Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

First look as slides 3-6, what words would First look as slides 3-6, what words would you use to describe Medieval Art?you use to describe Medieval Art?

Medieval ArtMedieval Art

High Middle Ages…almost thereHigh Middle Ages…almost there

9 Characteristics of Renaissance art9 Characteristics of Renaissance art

1. Anatomy1. Anatomy

Human FormHuman Form Renaissance - drawing and sculpting human Renaissance - drawing and sculpting human

figures realisticallyfigures realistically• Renewing the beauty of human form, muscles Renewing the beauty of human form, muscles

depict strength and perfection, faces often reflect depict strength and perfection, faces often reflect emotionemotion

Medieval – cruder, less life-likeMedieval – cruder, less life-like

2. Perspective2. Perspective

Medieval art looks flat and 2-DMedieval art looks flat and 2-D Renaissance art introduces perspective by Renaissance art introduces perspective by

making the background appear at different making the background appear at different distances from the center of the paintingdistances from the center of the painting

3. Classicism3. Classicism

Would sometimes include characters or Would sometimes include characters or elements of Greek or Roman civilizationelements of Greek or Roman civilization

4. Love of Nature4. Love of Nature

Include landscape as Include landscape as background in many background in many paintingspaintings

Portray trees, plants, Portray trees, plants, and other aspects of and other aspects of nature realisticallynature realistically

5. Youthfulness5. Youthfulness

Paintings often included childrenPaintings often included children Artists would not depict children if they Artists would not depict children if they

were uncertain of society’s futurewere uncertain of society’s future Suggests increase in the quality of lifeSuggests increase in the quality of life Confidence in societyConfidence in society

6. Pride and Individualism6. Pride and Individualism

Wealthy members of society were often Wealthy members of society were often painted with their slaves or servants, gold, painted with their slaves or servants, gold, or wearing elaborate jewelryor wearing elaborate jewelry

Artists paint themselves, or paint Artists paint themselves, or paint themselves into the painting – shows that themselves into the painting – shows that they were not afraid to give themselves they were not afraid to give themselves some credit, no longer believe all credit some credit, no longer believe all credit must go to God must go to God

7. Interest in Learning7. Interest in Learning

Art often depicts people holding books or Art often depicts people holding books or touching globes to represent their worldly touching globes to represent their worldly knowledgeknowledge

People are drawn to look like they are People are drawn to look like they are having discussions to suggest having discussions to suggest philosophical knowledgephilosophical knowledge

8. Composition8. Composition

Triangular compositionTriangular composition Incorporates a range of perspective and Incorporates a range of perspective and

directs eyes to the tip of the triangle, this is directs eyes to the tip of the triangle, this is the focus of the paintingthe focus of the painting

9. Religion9. Religion ““Every time a Every time a

bell rings an bell rings an angel gets its angel gets its wings!”wings!”

Idea of angels Idea of angels having wings having wings and halos and halos originates originates during the during the RenaissanceRenaissance

InstructionsInstructions For slides 17-20, write down the name of the artist and For slides 17-20, write down the name of the artist and

piece and describe which characteristics of Renaissance piece and describe which characteristics of Renaissance Art that you see in each piece.Art that you see in each piece.

Da Vinci - Da Vinci - Virgin of Virgin of

the Rocksthe Rocks

Michelangelo - PietaMichelangelo - Pieta

Raphael - School of AthensRaphael - School of Athens

Boticelli - Adoration of the MagiBoticelli - Adoration of the Magi