Renaissance Aty in Italy(1400s-1500s)

Donatello, David, mid-15th century.

Donatello, David, mid-15th century.Jamb Sculptures from Chartres

Cathedral, 12th century.

Brunelleschi, Dome for Florence Cathedral, 1420-1436.

Brunelleschi, Dome for Florence

Cathedral, 1420-1436.

Chartres Cathedral,12th-13th

centuries.

Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo, mid-15th century.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo, mid-15th century. Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Linear Perspective = creating a sense of depth in an architectural space by using orthogonals and a vanishing point.

Vanishing Point : the point at which all the orthogonals meet

Orthogonals : name for architectural lines that head straight towards or away from the viewer. They are the lines that are perpendicular to the picture plane.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Can you identify the orthogonals in this image?

Masaccio, Tribute Money, c. 1427.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.

Piero del Polliaolo, Female Portrait, late 15th century.

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, c. 1495.

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper,

c. 1495

Raphael, School of Athens, c. 1510.

Raphael, School of Athens,

c. 1510.

Aristotle and Plato

Averroes

Raphael, School of Athens,

c. 1510.

Self-Portrait of Raphael

Portrait of Michelangelo as Heraclitus

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows, c. 1505.

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows, c. 1505.

Giotto, Madonna and Child, c. 1310.

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, c. 1510.

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed

into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. -

Genesis 2:7

Michelangelo, Creation of Adam Detail, c. 1510.

Michelangelo: To Giovanni da Pistoia "When the Author Was Painting the Vault of the

Sistine Chapel"—1509

I've already grown a goiter from this torture… My stomach's squashed under my chin, my

beard's pointing at heaven, my brain's crushed in a

casket, my breast twists like a harpy's. My brush,

above me all the time, dribbles paintso my face makes a fine floor for droppings!

…

Michelangelo, David, 1501-4.

Michelangelo, David, 1501-4.Donatello, David, mid-15th century.

Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

Botticelli, Birth of Venus, c. 1486.

Other / Extras

(You can show slides like this after you have lectured to show

students the types of notes they should be taking in the beginning

of the semester.)

Example Notes:

David by Donatello is the first free-standing, life-sized nude figure made of bronze since classical antiquity (meaning Ancient Greece and Rome).

It shows Donatello’s artistic individuality and innovation; he

pushed artistic and social boundaries.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa,c. 1503-5

Chiaroscuro: Blending highlights and shadows to create a sense

of depth.

Sfumato: Smoke-like veil that covers a painting to make it

appear more realistic, like there is a haze present.

Atmospheric Perspective: creating a sense of depth in a scene of nature by making far

off views 1) more blurry 2) smaller and 3) bluish

(You can also throw in “unkowns” throughout the semester to see if

students have grasped the main points of your lecture.)

We have not studied this work, but, based on what you know about

Renaissance art, see if you can identify the subject, general time frame, and

perhaps even the artist or an artist who worked in a similar style.

Support your answers with proof from the painting or your historical

knowledge.

We have not studied this work, but, based on what

you know about Renaissance art, see if you can identify the subject, general time

frame, and perhaps even the artist or an artist who

worked in a similar style.

Support your answers with proof from the painting or your historical knowledge.