Transcript Renaissance
RENAISSANCE 1 THE RENAISSANCE: THE BEGINNING OF MODERN PAINTING In the early 1400’s the world woke up: A rediscovery of art, literature, and science The Creation of Man- Michaelangelo 2 TOP 4 ARTISTIC BREAKTHROUGHS Oil on Stretched Canvas This had a greater range of rich colors with smooth gradations allowed painters to simulate 3-Dimensional form. Minerals were mixed with turpentine and oil (previously used tempera paint on wood panels) 3 TOP 4 ARTISTIC BREAKTHROUGHS Perspective One of the most significant discoveries The illusion of depth on a flat surface Using linear perspective, reducing the size of objects, blurring objects in the background 4 The School of Athens- Raphael 5 TOP 4 ARTISTIC BREAKTHROUGHS The Use of Light and Shadow Chiaroscuro Painting lighter parts which seem to emerge from darker areas Produced the illusion of rounded, sculptural relief on a flat surface 6 TOP 4 ARTISTIC BREAKTHROUGHS Pyramid Configuration Symmetrical composition builds to a climax at the center 7 BIRTH OF VENUS- BOTTICELLI 8 DONATELLO What Masaccio did for painting, Donatello did for sculpture •His work recaptured the central discovery of Classical sculpture: Contrapposto. •Donatello’s figures were realistically carved with a sense of their underlying muscles and skeleton. 9 DAVID BY DONATELLO 10 MARY MAGDALEN BY DONATELLO 11 BOTTICELLI His work has a decorative linear style with graceful, lush figures. Best known for his paintings of mythical figures. 12 BIRTH OF VENUS BY BOTTICELLI 13 VENUS AND MARS BY BOTTICELLI 14 RAPHAEL Raphael’s art expressed all the qualities of the High Renaissance: Pyramid Configuration Chiaroscuro Full-body, dynamic figures in the Contrapposto pose 15 TRANSFIGURATION BY RAPHAEL 16 MADONNA IN THE MEADOW BY RAPHAEL 17 TITIAN •Credited with establishing oil on canvas as the gold standard medium. •Painted canvas first with a red wash, then background and figures in vibrant hues, lastly he’d apply 30-40 layers of glaze to mute the hues and tones down Dominated the art world for 60 years while he was alive. 18 BACCHANAL OF THE ADRIANS BY TITAN 19 SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE BY TITAN 20 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE EXHIBIT- SCOTLAND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART 21 THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND AN UNIDENTI FIED SAINT BY TITAN 22 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE In Holland and Flanders Northern Renaissance artists focused on painstaking portrayals of reality. Every feature, blemish and minute detail was recorded in their paintings. 23 JAN VAN EYCK Painted convincingly the most microscopic details in brilliant, glowing color 24 ARNOLFINI WEDDING BY VAN EYCK 25 26 27 28 EL GRECO- SPANISH RENAISSANCE Paintings were surreal, emotionally intense reflected the extreme zealotry of Spain Figures were often distorted and elongated Paintings seemed to glow with an “inner light” 29 ADORATION OF THE SAINTS BY EL GRECO 30 THE REPENTANT ST MARIA MAGDALENE BY EL GRECO 31 OTHER ITALIAN MASTERS Last year we covered Michelangelo and DaVinci. We won’t be including additional information this year but don’t forget about them. 32