The Art of the Renaissance Renaissance and Reformation Unit

Realism and Classical Influence David – Michelangelo – 1501-1504 Depicts the Israelite King David Muscular statue realistically portrays the idealist human form Natural pose and attention to creating “human perfection” shows Greek and roman influence

Beauty, Balance and Harmony The Cathedral of Florence (The Duomo) – Filippo Brunelleschi Modeled after the Parthenon in Rome The dome is proportioned to create a sense of harmony and space

The Individual Cecilia Gallerani – Leonardo di Vinci – 1490 Portrait of an upper class woman with her pet ferret Includes personal touches by including her own jewelry and her own clothing, which expresses her personality

Perspective View of an Ideal City – Piero della Francesca Used perspective a technique that shows distant objects as smaller and closer together to create the illusion of depth Optical Illusion Use of a vanishing point Creating realistic scenes Perspective

Leonardo di Vinci 1452-1519 “A painter should begin every cancas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed to light” Well Known Works Last Supper (1492-1498) Vitruvian Man (1409) Mona Lisa (1503 – 1506)

Donatello 1386-1466 Well Known Works Bronze David (1440) St. John the Evangelist (1408-1415) Gattamelata (1453)

Raphael 1483-1520 “Here lies that famous Raphael by whom nature feared to be compared to while he lived, and when he was dying, feared herself to die.” Well known works The School of Athens (1509-1510) Transfiguration (1520) Sistine Madonna (1512)

Michelangelo 1475-1564 “ However rich I may hve been, I have always lived like a poor man” Well Known Works David (1501-1504) Pieta (1498-1499) Sistine Chapel