RENAISSANCE ART & ARCHITECTURE AP Euro - Semester 1
Characteristics of Renaissance Art Rejection of medieval themes/styles; more secular Heavy influence of classical Greece & Rome Emphasis on: Perspective (pioneered by Giotto and Masaccio) Emotion Natural color Basic human nature
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve Masaccio Q: What type of painting is this? A: Fresco; a painting done on wet plaster
David Donatello Q: What sculptural technique is used in this work? A: Contraposta
The Annunciation Fra Filippo Lippi
Birth of Venus Botticelli
Salt Cellar Benvenuto Cellini
Primavera Botticelli
Mona Lisa DaVinci Q: What other name is this painting known by? A: La Gionconda
Judith and Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi
Vetruvian Man DaVinci Q: Where was this found? A: His Notebook
David Michelangelo Q: In which museum is this statue? A: L’Academia in Florence, Italy
The Last Supper Leonardo DaVinci Q: What was so disastrous about this fresco? A: A fatal mixture of oil and water caused the painting to deteriorate The Last Supper Leonardo DaVinci
La Pieta Michelangelo Q: What does a “pieta” usually depict? A: The Holy Mother holding her crucified son La Pieta Michelangelo
Michelangelo also painted... Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Creation of Man Temptation of Adam and Eve Wall of the Sistine Chapel The Last Judgment
School of Athens Raphael Q: What else did the artist paint? A: Several Madonnas, depictions of the Holy Mother holding the infant Christ child School of Athens Raphael
Moses Michelangelo Q: Who commissioned this sculpture, and for what purpose? A: Pope Julius II; for his tomb
The Tailor Giovanni Moroni
Northern Renaissance Art 1500s: Italian “rebirth” spread to other states Netherlands Flanders (Belguim) Germany Themes of religious reform and old Christian values Less secular than Italian Renaissance Use of light and shadow Realistic presentation of image
Wedding Portrait Jan Van Eyck Q: How many figures are there in this painting? A: Four; the chaperone’s and the artist’s reflections are in the mirror
Self-Portrait of Albrecht Durer
The Moneylender and His Wife Quinten Massys
The Ambassadors Hans Holbein Q: What else did the artist paint? A: Portraits of Henry VIII
Characteristics of Renaissance Architecture Gothic style had dominated Middle Ages; Renaissance architecture inspired by the Greeks & Romans Four classical elements: Columns Domes Arches Symmetry
Cathedral of Florence Brunelleschi *Note how Brunelleschi convinced people of the stability of his dome, the largest since antiquity
St. Peter’s Basilica Three main parts of the structure: Nave Transept Apse Bramante – main portion, façade Bernini – baldachino, colonnade surrounding St. Peter’s Square Michelangelo – dome