Medieval vs Renaissance Art Medieval Art Renaissance Directions

Medieval vs. Renaissance Art

Medieval Art Renaissance

Directions: The following slides will each contain a piece of artwork from the Middle Ages AND the Renaissance. It is your job to record the differences you see in the paintings. Or, in other words, compare the paintings on each slide and record your findings in the corresponding column on your paper.

Slide 1 Middle Ages Renaissance

Slide 2 Middle Ages Renaissance

Slide 3 Middle Ages Renaissance

Slide 4 Middle Ages Renaissance

Slide 5 Renaissance Middle Ages

How Many Did YOU Get? Medieval Art Characteristics -Medieval art was flat -Medieval art was unrealistic/people were not lifelike -Medieval art was very religious -Medieval art did not show emotions -Medieval art used dull colors

Renaissance Art Characteristics -Renaissance art used shadows -Renaissance art showed real people -Renaissance art was realistic -Renaissance art showed human emotions -Renaissance art used bright colors -Renaissance art was 3 D -Renaissance art used non-religious figures -Renaissance art showed everyday life

Why was art important during the Renaissance? -Wealthy merchants and church leaders paid artists for their creations. -City-states competed to have the best artwork

How was Renaissance art different from Medieval art? -artists showed people how they appeared in real life -artists used new techniques: -chiaroscuro: softened edges and shadows -perspective: makes a painting look 3 D -frescos: watercolor on plaster

Who were some famous Renaissance artists? -Leonardo da Vinci

-Raphael Sanzio

-Michelangelo

-Donatello

-Botticelli fresco: watercolor on plaster

-Titian: rich colors

-Jan Van Eyck: master oil painter

-Abbrecht Durer: Engraving

Renaissance review. . .

Sum it up Summarize your Cornell Notes about Renaissance art and artists. Remember to include who, what, when, where, and why.