Middle Ages vs. RenaissanceCreate a chart or graphic organizer in your notebook to compare and contrast characteristics of art in the Middle Ages with art in the Renaissance MIDDLE AGES SIMILARITIES RENAISSANCE

How to Analyze ArtDetermine subject matteri.e. What type of person is this painting portraying? Athlete? Religious figure?Use proper adjectivesDetailed or not?Realistic or not?Improper adjectives that you should stay away fromGoodBadUglyWhether you like the painting or not

Middle Ages ArtMadonna and Child-From The Book of Kells

Mona Lisa (La Giaconda)- Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa or Leonardo??

Leonardos SketchesMany Sided Genius-Artist-Architect-Sculptor-Engineer-Scientist-InventorAn example of the humanist desire to unlock the secrets of nature.

Leonardo the ScientistAnatomy from his Sketchbook

David-Michelangelo

Michelangelos DETAIL!

School of Athens-Raphaelhttp://www.newbanner.com/AboutPic/athena/raphael/nbi_ath4.html

Birth of Venus-Sandro Botticelli

Game of Chess-Sofonisba Anguissola

1. Realism, Detail, and ExpressionExpulsion from the Garden by Masaccio

2. Emphasis on IndividualismThe Duke and Dutchess of Urbino Piero della Francesca

3. Focus on Classical Greece and RomeHUMANISMSECULARISMINDIVIDUALISMGRECO-ROMAN INFLUENCE

4. PerspectivePerspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!3D!

Which is most similar to the modern painting?MODERN ARTRENAISSANCE ARTMIDDLE AGES ARTAnd Why???

Now with your knowledge of characteristics of Renaissance Art, fill in any other important differences between the Renaissance and the Middle Ages on your T-Chart