1. Renaissance Art

2. Discobolus by Myron (example of classical art)
Made to celebrate achievement of a victory or famous athlete
High value of developing mind and body
Perfect balance in the middle of a powerful action
Simple, harmonious shapes
Represents Greek ideal
Original 450 BC in bronze

3. Narthex Tympanum 1120 (example of medieval art)
Made it fit into arching space over the doors to a church in France
Center = Jesus sending apostles all over the world to preach; largest
People on sides are waiting for preachers
No attempt to make bodies look real
Convey religious meaning

4. School of Athens by Raphael (example of Renaissance art)
Made in 1510 to decorate wall of a room in palace of the pope in Rome
Great thinkers shown gathered to discuss their ideas
Gestures, active, movement, interaction, expression show importance of ideas

6. Madonna and Child with two Angels by Filippo Lippi
1406
Italian painter
Renaissance period
Realistic gestures
Life-like poses
Distant scene shown (perspective)
Lots of detail

8. Bathing Venus statue Roman artist 3rd century BC—classical period
Venus (goddess of love and beauty)
Body looks active, calm face

10. Venus and Adonis by Titian
Venetian artist in 1550 for King of Spain—Renaissance Period
Interprets a classical story about Venus and Adonis
Movement
Expressive, feelings are shown clearly
Seems full of light and air
Realistic, life-like poses

12. Madonna and Child in Majesty by Cimabue
1280 AD - Medieval
12 ft high Virgin Mary and Jesus
Mary looking at viewer who is coming to worship at altar
Gold makes bodies look heavenly, not real
Prophets smaller, making Madonna look more powerful

14. Grave Stele of Hegeso 400 BC in Greece—classical period
Marble sculpture marking a grave
Shows ordinary woman in daily life scene
No background but still realistic
Faces smooth and calm

16. Bayeux Tapestry 1082 AD - medieval period
Embroidered linen cloth and wool thread—over 200 feet long
Tells story of invasion of England by Norman French king William the Conqueror in 1066
Bodies stiff and flattened
Faces have simple lines
No attempt at 3D
Important to tell story clearly

18. Pieta by Michelangelo 1475 Renaissance sculpture
Virgin Mary holding Jesus in her lap after crucifixion
Looks effortless delicate and tender, ideals
Emphasizes meaning at eternal religious symbols
Realistic, life-like poses
A lot of detail