Ch. 13: TheHigh
Renaissance in Italy
Pp. 311-27, 329-30 (Castiglione)
Featured Works
Raphael’s School of Athens
and The Transfiguration
Michelangelo’s The Last
Judgment
Titian’s Venus of Urbino
Castiglione’s The Book of the
Courtier
Other Important Works
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Madonna of the Long Neck
Laurentian Library
Terms
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Fresco
Neo-Platonism
Michaelangelesque
Courtier
Sprezzatura
Patron
Mannerism
Patronage of the Arts
•
Be able to describe (generally) the role
of the Vatican in art patronage,
especially Sixtus (Sistine Chapel) and
Julius (art, music)
Raphael
•
•
•
Note where he was born, and how your
author characterizes that city.
Where is the School of Athens located, and
what are its “characteristics that could sum
up the Renaissance ideal”?
Study the composition of The
Transfiguration —lines, light and dark,
color—as well as the expressiveness of the
human figures.
Michelangelo
•
Study his painting of the Sistine
Chapel:
– In what ways do we see the influence of
Neo-Platonism?
– How does the ceiling reflect the synthesis
that we saw in Medieval art?
The Last Judgment
•
•
How does this painting exhibit the Michelangelesque style?
Go to http://www.wga.hu/framese.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/lastjudg/0lastjud.html for
further information about the painting.
Saint Peter’s Basilica (Vatican)
Note the Romanesque style and the shape
suggested by the floor plan.
High Renaissance in Venice
•
•
•
What were the reasons that Venetian
artists turned to oil paints?
Focus on Titian, on his popularity and
influence.
What do you find striking about his
Venus of Urbino?
Mannerism
•
•
Be able to describe, in your own words, the
basic differences between the High
Renaissance style and Mannerism.
Explain how Michelangelo’s entrance to the
Laurentian Library and Parmigianino’s
Madonna of the Long Neck exhibit the
characteristics of Mannerism.
Women in the
Renaissance
Who was Sofonisba, and why
was she important?
Literature
Baldassare Castiglione:
– What was he like, personally, and where
was he when inspired to write The
Courtier?
– What is the form of his book?
– What are the characteristics of a courtier,
including sprezzatura?