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Renaissance Art & Renaissance Art & ArchitectureArchitecture
Renaissance Art & Renaissance Art & ArchitectureArchitecture
Renaissance ArchitectureRenaissance Architecture• Elements of Greek & Roman buildings
• Columns, domes
• Symmetrical façade (front)
• Rounded arches
• Elements of Greek & Roman buildings
• Columns, domes
• Symmetrical façade (front)
• Rounded arches
Developments in Architecture
Developments in Architecture
• Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
• Challenged Gothic architecture
• Circular windows, square panels, geometric shapes, perspective
• Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
• Challenged Gothic architecture
• Circular windows, square panels, geometric shapes, perspective
Florence Cathedral dome, Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo), c. 1420
Why might people be Why might people be moving away from moving away from the Medieval style?the Medieval style?
Style of Art ChangesStyle of Art Changes• Bright colors & oil paints• Realism – style from
classical art to portray religious subjects
• Occasional use of Greek or Roman figures
• Bright colors & oil paints• Realism – style from
classical art to portray religious subjects
• Occasional use of Greek or Roman figures
• Secular humanism– Individualism Free standing
figures
• Natural poses & expressions, personality!
• Secular humanism– Individualism Free standing
figures
• Natural poses & expressions, personality!
Mona Lisa – da VinciMona Lisa – da Vinci
• Individual figure Humanism
• Shadowing• Natural expression• Geometric shape
• Individual figure Humanism
• Shadowing• Natural expression• Geometric shape
Lisa di Antonio Maria Gherandini“Mona” - Italian version of ‘Madonna’ or ‘my lady’
Donatello’s “David”
Donatello’s “David”
• First free-standing nude sculpture
• Bronze
• Realistic portrayal of biblical figure
• First free-standing nude sculpture
• Bronze
• Realistic portrayal of biblical figure
• PerspectivePerspective• Roman Roman
dome, dome, architecturearchitecture
• ShadowingShadowing• RealismRealism
• PerspectivePerspective• Roman Roman
dome, dome, architecturearchitecture
• ShadowingShadowing• RealismRealism
Betrothal Betrothal
of the of the VirginVirgin
RaphaelRaphael(1504)(1504)
Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel
Commissioned by Pope Julius IIPortrays human creation, Old
Testament events foreshadowing birth of Jesus
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci“Study of
Hands”“Study of
Hands”
“Study of the Gradations of shadows”
“Self portrait”
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/leonardo/leonardo_narrowband.htm?middle
Helicopter
Parachute“Vitruvian Man”
Notebook page(written
backwards!)
Leonardo, the Scientist Leonardo, the Scientist (Biology):(Biology):Pages from his Pages from his NotebookNotebook
� An example of An example of the humanist the humanist desire to desire to unlock the unlock the secrets of secrets of nature.nature.
Leonardo, the Scientist Leonardo, the Scientist (Anatomy): (Anatomy):
Pages from his Pages from his NotebookNotebook