Renaissance Art, Part III

Now we finish the Renaissance style artists: Raphael, Hans Holbein the Younger, Benvenuto Cellini, and Pieter Bruegel.

Painting #16 Raphael’s St. George and the Dragon

Raphael Say RAF-ee-ul

Raphael was from Italy, like many Renaissance artists.

People have told stories about dragons for a long time.

In one story, St. George, a holy man

fought and killed a dragon, and saved a girl from being eaten. Here is Raphael’s St. George and the Dragon.

Raphael’s St. George and the Dragon The long stick St. George is using is called a lance. Where is the girl? Is the dragon bigger or smaller than the dragon I showed you earlier?

Painting #17 Raphael’s School of Athens

In Athens, Greece,

a long time ago, there were two wise men named Plato and Aristotle.

Plato and Aristotle both started schools. Here is a painting of a school, called The School of Athens, by Raphael.

There are many wise people here. They are talking, thinking, and have many ideas. Do you see Plato and Aristotle? Do you see any scuptures in the school? Arches? Raphael’s School of Athens

Here are Plato and Aristotle again.

Painting #18 Raphael’s Madonna of the Meadows

Here is a meadow, a grassy field.

Remember The Virgin of the Rocks? Jesus and John the Baptist met. And Mary is sometimes called the Madonna.

That was by Leonard da Vinci. But Raphael also painted the meeting of Jesus and John. Here it is, Raphael’s Madonna of the Meadows.

Raphael’s Madonna of the Meadows Which is Jesus and which is John? What are they both holding? Find the town, the flower, and a meadow.

Painting #19 Hans Holbein’s The Ambassadors

Hans Holbein the Younger

When the government of a country, like the United States,

wants to talk to the government of another country, like France,

the countries use people called ambassadors. They are the talkers.

Here is Holbein’s The Ambassadors

What is this?? If you look at it from the side, you see it is a skull!

Holbein’s The Ambassadors How many globes do you see? Do you see a musical instrument? Do you think the men are proud of themselves?

Painting #20 Holbein’s Henry VIII

Some people’s shoulders are broad. Others are narrow. Broad shoulders Narrow shoulders

England

and later, the United Kingdom

have had many kings and queens.

A very famous king of England was King Henry VIII ( ).

Here is Hans Holbein’s portrait of the king, Henry VIII.

Holbein’s Henry VIII Look at his shoulders. Are they broad or narrow? How many rings does he have on? Do you think he is proud of himself?

Sculpture #20 Cellini’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Benvenuto Cellini Say chell-EE-nee

Cellini was from also from Italy, born in Florence.

The ancient Greek hero Perseus went to fight

the monster Medusa. Medusa’s hair was made of snakes

and she was so scary that anyone who looked at her turned to stone!

Perseus killed the monster.

Here is Cellini’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa.

Cellini’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa Where is Perseus’s sword? Is Perseus looking at the head?

Painting #21 Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel

Pieter Bruegel Say BROY-gul

Bruegel was from an area in the low countries called Flanders.

In the Bible, it says people all spoke one language once,

but then they started speaking many different languages.

Then, they couldn’t understand each other.

They were confused.

This confusion happened at the Tower of Babel, which people wanted to build up to the sky. Here is Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel.

Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel Did the tower get up to the clouds? Are people leaving?

The End