Masaccio Uccello Botticelli Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael

Cimabue

Cimabue • 1240 – 1302 • Italy (Florence) • Influenced by Byzantine artists and Italian muralists • He influenced Giotto and Duccio • Patrons: The Catholic church • Themes: Biblical • Media: Fresco

Cimabue key-works • Maesta 1280 - 1285 • Contribution to art took first steps toward realism • Began to break away from Byzantine style

Giotto di Bondone

The Deposition • Angel detail

Maesta

Giotto key-points • • • 1266 -1337 Pre- Renaissance Italy (Florence) Influenced by Cimabue He influenced Donatello, Michelangelo, El Greco, Caravaggio, Van Gogh and Rodin among others.

Contributions to art • • Volume, weight, emotional gestures Patrons: the catholic church Themes: Biblical Media: Fresco painting

Ghiberti • Baptistry doors

Detail of baptistry doors / portrait

Ghiberti • • 1378 – 1455 Italy (Florence) Pre Renaissance Influenced by his father a blacksmith and gothic sculpture He influenced Botticelli and Raphael Patrons: The Catholic Church Themes: Biblical Media: Bronze

Contribution to art • He created a 3 D space on a 2 D surface using mathematical perspective

Donatello • • 1386 – 1466 Florence Italy Pre-Renaissance Influenced by: Gothic sculpture and Giotto He influenced Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin Patrons: The Catholic Church Themes: Biblical Media: wood, bronze and marble

Donatello key-works • David • Mary Magdeline • Judith and Holofernes

Van Eyck • • 1385 -1441 Flanders- Lille Northern / Low Renaissance Influenced by church teachings He influenced Raphael, and Vermeer Patrons wealthy merchants and the church Themes: Portraits and religious Media: oils

Arnolfini Wedding

Ghent altarpiece open / closed

Masaccio • • • 1401 – 1428 Italy – Florence Pre- Renaissance Influenced by: Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello He influenced: Mantegna, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael Patrons: the Catholic Church Themes: Biblical Media: Fresco painting Humanism, realism

Key-works • Tribute Money • Expulsion from Paradise

Uccello • • • 1397 – 1475 Italy – Florence Pre-Renaissance Influenced by: mathematics of perspective He influenced Mantegna, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael • Patrons: The Medici family • Themes: Biblical • Media: Tempera

Battle of San Romano

Botticelli • • 1445 -1510 Italy-Florence Mid Renaissance Influenced by: Mantegna among others He influenced: Raphael, Ingres and Renoir Linear composition Patrons The Catholic Church, Medici Family, Merchants of Florence • Media: Fresco, tempera, Oils

Primavera

Da Vinci • • • 1452 -1519 Italy –Florence High Renaissance Influenced by: Verrochio He influenced: Michelangelo, Durer, and Raphael • Patrons: The Catholic Church, King Francis I of France • Media: Fresco, Tempera, oils, ink, clay etc • Sfumato

Last Supper

Virgin of the rocks

Michelangelo • • 1475 -1564 Italy- Florence High Renaissance and Mannerism Influenced by: Giotto, Donatello and Leonardo • He influenced: Caravaggio, El Greco, Rodin, Bernini • Patrons: The Catholic Church, Pope Julius II

• • Themes: Biblical Media: Fresco, Carrara marble Contrapposto Key-works: Sistine chapel, David, Pieta

David / Pieta

Creation of Adam

Raphael • • 1483 -1520 Italy Florence High Renaissance Influenced by: Jan Van Eyck, Botticelli, Leonardo • He influenced: Rubens, Ingres, Degas, Renoir

Raphael • • • Patrons: Pope Julius II, Themes: Biblical Media: Fresco and Oils Harmony and Balance Key-works: The school of Athens, The Alba Madonna, Small Cowper Madonna

School of Athens