Renaissance (1400’s-1500’s)
Art Era
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Renaissance marked the rebirth of humanism and the revival of cultural
achievements for their own sake. As the word Renaissance can be
defined as “Rebirth” or “Reconstruction”.
Important Artists
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Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
Mona Lisa
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Artist: Leonardo da vinci
Height:2' 6" x 1' 9" (77 cm x 53 cm)
Location: Louvre Paris
Media: Oil on Canvas.
Created:1503-1517
Fact: The lady in the painting is Lisa Gherardini which is the wife of the florentine merchant
Franceso di Zanobi del Giocondo.
Fact:Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 and ended about 1517
Fact:In 1516 Leonardo was invited by King Francois 1 to work at the Clos Luce near the king’s
castle in Amboise.
Fact: Leonardo was one of the first artist to use Aerial Perspective or Birds eye view in his
painting of the Mona Lisa
Vitruvian Man
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Artist:Leonardo da vinci
Height: 1' 2" x 0' 10" (34 cm x 26 cm)
Location:Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice,
Media:Ink
Created:1490
Fact:The Vitruvian Man showed how much he cared about proportions. He believed that the
workings of the human body were an analogy to the universe.
Fact:Leonardo has been influenced by Giacomo Andrea de Ferrara. She is a expert at Vitruvius
and a Renaissance artist.
Fact:Leonardo da vinci finished the Vitruvian man in 1490.
Fact:The drawing had notes written by Leonardo above and below it. In the notes he explained
the geometric ratios based on the extension of the arms and legs.
The School Of Athens
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Artist: Raphael Stanzas
Height:16' 5" x 25' 3" (5.0 m x 7.7 m)
Location:Raphael Rooms (Palace of the Vatican)
Media:Paint, Plaster
Created:1511
Fact: This shows an imaginary assembly of the greatest ancient philosophers.
Fact: This Painting also symbolizes the national pursuit of truth.
Fact: The style of painting used was Fresco where the mixing the color right into the plastor.
Fact: The fresco was painted between 1510 and 1511 and is one of four frescoes painted by
Raphael.
Fact: In this painting the central figures are Plato and Aristotle.
The Birth Of Venus
Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Height:5' 8" x 9' 2" (1.72 m x 2.78 m)
Location:Uffizi Gallery
Media: Tempera
Created:14888
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Fact: It was painted between 1485-1488
Fact: In this painting Venus is the central figure. Venus is a goddess. She was born in the sea.
Fact: When Botticelli made this painting he reached a new pinnacle of success in his life.
Fact:Botticelli's Venus was the first large-scale canvas created in Renaissance Florence.
Fact:Tempera artwork is usually consisted of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and
oil.
Peita
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Artist: Michelangelo
Dimensions:174 cm × 195 cm (68.5 in × 76.8 in)
Location:St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Media: Marble
Created:1499
Fact: This piece of artwork proved to be Jesus on the lap of his mother mary.
Fact: This marble sculpture started as just a block of marble. And Michelangelo only used a drill
to create the Peita.
Fact:This is the only piece of artwork that michelangelo ever signed.
Fact: This was made for the cardinal’s funeral monument but was moved to the first chapel in
the 18th century
Creation of Man
Artist: Michelangelo
Dimensions:570 cm x 280 cm (225 in x 110 in)
Location: Sistine Chapel
Media: Fresco
Created:1511
Fact: It illustrates the biblical creation narrative from the book of genesis in which god breathes
life into Adam, the first man.
Fact: The image of the near-touching hands of god and adam has become iconic of humanity.
Fact: The present publication offers a vast selection of the works of Michelangelo and Raphael
contained in the Vatican Palace.
Sources
http://totallyhistory.com/school-of-athens/
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/school-of-athens.html
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/renaissance.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/italian-renaissance
https://sites.google.com/a/email.cpcc.edu/marle-mattingly-renaissance-art/home/fun-factsl