Transcript The Renaissance Outcome: Renaissance Painters/Sculptors

The Renaissance
Outcome: Renaissance Painters/Sculptors
LEQ:
Who were
some of the
major
Renaissance
artists?
Drill:
What are
some of the
defining
characteristics
of Renaissance
art?
Pop Quiz
1. What was the Renaissance?
A) the rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman culture
B) the buying and selling of a large quantity of goods
C) the largest building ever constructed in Italy
2. Which Italian city-state is considered to be the birth place of
the Renaissance?
A) Venice
B) Milan
C) Florence
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3. What wealthy group supported art and education in Italy
during the Renaissance?
A) pirates
B) patrons
C) mercenaries
4. Which family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?
A) Gambino Family
B) Moniacci Family
C) Medici Family
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5. Which Renaissance literary text is a didactic prose gaining and
keeping political power
A) The Book of the Courtier
B) The Prince
C) The School of Athens
6. Author of a Renaissance literary text that describes how
members of a royal court should behave
A) Machiavelli
B) Brunelleschi
C) Castiglione
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Completion: 2 point each
7. Why was Italy and ideal location for the start of the
Renaissance?
8. What is Humanism?
9. How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?
Review: Characteristics of
Renaissance Art:
The natural world (nature)
Perspective/depth
Realism – scenes from everyday life
Use of light and shadows
Oil paint
Famous Artists
A. Michelangelo
i. Sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
ii. Famous for way he portrayed the human
body
iii. Famous works:
1. Statue of David,
2. Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
3. Dome of St. Peter’s
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
David
Famous Artists
B. Donatello
i. Made sculpture more realistic by carving
natural postures and expression that
revealed personality
ii. Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata
iii. Sculpted a David
Donatello’s David
Donatello’s Equestrian Statue
of Gattamelata
Famous Artists
C. Leonardo da Vinci
i. Painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist
prophetic writer
ii. Interested in how things work
iii. Famous works:
1. The Mona Lisa
2. The Last Supper
3. Virgin on the Rocks
The Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Da Vinci Sketches
Famous Artists
D. Raphael
i. Learned from studying Leonardo and
Michelangelo
ii. One of favorite subjects was Madonna and Child
(Virgin Mary)
iii. Famous works:
i. School of Athens
ii. Marriage of the Virgin
School of Athens
Marriage of
the Virgin