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The Renaissance“The Rebirth”
The Renaissance“The Rebirth”1300-16001300-1600
Influences on the Renaissance
Influences on the Renaissance
New ideasGrowing middle classIncreased tradeRelative stabilityIncreased status of the artist
New ideasGrowing middle classIncreased tradeRelative stabilityIncreased status of the artist
Renaissance means “rebirth”
Renaissance means “rebirth”
Time of re-definingNew ideas; new forms of artMiddle Ages = god centeredRenaissance = not god centered
Turned back to Greek ideasHumanism - importance of the individual
Time of re-definingNew ideas; new forms of artMiddle Ages = god centeredRenaissance = not god centered
Turned back to Greek ideasHumanism - importance of the individual
Reformation/Counter Reformation
Reformation/Counter Reformation
Reformation: Martin Luther 1483-1546break off of Protestants from Catholicism
Counter Reformation: Catholic church tries to bring people back
Beliefs:Catholics overemphasized ritualsFocus of religion should be the spirit not ceremony
Lay persons should also read about & serve GodHymns should be written in vernacular not Latin
(invention of printing press)---Martin Luther made extensive use of printing press
Rome was the center
Reformation: Martin Luther 1483-1546break off of Protestants from Catholicism
Counter Reformation: Catholic church tries to bring people back
Beliefs:Catholics overemphasized ritualsFocus of religion should be the spirit not ceremony
Lay persons should also read about & serve GodHymns should be written in vernacular not Latin
(invention of printing press)---Martin Luther made extensive use of printing press
Rome was the center
Renaissance ItalyRenaissance ItalyBeginnings of the Renaissance
Spread throughout EuropeVenice, FlorenceThe Medici Familyin FlorenceGreat artistic accomplishments
Beginnings of the Renaissance
Spread throughout EuropeVenice, FlorenceThe Medici Familyin FlorenceGreat artistic accomplishments
GiottoGiottoLate Medieval/Early Renaissance painter
Uses gold backgroundsAngels with nimbus (head halos)
New contributions to art:Figures have substance, weightBrought viewer into painting
Late Medieval/Early Renaissance painter
Uses gold backgroundsAngels with nimbus (head halos)
New contributions to art:Figures have substance, weightBrought viewer into painting
The LamentationThe Lamentation
MasaccioMasaccio1401-1428Renaissance painterAlong with Giotto, established traditions for Western art
“Masaccio established rules that lasted into the 20th century where Picasso ignored them.”
1401-1428Renaissance painterAlong with Giotto, established traditions for Western art
“Masaccio established rules that lasted into the 20th century where Picasso ignored them.”
The Tribute MoneyThe Tribute MoneyFrescoIn FlorenceTechniques found:
Pantomimic gesturesContrapposto (it’s back!)Illusions of depth
Linear perspective: horizontal line in picture
Atmospheric perspective: depiction of sky
Chiaroscuro: shadingRead pg. 277
FrescoIn FlorenceTechniques found:
Pantomimic gesturesContrapposto (it’s back!)Illusions of depth
Linear perspective: horizontal line in picture
Atmospheric perspective: depiction of sky
Chiaroscuro: shadingRead pg. 277
The Tribute MoneyThe Tribute Money
BotticelliBotticelliThe Italians tried so passionately to recapture
the former glory of Rome, did the classical myths become popular among educated laymen. To these men, the mythology of the admired Greeks and Romans represented something more than gay and pretty fairy-tales. They were so convinced of the superior wisdom of the ancients that they believed these classical legends must contain some profound and mysterious truth.
The Italians tried so passionately to recapture the former glory of Rome, did the classical myths become popular among educated laymen. To these men, the mythology of the admired Greeks and Romans represented something more than gay and pretty fairy-tales. They were so convinced of the superior wisdom of the ancients that they believed these classical legends must contain some profound and mysterious truth.
The Birth of VenusThe Birth of Venus
The Birth of Miss Piggy
The Birth of Miss Piggy
