Transcript Learning the Italian Renaissance through The Teenage Mutant

Learning the Italian
Renaissance
through The
Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles.
Did you know that each of the Ninja
Turtles were named after famous
artists?
 Here are some famous artists from the Italian
Renaissance era. You may remember
Leonardo da Vinci as the artist who
painted the Last Supper and the Mona
Lisa. Michelangelo painted the Sistine
chapel, including the depiction of Genesis
with God reaching out to Adam on the
ceiling. Donatello was a famous sculptor.
Many of Raphael's paintings can be found
in the Vatican.
What was the Italian
Renaissance?
 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE (13301550)
General Summary: The
Italian Renaissance is
known as the BIRTH of
the Renaissance Era.
 In the Late Middle Ages, the European
Renaissance began in Tuscany and
centered in the cities of Florence and Siena.
 The Italian Renaissance began the opening
phase of the Renaissance, a period of great
cultural change and achievement in Europe
that spanned the period from the end of the
13th century to about 1600. It marked the
transition between Medieval and Early
Modern Europe.
 The word renaissance means “rebirth” and
the era is best known for the renewed
interest in the culture and art of classical
Did you Know…
 The Italian Renaissance is best known for its cultural
achievements as well as:
 Italian Renaissance literature
 Renaissance humanists and epic authors.
 Famous prose authors such as Machiavelli (The Prince).
 Italian Renaissance painting exercised a dominant influence
on Western painting for centuries afterwards.
 Artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian, and
Leonardo da Vinci.
 Great architecture, with works such as Florence Cathedral
and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Leonardo Da Vinci
 He was: painter, sculptor, architect,
musician, mathematician, engineer,
inventor, anatomist, geologist.
cartographer, botanist, and writer. He
was considered to be a genius by
many and he helped to define the
Renaissance.
 Let’s discuss each of these
professions held Leonardo .
 What do they mean? Hands up!
How Awesome Was He?
He is widely considered to be one of
the greatest painters of all time and
perhaps the most talented person ever
to have lived.His interests were
without precedent and "his mind and
personality seem to us superhuman,
the man himself mysterious and
remote”.
The Mona Lisa
• Probably the most
famous painting
ever created.
• The Mona Lisa is an
oil painting. Over
time, oil paint begins
to dry out and crack.
In order to keep this
from happening, The
Louvre museum in
Paris, keeps it behind
glass and uses a
He also studied
and created
detailed drawings
of the human
anatomy that are
still relevant in
medicine and
anatomy books
today!
He was also an inventor
 He even invented a car.
He even
invented a
car in the
16th
Century!
Let’s learn a new word!
 ANTHROPOMORPHISM
 BREAK IT DOWN. Let’s Snap the Syllables together.
 I will demonstrate 1st. Then all together…
 Anthropomorphism is how the creators of the ninja
turtles gave them character and chose their names.
Anthropomorphism
 The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were an
example of Anthropomorphism, or
personification: human form or other
characteristics given to anything other than a
human being. Examples include depicting
deities with human form and ascribing human
emotions or motives to forces of nature,
Through Anthropomorphism, even a rock can
be given life.
 Now, time to compare and contrast the turtle to
the artist.
LEONARDO
Leonardo, or Leo, is one of the four of
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In the
Mirage/Image Comics, all four turtles
wear red bandanas, but in other
versions, he wears a blue bandana. His
signature weapons are two ninjato.
Throughout the various media, he is
sometimes depicted as the eldest and
leader of the four turtles, and the most
disciplined. He is named after Leonardo
da Vinci. I’d say they had similar
personalities (leadership skills).
Donatello
THE MAN
 Donatello, was an early Renaissance
Italian sculptor from Florence. He is, in
part, known for his work in bas-relief, a
form of shallow relief sculpture that, in
Donatello's case, incorporated huge 15thcentury developments in perspectival
illusionism (realism in 3D).
 Born in 1386 Donatello was the greatest
Florentine sculptor of his age.
He created many famous statues. However,
the statue of Zuccone was created for the
decoration of Florence Cathedral. It is
cherished by the people of Florence. There is
a famous story that Donatello kept saying
'speak, speak' as he sculptured it.
( I hope he wasn't too
disappointed when
the statue failed to
'speak'.)
DONATELLO TNMT
Turtle or…Nerdle?
 Donatello (Don or Donnie) – The scientist,
inventor, engineer, and technological
genius, Donatello wears a purple mask and
wields a bo staff. Donatello is perhaps the
least violent turtle, preferring to use his
knowledge to solve conflicts, but never
hesitates to defend his brothers. He is
named after the early Renaissance Italian
artist and sculptor from Florence, Donatello.
IMO: this turtle has interests
more akin to Leonardo than
Donatello the artist.
Raphael
Raphael’s Struggle
 This artist was faced with the daunting
challenge presented by the work of Leonardo
and Michelangelo and set out to study and
learn from their paintings and sculptures.
 Raphael lacked the depth of knowledge of
Leonardo and could not match Michelangelo's
power.
 He was a likable and even tempered artist,
virtues that made him a favorite with potential
patrons.
The Crucifixion
was one of
Raphael's most
well known
paintings. It is
very beautiful
yet lacks the
shading and
depth of his
Italian artist
He also
painted
cherubs!
A LOT!
RAPHAEL: The TMNT
This Turtle
needed some
Anger
Management!
How does the Turtle Contrast the
Artist Raphael?
 In the Comics, all four turtles wear red bandanas
over their eyes, but unlike his brothers in other
versions, he is the only one who keeps the red
bandana. Raphael wields twin sai as his primary
weapon. (In the Next Mutation series, his sai stick
together to make a staff-like weapon.)
 He is generally the most likely to experience
extremes of emotion, and is usually depicted as
being aggressive, sullen, and rebellious.
 We know that Raphael the artist was well
liked by most everyone. He was even
tempered. I'd call that contrast!
Why is this TMNT so angry?
 The origin of Raphael's anger is not always
fully explored, but in some incarnations
appears to stem partly from the realization that
they are the only creatures of their kind and
ultimately alone. He also has a somewhat
turbulent relationship with his older brother
Leonardo because Leonardo thinks he is the
group's leader. Raphael has issues. 
Michealangelo
 Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor,
painter, architect, poet, and engineer
of the High Renaissance. He had a
huge influence on the development of
Western art. Despite making few
accomplishments beyond the arts, his
versatility in the disciplines he took up
was of such a high order that he is
often considered a contender for the
title of THE Renaissance man, along
with his fellow Italian Leonardo da
Vinci.
His most well known
work, The Sistine
Chapel. He painted
the entire ceiling.
He painted most all
of this on his back!
He also became a sculptor
His most famous
sculpture…David
MICHEALANGELO
TMNT
Michelangelo/ My Favorite Turtle!
 Michelangelo (Mike or Mikey) –
An easy-going and free-spirited
jokester, Michelangelo wears an
orange mask and wields a pair of
nunchakus. He is the least
mature of the four Turtles and
provides the comic relief.
Michelangelo has an
adventurous side coupled with a
love of pizza.”.
He is somewhat of a "surfer" boy and is
often depicted with a Southern
Californian accent. He is named after the
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor,
architect, poet, and engineer,
Michelangelo. His name was originally
misspelled "Michaelangelo
Agenda for this Lesson
 Visually study the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci.
 Use the handout I made for you as a reference. In
pencil, try to draw her but if that proves too challenging,
you may trace her face, lightly.
 After you have drawn The Mona Lisa, brainstorm of
ways to recreate this painting by changing up the
background and even her appearance (hair, clothes,
etc.).
 Outline and color very neatly! You are an artist now.
Ideas for the Background
 School, mall, restaurant, magazine cover, park, disco,
rodeo, ballgame, grocery store, help me finish this.