Transcript Renaissance Art vs. Meideval Art

Medieval Art
vs
Renaissance Art
Social 9
SWBAT
Identify key differences between
Renaissance and Medieval art.
Comprehend key terms in used in the arts
Evaluate why there are key differences
between the arts of the Renaissance and
Medieval time eras.
Tell me about these paintings. Can you find
similarities and/or differences?
Medieval Art (things to notice)
Look at the people, they
all look the same. Close
to stick figures.
Faces are all the same.
No depth perception.
Some of the people and
objects look like they are
floating.
It looks like a bunch of
randomly placed objects.
Religious focus.
No Artists signature.
Renaissance Art (things to notice)
-People
look like real people with real faces. They do not look like
stick figures and they all look different.
-Depth perception. As people and objects are closer they appear
larger and as they fade to the distance they appear smaller.
-Linear perspective, vanishing or focus point. When you look at the
painting your eyes are drawn to one point in the painting.
-The people in the painting seem to be free to do whatever they
choose. There is no reference to religion in this painting.
Medieval Art:
Mostly religious
Focused Christian symbols of
concepts/values
Not concerned with realism
Served a purpose:
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"Before a worshipper has even entered the
church, he would find images of saints and
sinners, of angelic beings and the punishment
of the damned. All stood as a reminder of the
importance of holding one's thoughts to God."
Statues were shallow and flat. Bodies
might be out of proportion
Renaissance art:
Focused on realism--on portraying things
as they look.
Used linear perspective in painting.
Often used to show the beauty in nature
(including human beings).
Depicted everyday life. Used light and
shadow.
Attention to detail.
Realism focuses on life and how it is truly,
not imaginative at all.
Just for fun…
The Ninja Turtles are named after four
famous Renaissance artists – Splinter
found the baby turtles on a book of
Renaissance art and named the turtles
from it!
Raffaelo Sanzio
Raphael
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo
Donatello di Niccolò di
Betto Bardi
Donatello
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo