bell ringer – 9/20

BELL RINGER – 9/20

M.socrative.com – Room #38178

QUESTIONS: (multiple choice on devices) 1. WHERE is the High Renaissance? 2. We say a composition is ______________ if the eye

is constantly redirected within the artwork. 3. The organizing principle of a painting is usually a

_____________________.

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Binder & Bell Ringer Grades (elements of the arts unit)

Artwork study sheets

HIGH RENAISSANCE ART 3Part 2: Michelangelo & Raphael

MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

1475-1564

Leonardo was a skeptic, while Michelangelo was a man of great faith

Leonardo was fascinated by science and natural objects; Michelangelo showed little interest in anything other than human form

MICHELANGELO – CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL

Painted from 1508-1512

Commissioned by the pope

MICHELANGELO – CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL

In the center are 9 scenes from the Book of Genesis Drunkenness of Noah The Flood Sacrifice of Noah Temptation and Expulsion Creation of Eve Creation of Adam Separation of Land from

Water Creation of sun, moon, and

planets Separation of Light from

Darkness

MICHELANGELO – CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL

In each of the triangles, the ancestors of Christ

Between them, the sages of antiquity

Corners – biblical stories

MICHELANGELO – THE SISTINE CHAPEL It is impossible to get a comprehensive view of the

whole ceiling from any point in the chapel If you look upward and read the scenes back toward the

altar, the prophets and relatives appear on their sides If you view one side upright, the other appears upside

down

Opposing directions are held together by the structure of simulated architecture, whose transverse arches and diagonal bands separate the painted vault compartments

INSIDE THE SISTINE CHAPEL

Virtual Tour:

http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

MICHELANGELO – THE CREATION OF ADAM

Captures the moment of fulfillment

The human forms display sculpturally modeled anatomical detail

MICHELANGELO – THE CREATION OF ADAM

God stretches outward from his angels to a reclining, but dynamic Adam, awaiting the spark of the soul

They do not touch – symbolizes that God will come so far, but man must reach out for him

MICHELANGELO – THE LAST JUDGMENT

MICHELANGELO – THE LAST JUDGMENT

Fresco (applied to wet plaster) The whole ceiling is too

1537-1541

Started 15 years after completing the Sistine Chapel ceiling

Spans the entire wall behind the altar

MICHELANGELO – THE LAST JUDGMENT

Depiction of the second coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity

The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates, as judged by Christ surrounded by his saints

MICHELANGELO – LAST JUDGMENT

Michelangelo painted himself into the painting

MICHELANGELO – LAST JUDGMENT

MICHELANGELO - SCULPTURE

Michelangelo never considered himself a painter

He HATED painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling... But you don’t turn down the pope

Preferred sculpture – thought we was better at it

MICHELANGELO - SCULPTURE

Measurement was subordinate to judgment

Measurement and proportion should be kept “in the eyes” of the artist If it looks right, it’s right

Michelangelo did what he would, free from any pre-established rules

Enabled him to produce works such as David

MICHELANGELO - DAVID 18 feet tall

The upper body moves in opposition to the lower

Eye is led downward by the right arm and leg then upward along the left arm

Mood is calm and tense at the same time Expresses Michelangelo’s

feelings He was torn most of his

life

MICHELANGELO - DAVID Bulging muscles, exaggerated

rib cage, undercut eyes, and frowning brow… were intended to be read from a distance

Originally meant to be placed high above the ground on a top of the Dome of the Cathedral of Florence

Instead, the city leaders found it too magnificent to place so high Botticelli and Leonardo fought to

keep it OFF the roof – wanted it to be seen!

MICHELANGELO - DAVID Placed in front of Palazzo

Vecchio Replaced a statue by

Donatello

Had to be protected from the rain The soft marble rapidly began

to deteriorate

Stood for the valiant Florentine Republic and all humanity, elevated to a new and superhuman power and beauty

MICHELANGELO - DAVID “Total and triumphant

nudity” Reflected Michelangelo’s

belief in the divinity of the human body

Nudity kept it hidden from the public for two months

When it did appear, a brass girdle with 28 copper leaves hung around the waist (at first)

MICHELANGELO - DAVID

MICHELANGELO - DAVID

The original David is in Florence’s Accademia Gallery now There is a COPY of it outside the Palazzo

Vecchio Took 3 days to move

In the mid 1500s, a chair was thrown out a window of Palazzo Vecchio – it broke David’s left arm in three places (you’ll see it in the video )

MICHELANGELO - PIETA

The only work Michelangelo ever signed

High Renaissance triangularity contrasts with what many believe to be a late medieval subject matter

MICHELANGELO - PIETA Absolute perfection of

surface texture

Marble seems to assume the warmth of real human flesh

Skin becomes even more sensuous in its contrast to rough stone

Cloth has an exquisite softness

Emotion and energy are captured within the contrasting forces of form, line, and texture

MICHELANGELO - PIETA

RAPHAEL

1483-1520

Did not reach the same level of genius as Leonardo and Michelangelo, but still very famous

RAPHAEL – ALBA MADONNA

Strong central triangle appears within the geometric parameters of a tondo (circular shape)

The tendency of a circle to roll (visually) is counteracted by strong, parallel horizontal lines

RAPHAEL – ALBA MADONNA

The solid baseline of the central triangle is described by the leg of the infant John the Baptist, the foot of the Christ Child, the folds of the Mary’s robes, and the rock and shadow at the right

RAPHAEL – ALBA MADONNA

The textures are soft and warm

Raphael’s treatment of skin creates an almost tactile sensation – can almost discern the warm blood flowing beneath it

Figures express lively power and his mastery of three dimensional form and deep space is unsurpassed

RAPHAEL – SISTINE MADONNA

A truly rare and extraordinary work

The last Madonna Raphael painted

RAPHAEL – SISTINE MADONNA

The angels (or “cherubs”) are by far the most famous part

Featured in stamps, postcards, t-shirts, and even wrapping paper

RAPHAEL – SISTINE MADONNA

They are the actual children of the woman that modeled for Mary.

Raphael was struck by their posture and thus added them to the painting

ARTWORKS PRACTICE

Quiz will be next Wednesday

We’ll run through these artworks everyday until then

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REVIEW

Now, let’s go through the answers…

1. ALBA MADONNA - RAPHAEL

2. LAST JUDGMENT - MICHELANGELO

3. THE LAST SUPPER – DA VINCI

4. PIETA - MICHELANGELO

5. CREATION OF ADAM - MICHELANGELO

6. MONA LISA – LEONARDO DA VINCI

7. DAVID - MICHELANGELO

THE GATES OF PARADISE - GHIBERTI

THE HOLY TRINITY - MASSACIO

David

By Donatello

THE BIRTH OF VENICE - BOTTICELLI

LA PRIMAVERA - BOTTICELLI

THE DOME OF THE CATHEDRAL OF FLORENCE - BRUNELLESCHI

ANNUNCIATION – FRA ANGELICO

SISTINE CHAPEL ACTIVITY

SISTINE CHAPEL CLASS ACTIVITY

As a class, we’re going to create a Sistine Chapel ceiling

It isn’t going to tell Bible stories – instead it’s going to represent our school and what happens here.

SISTINE CHAPEL ACTIVITY

First, we have to decide what will go in each part... What do we want our

9 scenes to be? What about the 4

corners? What about the

triangles? What about the

spaces between the triangles?

SISTINE CHAPEL ACTIVITY

Who will create each part?

You will have Monday and Tuesday in class to create your part

Draw and color! You’ll be graded on use of space,

cleanliness, and direction