Transcript Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio and Leonardo da Vinci

Sean, Ian and Johny
Michelangelo Buonarroti,
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
And…
Titian
Sean, Ian and Johny
Titian
• Venice
• Colorful
• Subtle colors comparing to that of
Raphael
• Paintings are mostly related to
mythology and religion
Titian
masterful blends colors
Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Representative of the
heroic phase of
Renaissance art, who’s
an architect, poet,
painter, engineer, and
sculptor
• An Age of generalist
education
Pieta
• Lifeless Jesus held by
young Virgin
• Protective pyramidal
shape
• Monumental
statement on the
meaning of Christian
Sacrifice
David
• Biblical David
• Freestanding
larger-than-life
statue
• Defiant presence
• Powerful rather
than graceful
Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sistine Chapel ceiling
• Ambitions of Pope and heroic aspirations
of Michelangelo are reflected.
• Creation and Fall of Humankind in Genesis
illustrated
• High-keyed, clear, bright colors used
• Michelangelo minimized setting, symbolic
details but maximized grandeur of figures.
Creation of Adam
• God and Man
• Equal in size and
muscular grace
• The moment of
fulfillment sought
by Adam
• Potential divinity
of humankind
Dome of Saint Peter’s
• “Colossal order”
• Enormous double shell of brick and stone
demonstrate that plan’s impractical.
˙ Inspired and affected many copies
Raphael
Fashionable Portraits:
1. Accuracy
2. Incisiveness
-> it means clear and precise
or direct and sharp
Portrait
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Baldassare Castiglione
At the page 383
Figure16.8
It shows self-confidence
and thoughtful
intelligence
Raphael
Raphael composition:
1. Clarity
2. Harmony
3. Unity of design
The Alba Madonna: (at page 417)
1. clear, bright colors, precise
draftsmanship
2. composed by simple geometric shapes
Circle
Trapezoid
triangle
Female saints:( idealized)
1. Sweetness and
light
2. sentimental facial
expressions
3. theatrical poses
e.g. St. Catherine.
Raphael
The School of Athens:
1. Illustrate the philosophy
2. Ultimate tribute to the rebirth of
classical humanism in the age of
the Renaissance
3. Shows the Culmination of a style:
a.Spatial clarity
b.Decorem,
C.Balance and Grace
The school of Athens
Appolo
Socrates
Plato or
Leonardo
Aristotle
Raphael
Pythagoras
Michelangelo or
Heraclitus
Leonardo da Vinci
Scientific point of view
General rules of nature
Special techniques
Leonardo da Vinci :
Techniques
• Aerial perspective
“Though other artists had already begun to create some of these
effects in their work, Leonardo was the first to make careful
measurements and suggest rules for applying them realistically in
painting. He called the subject aerial perspective”.
• Linear perspective
“Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating the
illusion of space and distance on a flat surface”.
Other techniques: Clarity Symmetry Order
More haze
Some haze
A feeling of distance
A sense of spatial depth
• Mysterious smile
= smile with sadness
No
• No eyebrows
• Confidence +
shyness
Who was
the Model?
The End
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