EARLY RENAISSANCE
Giotto takes
late medieval
art and moves
it in a new
direction
ARENA CHAPEL IN PADUA
-Art the best expression of humanism in the
Renaissance
-Patrons played large part in artists
evolution
-Renaissance reflect humanist concerns
-Produced portraits of well-known figures
of the day reflecting importance of
individual achievement.
-Studied ancient Roman works, revived
classic forms
-Represented both people and landscape in
a realistic fashion.
The Concept of
Perspective
Was invented by Giotto and
perfected by his student
Masacchio
It makes 2-dimensional art look
3-D
Things get smaller the farther
into the background they are
All straight lines point to the
“vanishing point”
2. Perspective
The Trinity
Perspective!
Perspective!
Masaccio
Perspective!
1427
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
First use
of linear
perspective!
What you are,
I once was;
what I am,
you will
become.
6. Light & Shadowing/Softening Edges
Sfumato
Chiaroscuro
Early Renaissance Architecture Copied Greek
Columns and Roman Domes
such as Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi
Commissioned to
build the cathedral
dome.
Used unique
architectural concepts.
 He studied the ancient
Pantheon in Rome.
 Used ribs for support.
Ghiberti – Gates of Paradise
Baptistry Door, Florence – 1425 - 1452
The Winner!
A Contest to Decorate the Cathedral: Sacrifice of
Isaac Panels
Brunelleschi
Ghiberti
Donatello copied Roman Styles
Equestrian
Statue of
Gattamelata
Statue of
David
Statue of
Mary
Magdalene
The Liberation of
Sculpture
 David by Donatello
 1430
 First free-form bronze
since Roman times!
SUPERHEROS OF THE HIGH
RENAISSANCE
DA VINCI
MICHELANGELO
RAPHAEL
Mona Lisa
by Leonardo da
Vinci, 1506
Portrait of a business
man’s wife-- secularism
Notice the background
and perspective
The realism of her face
has always made people
wonder what she was
thinking
Da Vinci Painted Madonnas Too
Leonardo was also Famous for Religious
Works of Art like the Last Supper
He also Made Many Anatomical
Drawings and Inventions
–A baby in the
womb
Michelangelo Was Known as a
Painter and Sculptor
The Sistine Chapel La Pieta
Moses
15081512
1537-1541
1504
He was also an Architect
St Peter’s Cathedral
Perspective!
Betrothal
of the Virgin
Raphael
1504
Raphael is Most Famous for his
Madonna Paintings
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
Da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11
 One point perspective.
 All of the important Greek philosophers
and thinkers are included  all of the
great personalities of the Seven Liberal
Arts!
 A great variety of poses.
 Located in the papal apartments library.
 Raphael worked on this commission
simultaneously as Michelangelo was doing
the Sistine Chapel.
 No Christian themes here.
ART FLOWS NORTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL
STIMULUS
THE IDEOLOGY OF THE RENAISSANCE REMIANS CONSTANT
HUMANISM DOMINATES THE CULTURAL CHANGES
ART IS IMPORTANT BUT, LITERATURE EXPANDS AS LITERACY
INCREASES.
RABELAIS
RENAISSANCE AS A CHRISTIAN HUMANIST
MOVEMENT
TRIED TO UNITE CLASSICAL LEARNING
AND CHRISTIAN FAITH
USE OF LEARNING TO BRING ABOUT
RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORM
NORTHERN HUMANIST
ERASMUS--Dutch humanist from Rotterdam
Ordained priest, prince of northern humanist
Used language to understand the bible better
Copied new testament to Greek with mistakes
Wrote “Praise of Folly” pokes fun at church and attitudes
of the time: ignorance, superstition and greed
Classic English humanist
Friend of Erasmus
Studied Law, Lord Chancellor in 1529 under Henry VIII
Wrote “Utopia”
Put to death by Henry VIII after King’s battle with the
Church
CHANGES IN LITERATURE
RABELAIS- FRENCH WRITER, GARGANTUA &
PANTAGRUEL
LIVES UNRESTRAINED
CERVANTES: SPANISH – DON QUIXOTE, GREATEST
EVER?
SHAKESPEARE
POET/PLAY WRITE
EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCE
INDIVIDUALISM
1700 NEW WORDS
The Venetian School of Renaissance Art
centered in Venice after the fall of
Florence to the French
•Titian
Giorgione
Durer’s Self Portraits
1500
1498
Woodcuts were used to Illustrate
Books for the new Printing Press
Albrecht Durer was an incredible painter
and Illustrator
Oil Paints were Invented by the
Flemish Painters of Flanders
The Arnolfini Wedding
By Jan Van Eyck, 1434
Descent from the Cross by
Van der Weyden, 1435
Look Closely at the Mirror in the Arnolfini Wedding
Both Show Individualism in Novel Ways
Can you tell which 4 men in the background paid for
this painting?
Bosch’s Views of The Garden of
Earthly Delights and Hell, 1534
Bruegel’s works are often used on the AP
Exam-- The Peasant Wedding, 1568
Bruegel painted scenes of everyday
life in the Low Countries, 1560
Hunters in the Snow shows evidence of the miniice-age that occurred in the 16th C., 1565
Hans Holbein was Court Painter to
Henry VIII of England
Henry and his 3rd Wife, Jane Seymour
The Ambassadors, 1533
Women artists often painted other
women or children
Lavinia Fontana painted in late Renaissance Italy
Lady with a lap dog
Monkey Child
Sofonisba Anguissola
Late Renaissance Art is called
Mannerist Style– weird colors and elongated
bodies are typical
–Tintoretto
El Greco
El Greco was Court Painter for the King of Spain
A View of Toledo
1600
The Burial of Count Orgaz
1588