Renaissance Art
Michelangelo 1475-1564 Known for sculpture, painting, architecture, engineering, and poetry Works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, David, and the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica
The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo 1508 - 1512
The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling Michelangelo 1508 - 1512
Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel Details The Creation of the Heavens
The Sistine Chapel Details The Last Judgment
Michelangelo, David
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 One of the best known artists of the Renaissance Explored the areas of art, botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and poetry Renaissance Man Known for experimentation and endless curiosity Works include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man
The Renaissance “Man” Broad knowledge about many things in different fields. Deep knowledge/skill in one area. Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge. The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.
Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa
Da Vinci, The Last Supper
Da Vinci, Sketches
Da Vinci, The Vitruvian Man
Raphael, The School of Athens
The School of Athens – Raphael Plato: looks to the heavens [or the IDEAL realm]. Aristotle: looks to this earth [the here and now].