Paragraph How was Ren. Art different than Middle Ages

art? You need to include evidence/facts.

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From Gothic to Greek From Gothic to Greek and Roman Domesand Roman Domes

Chartres CathedralChartres, France 1134

Dome of Florence (Duomo)Florence, Italy

Inside the Dome

Statue at the Dome

St. Peter’s Basilica

Inside Dome at St. Peter’s (Michelangelo)

Compare and Compare and Contrast ActivityContrast Activity

Middle Ages Art

Values and Beliefs

Christianity Afterlife in heaven is

more important than life on earth

Nobles and clergy are more important than other people

No concept of childhood (children should work asap)

Methods Does not look

realistic No perspective/looks

flat No light and shadow

used Angular figures Nobles and clergy are

larger than other people

Methods

Cont.

No emphasis on landscape

Children appear as little adults

Artwork is not signed Themes: religious

scenes, nobles, battles

Renaissance Art

Values and Beliefs

Christianity Humanism Life on earth is

important Individuals are

important Greek and Roman

culture is important to study

Values and

Beliefs Cont.

All social classes have importance

Childhood is valued

Methods Looks realistic,

detailed Use of perspective (3-

D) Use of landscape Use of light and

shadow Rounded figures Children shown as

children

Methods

Cont.

Themes: Greeks and Romans, portraits of nobles and clergy, peasant life

Directions: Use the

questions on the board and the following slides to analyze and describe the ways in which the values and beliefs of Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe are expressed through their art.

Art Activity Instructions

Crucifixion

Middle Ages: flat, no Middle Ages: flat, no landscape, light around landscape, light around peoples’ heads, no peoples’ heads, no perspective perspective

The Hunters in the Snow

Renaissance: landscape, Renaissance: landscape, wind blowing, fire, wind blowing, fire, perspective perspective

Annunciation

Renaissance: perspective, Renaissance: perspective, light and shadow, light and shadow, landscape landscape

Crucifixion

Renaissance: detail in Renaissance: detail in landscape; perspective landscape; perspective

Last Supper

Middle Ages: flat; angular, Middle Ages: flat; angular, light around heads; no light around heads; no perspective perspective

Last Supper

Renaissance: very detailed and Renaissance: very detailed and perspectiveperspective

Dead Christ

Renaissance: perspective; Renaissance: perspective; details (wrinkled faces, details (wrinkled faces, muscles, nail holtes) muscles, nail holtes)

Madonna and Child

Middle Ages: important figures Middle Ages: important figures are larger, face of Jesus is an are larger, face of Jesus is an adult face, light around heads, adult face, light around heads, no perspective no perspective

Peasant Wedding

Renaissance: perspective, depicts Renaissance: perspective, depicts peasant’s life, children shown as peasant’s life, children shown as children children

DRAW LIKE MIKE

Michelangelo (Last Judgment)

Sistine Chapel (Creation of Adam)

Sistine Chapel (The Flood)

Pieta

Leonardo da Vinci’s Madonna of the Carnation

The Scientist

Harlem Renaissance

Hurricane Katrina

Islamic Art (Mohammad)