Renaissance Art in Italy(1400s-1500s)

Donatello, David, mid-15th

century.

Donatello, David, mid-15th century.

Jamb Sculptures from Chartres Cathedral, 12th century.

Brunelleschi, Dome for Florence Cathedral, 1420-

1436.

Brunelleschi, Dome for Florence

Cathedral, 1420-1436.

Chartres Cathedral,12th-13th centuries.

Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo, mid-15th century.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo, mid-15th

century.Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Linear Perspective = creating a sense of depth in an architectural space by using orthogonals and a vanishing point.

Vanishing Point : the point at which all the orthogonals meet

Orthogonals : name for architectural lines that head straight towards or away from the viewer. They are the lines that are perpendicular to the picture plane.

Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

Can you identify the orthogonals in this image?

Masaccio, Tribute Money, c. 1427.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.

Piero del Polliaolo, Female Portrait, late 15th century.

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, c. 1495.

Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper,

c. 1495

Raphael, School of Athens, c. 1510.

Raphael, School of Athens,

c. 1510.

Aristotle and Plato

Averroes

Raphael, School of Athens,

c. 1510.

Self-Portrait of Raphael

Portrait of Michelangel

o as Heraclitus

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows, c. 1505.

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows, c. 1505.

Giotto, Madonna and Child, c. 1310.

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, c. 1510.

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man

became a living being. - Genesis 2:7

Michelangelo, Creation of Adam Detail, c. 1510.

Michelangelo: To Giovanni da Pistoia "When the Author Was Painting the Vault of

the Sistine Chapel"—1509

I've already grown a goiter from this torture…

My stomach's squashed under my chin, my beard's

pointing at heaven, my brain's crushed in a casket,

my breast twists like a harpy's. My brush,above me all the time, dribbles paint

so my face makes a fine floor for droppings!

…

Michelangelo, David, 1501-

4.

Michelangelo, David, 1501-4.

Donatello, David, mid-15th century.

Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

Botticelli, Birth of Venus, c. 1486.

Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck,

1534-1540.

Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck,1534-

1540.

Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows,

c. 1505.

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Last Judgment,

1537-1541.

Last Judgment, 1537-1541.

Michelangelo, Creation of Adam from Sistine

Ceiling, c. 1510.

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Last Judgment, 1537-1541.

Sofonisba Anguissola,

Self-Portrait at the Easel, 1556.

Sofonisba Anguissola,Portrait of the Artist’s Sisters Playing Chess, 1555.

Annibale Carracci, The Beaneater, 1584-1585.

Annibale Carracci, Mystic Marriage of

St. Catherine, 1585-1587.

Other / Extras

(You can show slides like this after you have lectured to show students the types of

notes they should be taking in the beginning of the

semester.)

Example Notes:

David by Donatello is the first free-standing, life-sized nude figure made of bronze since classical antiquity (meaning Ancient Greece and Rome).

It shows Donatello’s artistic individuality and innovation; he pushed artistic and social

boundaries.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa,c. 1503-5

Chiaroscuro: Blending highlights and shadows to create a sense of depth.

Sfumato: Smoke-like veil that covers a painting to make it appear more realistic, like there is a haze present.

Atmospheric Perspective: creating a sense of depth in a scene of nature by making far off views 1) more blurry

2) smaller and 3) bluish

(You can also throw in “unkowns” throughout the semester to see if students have grasped the main

points of your lecture.)

We have not studied this work, but, based on what you know about Renaissance art, see if you can

identify the subject, general time frame, and perhaps even the artist or an artist who worked in a similar

style.

Support your answers with proof from the painting or your historical

knowledge.

We have not studied this work, but, based on what

you know about Renaissance art, see if

you can identify the subject, general time

frame, and perhaps even the artist or an artist who worked in a similar style.

Support your answers with proof from the

painting or your historical knowledge.