Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French

This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages.

HumanismThe inspiration of the art of ancient Greece and Rome – human form was the epitome of perfection. Man was

the “measure of all things.” In other words, in the ancient world, man was worshipped instead of God.

Renaissance humanism did not abandon belief in God as modern secular humanism does however, it led to a false assumption of man’s goodness

Neo-PlatonismA philosophy that struggled to reconcile classical philosophies with

Christianity

Vanishing point

Pieter Brueghel, the Elder; Landscape with the Parable of the Sower; 1557

Caravaggio; Supper at Emmaus; 1601 - 02

Donatello; St. Mark; 1411 - 1413

Michelangelo; Pietà; St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican

Brunelleschi; St. Maria del Fiore, Italy1418 – 1436Diameter on inside of larger dome is same as the Pantheon in Rome

Cupola

Cupola; Thomas M. Cooley High School, Detroit, Michigan This is a school built in the 20th century in Detroit, Michigan using

Spanish style architecture . The building is on the National Registry of Historic Sites due to the architectural style.

Cupola

Sandro Botticelli Madonna of the Pomegranate

AD 1487; Tempera on Panel143.5 cm diameter

Workshop of Andre and Giovanni Della Robbia

Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child with St. John the Baptist as a child and two Cherubim

Glazed terra cotta; AD 1500

Chiaro scuro

Chiaro – lightscuro – dark or obscure

CaravaggioThe Incredulity of St. Thomas1601 – 1602; Oil on Canvas

107 cm X 146 cm 42 inches X 57 inches

Johannes VermeerThe Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid

AD 1658; oil on canvas45.5 X 41 cm

17 7/8 X 16 1/8 inches

Pieter Brueghel the ElderThe Dutch Proverbs

1559

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri “Guercino”Jesus and The Woman Taken in Adultery

1621; painting982 mm X 1227 mm

38.66 inches X 48.31 inches