Transcript Renaissance * Art Portfolio

RENAISSANCE – ART
PORTFOLIO
WARM-UP
Which three people or “works”
from the Renaissance best show
the rebirth of the ancient world?
Justify your answers.
Talk with a neighbor and prepare
to share what your discussion.
MONEY CAN BUY YOU A LOT OF THINGS
 Food! Clothes!
Toys!
 In the Renaissance,
money could buy you all that plus something really important:
RESPECT.
 How?
Create a work of art that proclaims your devotion to:
Yourself, Your City, your God .
 Then you'll get the respect you truly deserve as a
Patron of the Arts.
WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ARTWORK TO
DO FOR YOU?
Glorify God
(That's the way to get a rich rascal like
yourself into heaven)
Glorify your city
(That's the way to get ahead in politics and
power)
Glorify yourself and your family
(That's the way to real immortality)
WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE MUCH NEEDED
GLORY?
Masters!
MASTERS – WHAT ARE THEY?
People who are or become
completely proficient or
skilled in an area.
People who dominate: have
dominance or the power to
defeat over something.
A person who has an
authority; qualified to teach
apprentices.
MASTERS – HOW DOES ONE BECOME A
MASTER?
 All ar tists spent their youth as
humble apprentices, learning
their craf t in their master's
workshop.
 An apprentice's fir st tasks
were humble: sweeping,
running errands, preparing the
wooden panels for painting,
and grinding and mixing
pigments.
 As the apprentice's skills
grew, he would begin to learn
from his master: drawing
sketches, copying paintings,
casting sculptures, and
assisting in the simpler
aspects of creating ar t works.
MASTERS – DEVELOPING APPRENTICES!
 The best students would assist
the master with important
commissions, of ten painting
back ground and minor figures
while the Master painted the
main subjects.
 The few apprentices who
showed amazing skill could
eventually become masters
themselves. A ver y few
became greater ar tists than
their masters.
 One legend tells of the young
Leonardo da Vinci painting an
angel so per fectly that his
master Verrocchio broke his
brushes in two and gave up
painting forever in recognition
of his pupil's superior
abilities.
MASTERS – WHAT DO THEY DO?
 Once an ar tist became a
master, he could open his own
workshop and hire apprentices
of his own.
 Many workshops were ver satile
and could tackle many kinds of
work: painting, sculpting,
goldsmithing, architecture, and
engineering.
 Ar tists were called to homes to
paint por traits, decorate
furniture, make silver ware,
paint banner s, create sets for
plays, make book cover s or
even design militar y machiner y
for war.
 In a brochure to patrons,
Leonardo da Vinci listed thir ty six ser vices that he could
per form for his patrons.
MASTERS – THEY NEED PATRONS!
 Without a patron, ar tists
would not be able to make a
living. Wealthy and power ful
patrons would pay a master
ar tist (and his workshop of
assistants) to paint por traits,
landscapes, altarpieces, or
wall murals for their church or
home.
 These rich families would
sponsor public works of ar t as
well, commissioning paintings,
sculptures and even
architecture.
 Patrons most of ten paid for
the creation of ar t to glorify
God, glorify their city and to
commemorate themselves —
that is, to make themselves
look good and be remembered
forever.
Lorenzo D’Medici Tomb
MASTERS – A BETTER WORLD!
 By the late Renaissance,
artists were no longer
thought of as tradesmen. A
master artist could become
a highly respected member
of the community. He could
dictate his own terms in his
work and enjoy a much
higher social status than a
mere craftsman.
 And superstar artists like
Michelangelo and Leonardo
became famous throughout
Europe, helping create the
modern image of the artist
as an independent creative
genius
WANTED: A MASTER OF THE
RENAISSANCE!!!
• You are an “artist” of the Renaissance having been trained by
the best masters of the time. You take great pride in your
work. One day you hope that you will soon be working for the
greatest patrons of the Renaissance. Doing so will bring you
wealth and glory. Before you are able to go forth and be
commissioned by the wealthy, you must prove you are a
master in your own right.
• The Medici, Este, Doge, Sforza, Popes, and monarchs of
Europe are seeking new and talented artists. They are
actively advertising for a new “favorite” artist. Competition is
fierce! You must do your best!
• Objective: apply knowledge gained from the Renaissance by
creating a “masterpiece” in the style of Renaissance ideas.
APPRENTICES! IT IS TIME TO BECOME A
MASTER.
1.
Apprentices, you will design a MASTERPIECE for a patron of the Renaissance.
 Which fie ld will you be come a maste r in?
 Which patr on do you wish to attr act?
2. Choose a field:
Painter – Paint using one of the following= perspective, mythology, realistic people, patrons, historical
figures
Designer – fashion (clothes), furniture, room design, etc.
Sculptor – sculpt focusing on the beauty and perfection of the human body
Architect – design a building using ancient designs = columns, domes, arches, details, sculptures
Inventor – create or design an invention necessary for the Renaissance – or take one of the sketches or
drawing(s) of inventions and create it for use = flying machine, tank, submarine, weapons, eye
glasses, telescope, etc.
Writer – write you own comedy or tragedy (you may write this out or design it through the theater), or write a
poem explaining an event, or write a “book” explaining how to do something for the Renaissance
Scientist – take one or more of the new scientific discoveries and design a presentation. Include visuals and
written explanations – or develop your own theory and prepare a presentation.
3. Choose a Patron to attract:
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Italian peninsula = Medici Family of Florence, Sforza Family of Milan, Pope in Rome, The Doge (Duke) of Venice
King Henry VIII of England
Queen Elizabeth I of England
King Henry of France
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Other idea
4. Write a letter to the patron you wish to attract. In the letter you need the following:
 Your name
 Your occupation (what you do: wr ite r , painte r , e tc.)
 The Name of the Maste r who you tr aine d unde r (Italian Re naissance or Nor the r n Re naissance )
 Why your pr oduct is the be st e x ample of the Re naissance Ide als? 2 E xample s
 How will you he lp make the patr on r iche r and/or mor e powe r ful by be coming the r e side nt “favor ite ar tist”? 2 E xample s