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RENAISSANCE ART
Carley Gordon and Lauren Welker
ART IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE
Began with Masaccio’s Brancacci Chapel paintings
Introduced and renewed other kinds of art• Realistic nude paintings and sculptures• Nature paintings• Human-centered art• Intricate archtexture
Focused on capturing inner and outer qualities
accurately
THE ARTISTIC HIGH RENAISSANCE
Many artists during this period had mastered new techniques
and moved onto a more individual forms of creative expression.
High Renaissance: 1480-1520• The change into the High Renaissance can be distinguished by
the increased importance of Rome as a new cultural center of the Italian Renaissance .
Three Major Artist of this time:• Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): continued with realism of the
human body, extended this to the idealization of nature.• Raphael (1483-1520): attempt to achieve ideal beauty • Michelangelo (1475-1564): effected by Nepolitanism, search for
ideal beauty-David
ART AND SOCIAL STATUS
Most artists were still viewed as artisans and sold art at
guilds
Especially talented /famous artists (e.g. Leonardo da Vinci)
became recognized as artistic geniuses
Artists were eventually acknowledged for their creativity
and advancing thinking over skill
Soon artists were able to mingle with upper class society –
enriching knowledge in a way that as apparent in the artwork
THE NORTHERN ARTISTIC RENAISSANCE
The North (especially Lower countries) and Italy took different approaches to art.
Italy: importance was placed on the accuracy of the human figure and mastering
skills to help portray humans in a realistic setting.• Large walls in churches: the rise of fresco painting
North: with their churches filled with large glass windows emphasis was put on
illuminating manuscripts and smaller wooden panel paintings for the front of alters.• Became the masters at rendering details
Northern School of Art: one of the first to use oil paint: allows a range of
colours and fine details • Van Eyck shows the style of northern artwork at this time.• By the end of the 15th centaury art of the North was beginning to be influenced by Italy
RENAISSANCE MUSIC
Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474)
Madrigals became 12 line poems set to music
Originated in 14th century courtrooms
Revolved around romantic relationships
“Text painting” – music sounds the same way a the
lyrics