Renaissance Art The Italian Renaissance New breakthroughs in
Renaissance Art
The Italian Renaissance New breakthroughs in art: • Linear perspective (mathematical) • Chiaroscuro – light and shadow • Triangular symmetry (pyramid configuration) • Realism • Oil paints on stretched canvas
The Early Renaissance
Masacio • • 1401 – 1428 Reality in painting humans Mastery of perspective Using light and shadows correctly
“The Tribute Money”
Donatello • • • 1386 – 1466 Sculpture contraposto Clothes draped realistically over the body First freestanding statues since Classical times
“David”
Botticelli • 1444 – 1510 • Art reminiscent of Byzantine art • Interested in Classical mythology
“The Birth of Venus”
“Primavera”
The High Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci • 1452 – 1519 • “Renaissance Man” – l’uomo universale • Respected and admired • Curious about everything • Painter, inventor, naturalist, musician Self portrait
“The Last Supper”
“Mona Lisa” (La Giaconda)
“The Virgin of the Rocks”
“Vitruvian Man” A study in correct proportions – based on geometry
From Leonardo’s notebooks
Michelangelo Buonarroti • • • 1475 – 1564 Sculptor Painter Architect “he broke all the rules” Bust done from his death mask
“The Pieta”
“The David”
The Sistine Chapel
“The Last Judgment”
The Deluge
The Libyan Sybil
The Campidoglio
The Dome of St. Peter’s
Raphael Sanzio • 1483 – 1520 • Most popular of the Renaissance painters (even during his lifetime!) • “most completely expressed the qualities of the High Renaissance” ~ pyramidal composition, chiaroscuro, dynamic figures, contraposto • Died young (37) Self portrait; age 26
Madonna’s
Popes Julius II and Leo X
“The School of Athens”
The Northern Renaissance
• • Not based on Classical ideals More religious influence Realism; paintings of daily life Oil paints – allows for more realistic paintings • Atmospheric perspective
Jan Van Eyck • 1390 – 1441 • Trained as an illuminator of manuscripts – paintings are incredibly detailed
“Man in a Turban” Possibly a selfportrait
“The Arnolfi Wedding”
Detail from “The Arnolfi Wedding”
This Van Eyck “Annunciation” is a painting, not a sculpture!
Pieter Breughel the Elder • c. 1525 – 1569 • Many of his paintings are accurate portrayals of peasant life • Portraits of people sometimes look like caricatures • Use of atmospheric perspective
“Hunters in the Snow”
“Peasant Wedding”
Hans Holbein the Younger • 1497 – 1543 • German who did most of his paintings in England • Realistic portraits • Use of symbolism
“The Ambassadors”
English Royal Portraits
Thomas More and Erasmus
Albrecht Durer • 1471 – 1528 • First Northern Renaissance artist to be considered a true “Renaissance Man” • Art should be based on scientific observation • Published articles on perspective • Woodcuts and graphic art • Fascinated with self portraits
Self portraits
“Venetian Woman”
“The Praying Hands”
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