Rise of Humanism People became less interested in thinking about God, heaven, and saints and more in thinking about themselves, their surroundings and their everyday lives. Secular (not religious) Humanism (placing the study and progress of human nature at the center of interests) The rise of Humanism can be seen in paintings created by Renaissance artists Works of art created during the Renaissance are primary sources of information about how people lived. By looking for evidence and specific clues, one can make judgments about whether a painting is a Renaissance painting or not. Madonna and Child in Glory Jacopa di Cione 1360-1365 Tempera and gold on panel Madonna and Child in Glory Very early example Halos around the heads Saints and angels around the upper border are smaller than the Madonna Hieratic scale- most important figures are larger then the less important figures Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours Franconian School About 1440 Tempera and gold on canvas and panel Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours Gold backgrounds to symbolize the holy atmosphere of heaven Signs of halos or hieratic scale? Do their surroundings look true to life? Madonna and Child with St. John Guiliano Bugiardini 1523/1525 Halos? (different from the first painting?) Landscape? (heavenly or earthly?) Madonna and Child with St. John Live in the same world as ordinary people Oil paint: allowed artists to build up layers of paint that light could shine through Adoration of the Shepherds Giovanni Agostino da Lodi 1510 Hieratic scale? Halos? Tempera paint or oil? Adoration of the Magi The Kress Monogramist; 1550/60; Oil on oak panel Buildings? (true to life?) Mathematical formulas allowed artists to represent space in paintings in a very believable way. We call this accurate perspective Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Tours The Adoration of the Magi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Which looks more true to life? Why? Can you find halos in The Adoration of the Magi painting? Is there any hieratic scale at work? Where is the landscape in this painting? Tempera paint or oil paint? The Bean Eater Annibale Carracci 1582/83 Oil on canvas Religious or ordinary? Tempera or oil paint? Conclusion What have we learned about Renaissance art by analyzing these works of art? Renaissance Artists Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael Da Vinci: Artist, Architect, Scientist Leonardo DaVinci 1452-1519 The model “Renaissance man” Artist, scientist, inventor, mathematician, architect, engineer, botanist Revolutionized scientific beliefs by dissecting animals and discovering the function of the heart Engineering designs for helicopters, tanks, subs Always experimented with new techniques and ideas The Last Supper Painting represents Jesus with his disciples as it is told in the Gospel of John Mona Lisa “The best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world” Michelangelo Portrait of Michelangelo done by Jacopino del Conte Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 Painter, sculptor, poet, architect, literary scholar. Carved powerful human figures into marble creating statues that were inspirations Painted famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel Designed the complex scaffold used to reach the high ceilings. Designed the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome Pieta Jesus on Mary after the Crucifixion Statue of David Sistine Chapel Painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which took about four years to complete (1508-1512) Raphael Raphael By 25 he was one of Italy’s best painters Admired for his numerous madonnas (paintings of the Virgin Mary) Known for his frescoes in the Vatican Palace His School of Athens reveals a world of balance, harmony, and order----the underlying principles of classical Greek and Roman art. School of Athens “Raphael’s masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High renaissance”