Renaissance Artist PowerPoint Presentations. Note that there are no make-ups for
presentation. Presentations must be a minimum of 4 minutes. After 7 minutes, you will be cut
off. Minimum of 10 slides + bibliography slide. Slides may be informational or imagery. This
presentation should be heavy on imagery.
You will be graded in the following categories:
Research: Conduct research to gather background
information and/or attempt to answer a question,
utilizing/synthesizing multiple sources—listing and
documenting when necessary.
Communication: Participate effectively in a range of
discussions and present information, findings, and
supporting evidence.
Content: Accurately answer questions related to
humanities content—art, religion, innovations suspending
personal/cultural bias to recognize as a process of history.
Your Renaissance man:____________________________
 Brief Biography of artist
Biography: born and died, son of…, trained by…,
influenced by…, worked for…, took pride in…,
anything quirky or interesting.
Jan Van Eyck
Donatello
Botticelli
Fra Angelico
Masaccio
Leonardo Da Vinci—inventor
Leonardo Da Vinci—painter
Roger Van Der Weyden
Grünewald
Dürer—paintings
Dürer—etchings
Michelangelo—architect
Michelangelo—Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo—sculptor
Rafael
Titian
Bruegel the Elder
 Northern or Italian Renaissance?
Worked during the early, high, or late Renaissance?
 How did their work fit in with Renaissance principles? Perspective,
depth, shading, light, subject matter.
 Why is their work noteworthy? Why are they considered a master? What pieces/work should
everyone associate with your “guy”?
 How did their own religious views or the influence of
the papacy (the Pope and the Church) influence their
work? Is there documentation of their relationship
with the Church? What does it say—i.e. actively
fighting with the church, didn’t believe in God, devout?
Were they employed by the church? Did their work
involve a religious subject matter? What sort of feeling
or tone is created by their religious subject matter?
 All research should be documented with a proper
bibliography. It should be included as the last slide in
your presentation as well as turned into me on paper
with research attached. A web address is not enough.
Bruegel the Elder
Rafael
Jan Van Eyck
Fra Angelico
Leonardo Da Vinci
Masaccio
Dürer
Titian
Van Der Weyden
Botticelli
Michelangelo—sculptor
Grünewald
Donatello
Michelangelo—Sistine Chapel