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Renaissance and Beyond
What is Renaissance?
Renaissance, French for
‘rebirth,' perfectly describes
the changes that occurred in
Europe from the fourteenth
through the sixteenth
centuries. (That’s the 1300s,
1400s and 1500s) -- A LONG
time ago!!
What is Renaissance?
The Renaissance painter
depicted the human figure as
realistically as possible, often
with backgrounds of the
natural world.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an early
renaissance painter that was
amazing at painting humans
with LOTS of detail. His two
most famous paintings are the
Mona Lisa and The Last
Supper. I’m sure you have seen
copies of these in your travels!
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was born on
April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy.
He didn’t really have a last
name - da Vinci means from
Vinci. So, he was Leonardo
from Vinci.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was also a scientist.
He was a brilliant man. He
designed many machines in his
life, the helicopter and bicycle
are just a few.
Click the helicopter below to see more of
Leonardo’s inventions.
What is Renaissance?
Science had taught the artist
how to show linear
perspective--that is, how to
represent objects in relative
sizes so that smaller objects
appear to be farther from the
viewer than larger objects.
Vanishing point
By using a vanishing point
in our drawing, we can
make our works more
realistic. Distant figures
appear smaller but have
the same shape and
proportions as they would
close up.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was amazing at
perspective. Leonardo’s painting
titled The Annunciation shows
objects that are closer are larger
and object that are far away are
smaller. Can you find the
vanishing point in his painting?
What is Renaissance?
Renaissance painters not only
portrayed objects with more
realism than earlier artists
did, they often filled their
canvases with more objects, all
carefully and accurately
depicted.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo Di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni was born in
Italy on March 6, 1475.
Michelangelo was a famous
Renaissance Sculptor and
Painter. He always thought of
himself as a sculptor more
than a painter.
Michelangelo
Two of his sculpture are known around the
world. The first shows Jesus in the arms of
Mary and the second is of David (which is
probably his most famous work). He put so
much detail into each sculpture.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo also
painted the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel in
Italy. Can you imagine
working with your
hands over your head
for years? OUCH!
Rembrandt
Look how
ominous
these
paintings
are.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
Rijn was born on July 15,
1606. Rembrandt painted
many biblical scenes but also
did some landscapes. He is
best known for his portraits
of people!
Rembrandt
Can you
see
anything
peculiar
in this
etching?
Rembrandt was also famous for
his etchings. Etchings are when
you use an acid to burn an
image into metal. Then, prints
are made from the metal
template.
This is an
etching of
Rembrandt
holding a
sword.
There are MANY other
renaissance artists that made
a huge impact on art through
the ages. Hopefully, you’ll be
able to identify some of the
great ones when you see
pictures of them throughout
your life!