Transcript Adib-Emma-Callum-Art MovementStudy-2011x

A STUDY OF the artworks of
Leonardo da Vinci
&
Michelangelo
&
Raphael
By Adib, Callum & Emma
Renaissance  Was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to
the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages
and later spreading to the rest of Europe. Produced
paintings using vivid, unrealistic and contrasting colours
for emotional effect.
 Traditionally, this intellectual transformation has resulted
in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge between the
Middle Ages and the Modern era.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
 His full name was Leonardo di
ser Piero da Vinci
 He was a painter, sculptor,
architect, musician,
scientist, mathematician,
engineer, inventor,
anatomist, geologist,
cartographer, botanist and
writer.
 He most famous painting
was the Mona Lisa
Comparison of two artworks by
Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
•The painting is a half-length portrait and
depicts a seated woman, Lisa del Giocondo.
•Her facial expression has been frequently
described as enigmatic.
• The ambiguity of the subject's expression,
the monumentality of the composition, and
the subtle modeling of forms and
atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities
that have contributed to the continuing
fascination and study of the work.
• The image is widely recognised,
caricatured, and sought out by visitors to the
Louvre, and it is considered the most
famous painting in the world.
The Last Supper
 The Last Supper is a 15th
century mural painting in
Milan created by Leonardo
da Vinci for his patron
Duke Ludovico Sforza and
his duchess Beatrice
d'Este.
 It represents the scene of
The Last Supper from the
final days of Jesus as it is
told in the Gospel of John
13:21, when Jesus
announces that one of his
Twelve Apostles would
betray him.
Michelangelo (1475 - 1564)
 His full name is ‘Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti
Simoni’
 Was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect,
poet, and eng
 Born 6 March 1475 at Caprese near Arezzo, Republic of
Florence
 He died 18 February 1564(1564-02-18) (aged 88)
Rome, Papal States (present-day Italy)ineer.
Comparison of two artworks by
Raphael
The Creation of Adam (1511 1502)
The Crucifixion of st. Peter
(1546-1550)
“The Creation of Adam”, (1511)
• It illustrates the Biblical story from the Book of
Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into
Adam, the first man.
• Adam's finger and God's finger are not touching. It
gives the impression that God, the giver of life, is
reaching out to Adam and Adam is receiving..
The Crucifixion of St. Peter (1546-1550)
 It is housed in the Cappella
Paolina, Vatican Palace, in
the Vatican City, Rome. It
is the last fresco that
Michelangelo painted.
 Michelangelo concentrated
the attention on the
depiction of pain and
suffering.
 The faces of the people
present are contracted in a
horrified grim, and several
of the observers seem
going to die.
Raphael (1483 -1520)
 His full name is Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
 Was an Italian painter and architect of the High
Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of
his paintings and drawings.
 Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he
forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that
period.
Comparison of two artworks by
Raphael
The Mond Crucifixion, 1502
The Wedding Virgin
The Mond Crucifixion”, (1502)
•An early work influenced by Perugino
•It was originally an altarpiece in the church of San
Domenico in Città di Castello, near Raphael's
hometown of Urbino.
•The painting shows Jesus on the cross, who is
looking peaceful even though he is dying.
•There are two angels catching his blood in
chalices.
•On Jesus' left kneels Mary Magdalene, with John
the Evangelist standing behind her. On his right
Mary (mother of Jesus) stands, and St. Jerome, to
whom the altar was dedicated, is kneeling. At the
foot of the cross is the inscription "Raphael of
Urbino painted this” in silver letters.
The Marriage of the Virgin (1504)
 The Marriage of the Virgin,
also known as Lo Sposalizio,
is an oil painting.
 Completed in 1504 for a
Franciscan church in Città di
Castello, the painting depicts
a marriage ceremony
between Mary and Joseph.
 It changed hands several
times before settling in 1806
at the Pinacoteca di Brera.
Bibliography
 Websites:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael