Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance ArtArt

Sunrise Senior CollegeSunrise Senior College

Gerard NeCastroGerard NeCastro

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013

Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance ArtArt

IntroductionIntroduction

PreliminariesPreliminaries

Thank YouThank YouScheduleScheduleReadingsReadingsReligious and SecularReligious and Secular

Medieval and RenaissanceMedieval and Renaissance

TimeTimeGeographyGeographyDisposition and AttitudeDisposition and AttitudeVisionVisionThe BodyThe Body

ChronologyChronology

Medieval BeginsMedieval BeginsOstrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493

Medieval Ends and Renaissance BeginsMedieval Ends and Renaissance BeginsGutenberg Bible – 1454Gutenberg Bible – 1454

Sort Of…Sort Of…

Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s

Sort Of…Sort Of…

Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s

Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Lives of the Artists, 1550Lives of the Artists, 1550

Sort Of…Sort Of…

Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s

Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Lives of the Artists, 1550Lives of the Artists, 1550

Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337

Sort Of (2)…Sort Of (2)…

Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441

Sort Of (2)…Sort Of (2)…

Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441

William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616

Sort Of (2)…Sort Of (2)…

Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441

William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616

But…But…

Chester Mystery Plays, 1560sChester Mystery Plays, 1560s(Medieval)(Medieval)

GeographyGeography

Disposition and AttitudeDisposition and Attitude

Wealth and PowerWealth and Power Investigation of Our WorldInvestigation of Our World

VisionVision

Intuitive PerspectiveIntuitive PerspectiveAtmospheric (Aerial) PerspectiveAtmospheric (Aerial) PerspectiveLinear PerspectiveLinear PerspectiveForeshorteningForeshortening

Intuitive PerspectiveIntuitive Perspective

Raphael. The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio), 1504.Raphael. The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio), 1504.

Atmospheric Perspective 1Atmospheric Perspective 1

Masaccio – The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1428Masaccio – The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1428

Atmospheric Perspective 2Atmospheric Perspective 2

Leonardo – Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1480Leonardo – Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1480

sfumatochiaroscuro

Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective

Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481

Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective

Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481

Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective

Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481

ForeshorteningForeshortening

Andrea Mantegna – Andrea Mantegna – The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1490The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1490

ForeshorteningForeshortening

The Body 1The Body 1

Cimabue - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1280.Cimabue - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1280.

The Body 2The Body 2

Botticelli – The Birth of Venus, c. 1486.Botticelli – The Birth of Venus, c. 1486.

The Body 3The Body 3

Botticelli - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1490.Botticelli - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1490.

The Body 4The Body 4

Girolamo Savonarola, 1452–1498. Bonfire of the Vanities.