In what ways was the Renaissance both a rebirth and a great leap forward in the arts? 1.Find a piece of Renaissance art that you are drawn to and try to sketch/recreate ONE aspect of it. Be as accurate as possible – this is how many of the Renaissance artists perfected their techniques. 2.On the back of your sketch write a paragraph describing what qualities/characteristics make your artwork a product of the Renaissance.
Renaissance Art
Renaissance = ``rebirth'‘ of Classical (Greek and Roman) art, architecture, and philosophy from the 1300s-1500s
Lorenzo Medici
Medici Palace = RICH!!!
M.A. Art Religious 2D Flat, unrealistic
Foreshortening –portraying an object with the apparent shortening due to visual perspective.
Foreshortening
Lamentation of the Dead Christ Use of unusual vantage points
Which has perspective?
Symmetry – correct proportion of body parts & grouping of figures so that they are the same on both sides.
Contrapposto – (counterpoise) depict human form in a non-symmetrical, relaxed stance that appears realistic
Venus de Milo
Sfumato - technique of effecting a gradual transition from one color to another.
Sfumato
Chiaroscuro - the handling of light and dark, shading techniques
Botticelli’s portrait Chiaroscuro??
Perspective Study for "Adoration of the Magi"
Raphael’s School of Athens
Marriage of The Virgin Raphael mondo.com/arts/m m/raphael/RAF011. html
Renaissance Art Masterpieces
Da Vinci’s The Annunciation
Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
Da Vinci’s Baptism of Christ
View - St. Peter’s Basilica Dome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment
Close-up of Jesus
The Creation of Adam
Adam & Eve are cast out
Raphael’s Galatea