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High and Late Italian Renaissan
High and Late Renaissance
in Italy
Chapter 22
High Renaissance
1500-1520: Florence, Rome, Venice
Art was “reborn”technique/subject/medium
Humanism influence stronger than ever
Shift from supernatural to natural
Less focus on spiritual message
Accurate representation of pictorial space
Rediscovery of classical techniques
Mastered those techniques then surpassed them.
Expansion of Scientific Knowledge
Directly impacted the success of High
Renaissance artists and all who came after
Understanding of anatomy-dissections,
medical illustrations
Five Major Breakthroughs
1. Medium standard of oil on canvas
2. Weight and depth given to painted forms
through use of chiaroscuro (Italian for
light/dark)
3. Pyramidal composition in paintings.
4. Sfumato
Oil painting technique
Means “toned down” or “vanished in
smoke”
Multiple glazes to create misty, dreamlike effect
5. Mastery of linear perspective
How do I recognize High
Renaissance art?
Balance
Symmetry
Ideal proportion
Blending of Greek nudity with Biblical and mythological themes
Mastery of perspective
Often grand scale (in concept and/or execution)
The artists had vision, style, and personality and weren’t afraid to
let it show in their work
Who was
Giorgio Vasari?
Mannerist painter and
architect
Lives of the Most Eminent
Architects, Painters, and
Sculptors (1550)
Has provided
most of what we
know about Early,
High, and Late
Renaissance artists
Most significant patrons
Pope Julius II-Rome
His commitment to the arts and artistic excellence made the HR artists
as successful as they were
His ambition turned Rome into the center of the Renaissance
Pope Leo X-Rome
Successor to Pope Julius II
Lorenzo de Medici’s second son
Continued support of arts
Most Important Artists
1.
Leonardo da Vinci
2.
Michelangelo
3.
Raphael
4.
Bramante
5.
Titian