SS8 – Renais04
- Renaissance Artists
Renaissance Artists
Renaissance artists are known for their realism, or their
ability to create incredibly lifelike drawings, paintings and
sculptures.
The key to this realism was the innovation of proportion and
perspective.
Two of the most famous renaissance artists were Leonardo Da
Vinci, Michelangelo and the painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
Da Vinci was an inventor as well as an artist. Da Vinci was the
first to design a parachute, a helicopter, a tank and a flying
machine.
Some of Da Vinci’s most famous work includes the Mona Lisa
and the Last Supper
Michelangelo was a sculptor first then a painter. Some of his
most famous works include the 5 m high statue of David and
the ceiling paintings of the Sistine Chapel.
Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the worlds most famous women
artists, who’s paintings such as Judith Slaying Holofernes is
known worldwide.
Leonardo Da Vinci - The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci - The Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci - Self Portrait
Michelangelo - David (sculpture)
Michelangelo - The Creation of Man
Artemisia Gentileschi - Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemisia Gentileschi - Self Portrait
Raphael - St. George and the Dragon
Raphael - The Woman and the Unicorn
SS8 – Renais04
- Renaissance Artists
Renaissance Artists
Directions: Read pgs 225-228 in your text Pathways - Civilizations Through Time
1. Provide Definitions for the following vocabulary words;
fresco
proportion
human
perspective
anatomy
blasphemous
eccentric
2. Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES;
a.
Who was the Florentine architect who discovered the laws of perspective and what does
that allow artists to do with their drawings and paintings? (2 marks for quality of
answer)
b. Who hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and what did
Michelangelo say to him when he criticized Michelangelo for taking too long? (2 marks
for quality of answer and inclusion of details)
c.
In your own words, describe how Leonardo Da Vinci was a true “Renaissance Man” (2
marks for quality of answer)
d. Artemisia Gentileschi’s most famous painting was Judith Slaying Holofernes. Who is
Holofernes and what does the painting depict? (2 marks for quality of answer)
3. Either by accessing the web (try http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/fineart.htm) or by
photo-copying and cutting and pasting from an art book from the library, research
and provide 2 examples of Renaissance art from a particular Renaissance artist
other than Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo or Artemisia Gentileschi.
You will be marked out of 5 for providing two examples,
two titles and the artists name.
Total: ____/ 20