People became less interested in thinking about God, heaven,
and saints and more in thinking about themselves, their surroundings and their everyday lives.
Secular (not religious) Humanism (placing the study and progress of human nature at the center of interests)
The rise of Humanism can be seen in paintings created by Renaissance artists
Works of art created during the Renaissance are primary sources of information about how people lived.
By looking for evidence and specific clues, one can make judgments about whether a painting is a Renaissance painting or not.
Rise of Humanism
Madonna and Child in
Glory Jacopa di Cione 1360-1365 Tempera and gold
on panel
Madonna and Child in
Glory Very early example Halos around the heads Saints and angels around the upper
border are smaller than the Madonna
Hieratic scale- most important figures are larger then the less important figures
Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours
Franconian School
About 1440 Tempera and
gold on canvas and panel
Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours
Gold backgrounds to symbolize the holy atmosphere of heaven
Signs of halos or hieratic scale?
Do their surroundings look true to life?
Madonna and Child with St.
John
Guiliano Bugiardini 1523/1525
Halos? (different from the first painting?)
Landscape? (heavenly or earthly?)
Madonna and Child with St.
John Live in the same world as ordinary people
Oil paint: allowed artists to build up layers of paint that light could shine through
Adoration of the Shepher
ds Giovanni
Agostino da Lodi 1510
Hieratic scale? Halos? Tempera paint or
oil?
Adoration of the Magi
The Kress Monogramist; 1550/60; Oil on oak panel
Buildings? (true to life?)
Mathematical formulas allowed artists to represent space in paintings in a very believable way.
We call this accurate perspective
1. Which looks more true to life? Why?2. Can you find halos in The Adoration of the Magi painting?3. Is there any hieratic scale at work?4. Where is the landscape in this painting?5. Tempera paint or oil paint?
The Adoration of the MagiMiraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours
The Bean Eater
Annibale Carracci 1582/83 Oil on canvas
Religious or ordinary?
Tempera or oil paint?
Conclusion
What have we learned about Renaissance art by analyzing these works of art?
Renaissance Artists
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Da Vinci:Artist, Architect,
Scientist
1452-1519 The model “Renaissance man” Artist, scientist, inventor, mathematician,
architect, engineer, botanist Revolutionized scientific beliefs by dissecting
animals and discovering the function of the heart
Engineering designs for helicopters, tanks, subs Always experimented with new techniques and
ideas
Leonardo DaVinci
The Last Supper
Painting represents Jesus with his disciples as it is told in the Gospel of John
Mona Lisa
“The best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most
parodied work of art in the world”
Michelangelo
Portrait of Michelangelo done by Jacopino del Conte
1475-1564 Painter, sculptor, poet, architect, literary
scholar. Carved powerful human figures into marble
creating statues that were inspirations Painted famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel Designed the complex scaffold used to reach
the high ceilings. Designed the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in
Rome
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Pieta
Jesus on Mary after the Crucifixion
Statue of David
Sistine Chapel
Painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which took about four years to complete (1508-1512)
Raphael
By 25 he was one of Italy’s best painters Admired for his numerous madonnas
(paintings of the Virgin Mary) Known for his frescoes in the Vatican Palace His School of Athens reveals a world of
balance, harmony, and order----the underlying principles of classical Greek and Roman art.
Raphael
School of Athens
“Raphael’s masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High
renaissance”
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