Transcript Arts as a reflection

Arts as a reflection
Dejonee Burnett
Michaela Cotton
Brandon Flores
Brittany MacAlister
What is Art?
The expression or application of human creative
skill and imagination It is typically in a visual
form
Examples:
-painting or sculpture
-producing works to be appreciated primarily for
their beauty or emotional power
Art as a Developing Factor: in the
Renaissance
• The Renaissance took place: (1350-1550)
• During this time period: newer and livelier
trends were developed in architecture,
sculpture and music
• This led to the development of multidimensional arts
Famous Names from the Renaissance
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Niccolo Machiavelli: author of “The Prince”
Giotto: drew a perfect circle without compass
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Titian
Leonardo da Vinci
• (1452-1519) The creator of Mona Lisa,
Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper
• He was a paleontologist, inventor and
evolutionary biologist
• He was one of the best scientific minds of his
Time
• Carried out research and painstaking
observations in Architecture, civil
engineering, astronomy, anatomy, zoology,
geography, geology and paleontology, aviation
Titian
(1477-1576) famous venetian painter of
religious paintings and was famous for using
auburn color, in 1516 he was named the official
painter of the Republic of Italy
Michelangelo
• (1475-1564) He was an Italian sculptor painter,
architect and poet.
• One of the founders of the High Renaissance
• One of the exponents of mannerism
Mannerism
• 1580 (Italy)- 17th century(spread throughout
Europe)
• Was influenced by harmonious ideals and
restrained naturalism (Leonardo da Vinci,
Raphael, and Michelangelo)
• Noted for its intellectual sophistication and
artificial qualities
Vernacular Literature
• Latin=the language of scholars in the ‘middle
ages’
• Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio(the Three
Crowns)= the great poets of this age
• They produced immortal works that continue
to influence writers today
Scientific and Technical Development
• People accepted as true only what seemed logical
• Came in contact with the Arabs and learned
modern math and chemistry
• Newton formulated the theory of Gravitation
• Copernicus proved that the Earth revolved
around the sun instead of the sun revolving
around the Earth
• Francis Bacon: slow and laborious observation
was necessary before any general principles could
be assumed
Politics
• Feudalism died down and monarchies formed
• Invention of gunpowder
• Voice of common-man was more clear and
effective
• Unity among the people started to develop
Socio-Economics
• Trade and commerce revived and improved in
an orderly political atmosphere
• New trade routes were made
– Modern cities were established with urban
communities
• Classes were formed in society
– Middle class and the compromising business class
people=more prominent
The Renaissance was the bridge from early and
prehistoric art to modern art. Using ore vivid
and vibrant colors and different styles of art to
portray and symbolize religion and the European
life-style the art of the Renaissance impacted
and influence art around the world even to this
day