Transcript Renaissance Art

Renaissance Art
A Study of Art Through
Examples in:
The Classical Period,
Medieval Period &
The Renaissance
Classical Period
• Roman Copy of Myron’s
Discobolus
• It shows man throwing
discus. It was probably
made to celebrate the
achievement of a
famous athlete. The
figure is presented in
perfect form. His
balanced pose and
calm face make it look
easy. The original would
be cast in bronze.
Medieval Art
• Narthex Tympanum
1120 sculpture
This sculpture was made
to fit into an arching
space, called a
typanum, over the
entrance to a church.
The figure in the
center is Jesus, who
is sending his
disciples out into the
world. The most
important figure in
the piece is Jesus.
Bodies were not
important for their
own sakes. He wanted
to convey a religious
message.
Renaissance Art
• The School of
Athens 1510.
• This was painted
by Raphael in 1510
to decorate one
whole wall of a
room in the palace
of the pope. Each
figure gestures and
actively moves,
talking and
interacting with
other figures. The
building shows
perspective which
is a trademark in
Renaissance period
art.
Analyzing Art by Historical Period
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Madonna and Child with Two
Angels
• Filippo Lippi 1406.
•
Lippi enjoys making complicated and
beautiful patterns that also look
convincingly real. Notice Mary’s
headdress, or the way your attention is
drawn to her face by the line of hands
and feet beginning with the baby’s left
foot and moving up to his right hand.
All this complexity is contained within
a simple, smooth triangle that the
whole group of figures make. The
figures are presented as if they sit
before a window on a broad landscape
extending into the distance.
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Bathing Venus Roman
Artist
• This is a copy of a bronze
from the Greek period. The
lines made by the parts of
her body all move inward,
toward herself. The shapes
of the sculpture are soft
and round with a long,
smooth line on one side
and more complicated on
the other. It is very
geometric.
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Venus and Adonis
Titian 1550
• The figures, even the dogs,
all move convincingly, and
the bodies and faces show
us what is happening and
how the characters feel. At
the same time, the two ideal
bodies make a beautiful and
expressive pattern, almost
like a pinwheel, of arms and
legs. The setting is a deep
landscape that’s seems full
of light and air.
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Madonna and Child in
Majesty Cimabue 1280
• The many delicate folds of the
clothing make an elegant
pattern. They are edged with
gold paint, which would gleam
in the dim light of the church
and make the bodies look
heavenly and not too rounded or
real. The angels lined up around
the throne and the shining
background covered with gold
leaf tell us that this throne is not
on earth but in Heaven.
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Grave Stele of Hegeso Greek
Artist
• 400 BCE
• This marked a grave in Greece.
There is no suggestion of a
background space, and the
carving is not very deep. Still,
the sculptor has managed to
make the scene convincing and
realistic-so realistic that you do
not notice at first how much
larger the seated lady is than the
standing one. The faces are
smooth and calm, and the poses
are harmonious and balanced,
yet, the scene has a melancholy
look.
Period: Classical,
Medieval, Renaissance
• Bayeux Tapestry 1082
• The bodies of the figures are
stiff and flattened, and their
faces are embroidered with
simple lines that do not permit
much facial expression. The
gestures of the large hands are
clear and easy to understand.
There is no attempt to show
figures in three-dimensional
space. The building around
Harold has just enough detail to
make you think about a castle,
but it does not try to describe a
real castle.
Period: Classical, Medieval,
Renaissance
• Pieta Michelangelo
1475
• Mary looks delicate and
tender, but she is a huge
figure with an extremely
wide lap. Both she and
Jesus are young and
beautiful, more like an ideal
man and woman than an
older woman and her dead
son would have really
looked. This helps to
emphasize their meaning
as eternal religious
symbols. The entire
sculpture fits into a
smooth, simple pyramid
shape. It makes you feel
that it is real and
convincing.
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Jan van Eyck
Hieronymus Bosch
Petrus
Christus