1. Renaissance Artists

2. Humanism and Art
Artists became interested in portraying the beauty of the human body and the natural world.
Artists like Michelangelo, found inspiration in the art of the ancient Greeks and Romans
Sculpters focus on beauty and accuracy.
Religious themes with humanist influences.
Reflection on the humanist interest in the individual, the present world, beauty and human excellence

3. The Spread of Art
Patrons – people who paid artists to produce works, played an important role in promoting the arts during the Renaissance
Included members of the new wealthy merchant class; government; the Church
Artists made works to decorate private homes or to display in public buildings

4. Medieval Vs. Renaissance Art

6. Michelangelo

7. Pietà

8. David

9. Leonardo Da Vinci

10. The Last Supper:

12. Donatello

13. Mary Magdalen

14. Botticelli

15. The Birth of Venus

16. Tintoretto

17. The Last Supper

18. Caravaggio

19. Crucifixion of Saint Peter 1601

20. Raphael

21. The Cowper Madonna 1505