Early 15Early 15thth Century Renaissance Century Renaissance

In the early 15th century, In the early 15th century, the spirit of the Italian the spirit of the Italian Renaissance was strongest Renaissance was strongest in Florence. in Florence.

One Italian family, the One Italian family, the Medici, bankers to all Medici, bankers to all Europe, were such Europe, were such generous patrons of the generous patrons of the arts that it has been said arts that it has been said they "financed" the they "financed" the Renaissance. Renaissance.

Early 15Early 15thth Century Renaissance Century Renaissance Innovation: PerspectiveInnovation: Perspective

Late Middle Ages Treatment ofLate Middle Ages Treatment ofSpace: It Encompasses ViewerSpace: It Encompasses Viewer

Artists have always Artists have always portrayed space in ways portrayed space in ways that suit their worldview.that suit their worldview.

In the religious painting In the religious painting of the late Middle Ages, of the late Middle Ages, space seems to open out space seems to open out from the picture plane. It from the picture plane. It encompasses the viewer encompasses the viewer to make him part of the to make him part of the sacred events taking sacred events taking place.place.

Early Renaissance Treatment of Early Renaissance Treatment of Space: It Recedes from ViewerSpace: It Recedes from Viewer

During the early During the early Renaissance, as Renaissance, as humanism focused humanism focused attention on man, the attention on man, the viewer assumes the viewer assumes the active role. active role. Space recedes from the Space recedes from the

viewer's eye into the viewer's eye into the picture plane. picture plane.

The viewer himself is the The viewer himself is the point of reference.point of reference.

Late Middle AgesEarly Renaissance

Early 15Early 15thth Century Renaissance Century Renaissance Architecture: BrunelleschiArchitecture: Brunelleschi

Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi (1421 to 1440) was the (1421 to 1440) was the first architect to employ first architect to employ mathematical perspective mathematical perspective to redefine Gothic and to redefine Gothic and Romanesque space and to Romanesque space and to establish new rules of establish new rules of proportion and symmetry. proportion and symmetry.

Romanesque Gothic Early 15th Century

Early 15Early 15thth Century Renaissance Century Renaissance Sculpture: DonatalloSculpture: Donatallo

Donatello (1386-Donatello (1386-1466) created the first 1466) created the first free-standing statues free-standing statues of the Renaissance, of the Renaissance, independent of independent of architecture or architecture or decoration.decoration.

Early 15Early 15thth Century Renaissance Century Renaissance Artist: MasaccioArtist: Masaccio

Masaccio (1401-1428) Masaccio (1401-1428) took up the inheritance took up the inheritance of Giotto, developing of Giotto, developing his art according to the his art according to the new techniques and new techniques and methods of perspective.methods of perspective.