Renaissance Artists Art Patronage in Italy n Italians

Renaissance Artists

Art & Patronage in Italy n Italians were willing to spend a lot of money on art: –Banking & trade in Italian citystates, especially Florence, led to lots of money to spend on art –Art showed peoples’ new social & political status –The rise of cities brought artists together & shared ideas—this led to new techniques & styles

Florence under the Medici The Medici Palace Medici Chapel

New Artistic Styles n Realism & emotion n Classicism: inspiration from Greece & Rome The first nude paintings & n Emphasis on individuals & sculptures since the Romans interaction between people n Geometric arrangements n Perspective n Using. Greek light & shadows Renaissance

Renaissance Artists

Giotto n Giotto was the “first” Renaissance artists; He developed a new artistic style for creating frescos (paint on wet plaster walls): –Painted human figures that appeared lifelike –Painted people with emotion –Painted people in frescos interacting with each other

Masaccio n Masaccio added to Giotto’s innovative style by using perspective: perspective –Shows objects in the foreground as larger than objects in the background which gives the illusion of depth n He became known as the “Father of Modern Painting”

Donatello n Donatello was the first great sculptor of the Renaissance n Medieval sculptors only carved the front of a statue, but Donatello wanted sculptures to be viewed from all sides like Greek & Roman statues n “David” is the 1 st large, freestanding human sculpture

Michelangelo n Michelangelo was a great painter & sculptor; his “Pieta” & “David” sculptures are seen as masterpieces n His greatest work is the 130 ft x 44 ft ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; which shows Biblical images of amazing detail, power, & beauty

The Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel: Chapel The Creation of the Heavens

The Sistine Chapel: Chapel The Creation of Man

The Sistine Chapel: Chapel The Last Judgment

Raphael n “Perfected” Renaissance painting n Raphael became the favorite painter of the Pope because of his amazing detailed paintings showing a combination of famous Greeks & Romans along with Renaissance people n “School of Athens” is his greatest work

Plato (drawn to look like Da Vinci) Aristotle Raphael Pythagoras Michelangelo Euclid

Betrothal of the Virgin

Leonardo n. A true “Renaissance Man” Leonardo was an inventor, painter, sculptor, & scientist n His “Last Supper” shows Jesus’ last meeting with the 12 apostles before the crucifixion; the facial expressions, detail, emotion made it a masterpiece n His “Mona Lisa” is great for its emotion and depth

Mona Lisa OR da Vinci? Leonardo da Vinci? Mona Lisa?

A The Da Vinci “Code”: Last Supper St. John or Mary Magdalene?

Leonardo’s Inventions

Filippo Brunelleschi n Florence’s greatest architect was commissioned to build the Cuppolo of St. Maria del Fiore cathedral: –Brunelleschi studied the Roman Pantheon –The dome inspired modern building designs

Dome Comparisons Il Duomo, Florence US Capital, St. Paul’s, Peter’s, London Rome St. Washington, D. C.

The Northern Renaissance

Northern Renaissance n The Renaissance spread from Italy as scholars from other areas visited Italian city-states & took the new ideas they saw back n Kings bought Renaissance art, helping to spread new ideas n Renaissance ideas spread to the Holy Roman Empire (Germany), England, France, Belgium, Netherlands

Renaissance in France n Architecture—buildings combined Medieval & classical designs

Renaissance in the Holy Roman Empire n Renaissance in Germany was very religious— Humanists criticized the Catholic church n German painters were the 1 st to use oils

Renaissance in England n Renaissance in England focused on social issues n Thomas More criticized society through Utopia n William Shakespeare wrote plays based on ideas from classics & universal human qualities

Renaissance in the Netherlands n In the Netherlands, artists like Jan Van Eyck, were noted for precise realism & symbolism Wedding Portrait by Jan Van Eyck 1434

Massys’ The Moneylender & His Wife