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The RenaissanceRebirth and Renewal
Why “Rebirth”?• 1400’s = re-discovery of Greek and Roman literature and art.
• Scientific study of the body (anatomy) and natural world became popular.
• Exploration, and scientific research took off.
• All of this means that art skills increased and became popular. The “re-birth” of classical (i.e. Greek/ Roman) studies and art.
Oil on canvas became medium of choice
Use of perspective- showing depth in on a 2-D surface
Use of light and shadow (chiaroscuro)
Pyramid composition
4 Important Breakthroughs:
Why Oil Paints?
• More vibrant colors• Less time consuming (tempera is a labor-intensive technique)• Paints dry over long-periods = able to go back and work over days instead needing to finish a section in one day.
Tempera cross hatching vs. smoothness of oil
The Birth of Perspective
“Miracle of Augustine Saving the Child FallingFrom the Window” Simone Martini, tempera
From this:
To this:
“The Tribute Money” by Masaccio, fresco
Chiaroscuro: Use of light and shadow for realism
“Virgin of the Rocks”, Leonardo da Vinci
Balancing Compositions with Triangles
What made the Early Renaissance the Early Renaissance*Why was it so successful?
THE MEDICI FAMILY• Super-wealthy family (bankers) who lived in Florence and LOVED the arts.
• Paid and sponsored many artists & architects to decorate Florence to their tastes. People loved them for it.
• They were the “unofficial” rulers of Florence (the true ruler was the pope).
• Because artists knew the Medici were wiling to pay for work, artists flocked to Florence and the Renaissance began.
Began in Florence, Italy in 1400’s Three major artists
◦Masaccio First artist since the Giotto to paint humans in naturalistic
form, not stiff straight columns. Master of perspective, and painting natural shadows.
◦Donatello Known for naturalistic nude sculpture in the round. The
“Masaccio” of sculpture. ◦Botticelli
Known for rebirth of Classical mythology- no longer religious painting.
Early Renaissance
Masaccio’s “Expulsion from the Garden”
Donatello’s, “David”
Botticelli’s, “Birth of Venus”