Warm-up 3-11-15
Ch 21 L5 Renaissance
Obj: SWBAT describe how
Renaissance artwork represents
HUMANISM in a paragraph providing visual evidence
Homework:
Ch. 21 Reading
HW Responses
Due Thurs
3/12 : Madonna
& Angels, Birth of Venus, Pazzi
Chapel
Respond to the following:
1. How does this work depict Continuous narrative? (should be on your CFU paper)
2. In your own words, describe Atmospheric
(aerial) perspective.

Quiz 3-10-15 —On BLUE bubble sheet
1. Who won the competition of 1401?
A) Botticelli
B) Brunelleschi
C) Ghiberti
D) Donatello
2. Why did this artist win?
A) The drama and violence depicted
B) Use of Perspective
C) The references to biblical stories
D) the use of classical motifs
2. The Sacrifice of Isaac was chosen because the story:
A) represented Roman pride
B) parallels the Florentine defeat over invaders
C) symbolized the ideal government
D) reminded citizens of their civic duty

Due Today:
Exit Slip on “Isaac and His Sons”
PAST DUE:
•Question responses on St. Mark, Gates of
Paradise and David (Donatello)
•Context Card & 1 st Cue Card for Ch 21
•Ch. 20 Cue Cards
•Quiz on Chapter 20
Future Due Dates:
This Week —daily quizzes in first
10 mins of class
Ch 21 Quiz Monday 3-16-15
Homework:
Ch. 21 Reading--Work on Cue Cards
HW Responses for Madonna &
Angels, Birth of Venus, Pazzi Chapel
Announcements:
Fri 3/27 —AP Test $$
Deadline
Thur 5/7 —AP AH Exam
Office Hours
Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Thursday 3:00-4:00

Grades sent home
Daylight
Saving
Time
Today
HW DUE
LEAPs Day #2
Quiz on
Ch 20
CAHSEE Testing
1:45 Dismissal
Minimum
Day
No School
$$ Deadline for Test
SPRING BREAK

C HAPTER 21 L EARNING O BJECTIVES
• What impact did Renaissance humanism have on art in Florence?
• What are the major formal developments in Quattrocento sculpture?
• What are the major formal developments in Quattrocento painting?
• Discuss the formal and material characteristics of 15th-century Italian architecture.
• Describe the first public demonstration of perspective.
• Describe the role and influence of patrons.
• Identify and describe the integration of sacred and secular concerns.
• Explain the relationship of science, humanism, and artistic production .
• Explain the role of princely courts on innovations in and support of art.
• Describe the materials and techniques of Renaissance painting, sculpture, and printmaking

ST. MARK ,DONATELLO
1. Who commissioned this work?
Guild of Linen Workers & Tailors
2. What is ‘classical’ about this work?
Contrapposto, naturalism
3. How does the artist suggest movement with this work? List at least 3 traits.
Hanging and folding draped clothing, position of limbs, & weight shift
4. How does this work reflect Humanism?
Accurate anatomy—interest in science
Classic Motifs
Guild as patrons—civic responsibility

DAVID
DONATELLO
1. Who commissioned this work?
Medici Family
2. Where was this work originally located?
Medici Palace in Florence
3. How does this work represent the revival of classical principles in the arts? List 3-4 ways.
Nude figure, free-standing statue, contrapposto, idealized proportions
4. What did the subject of David and Goliath symbolize to the Florentines?
Symbol of florentine republic, ‘slayer of Goliath’
Florence = David, Invasion of King Ladislaus =
Goliath

G ATES OF P ARADISE
—D
ETAIL P ANEL
“I
SAAC AND H IS S ONS
”
N : Multiple episodes in one panel (continuous narrative) *medieval idea*
Left Foreground — women attend birth of
Esau
Right Bkgd —women attend birth of Jacob
Center —Isaac sends
Esau and dogs to hunt
Right foreground —
Isaac blesses Jacob with Rebecca present

G ATES OF P ARADISE
N : Panels represent episodes from the
Old testament
P : Cathedral officials
F : Baptistery Doors
Stylistic:
Linear perspective —mathematical system of space and use of diminishing size
Atmospheric perspective —objects appear clear up close, fuzzy when far
(lessening of detail)
Significance
Ghiberti considered the inventor of linear perspective

OTES
IN
LORENCE
I – Individual potential
C - Classical (motifs)
E – Education
(all subjects-math, science, art, philosophy)
Cr – Civic Responsibility
E – Excel (personally)
M – Moral duty

G ATES OF P ARADISE
—D
ETAIL P ANEL
“I
SAAC AND H IS S ONS
”
Stylistic:
Classical poses & motifs
Movement of figures through ‘stage’ space
Linear perspective — evident in the floor tiles and architecture
Atmospheric perspective —
Close figures/objects — clear deeply carved
Far Figures/objects —
Shallow carved, less detailed
**First appearance of
Leaner perspective!!**

Birth of Venus,
Botticelli
1. Who commissioned this work?
2. What is
‘classical’ about this work?
3. How does this work reflect
Humanism?

Pazzi Chapel,
Brunelleschi
1. Who commissioned this work? What is the function?
2. How does this work reflect new ideas about purgatory?
3. Describe the plan of this structure.