1. Art of the Middle Ages & Renaissance Art and Architecture change with the new era.

2. Middle Ages Religious subjects, since the Church was the main art patron. Christ the Saviour in the Tree of Life

3. Renaissance Religious or other subjects based on patron’s wishes. Section of the Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo

4. Middle Ages - Figures long and stiff Mosaic showing Justinian with the bishop of Ravenna, bodyguards, and courtiers

5. Renaissance Figures rounded and realistic part of Raphael's Madonna of the Pinks

6. Middle Ages Figures grouped in unnatural geometric patterns. Gottschalk of Orbais a medieval "Five Point Calvinist"

7. Renaissance Figures grouped in natural, realistic poses Raphael “The School of Athens”

8. Middle Ages Faces show little or no emotion Giotto: Madonna and child

9. Renaissance Faces showed joy, pain, etc. Anguissola, “The Chess Game”

10. Middle Ages Backgrounds were solid or patterned “Book of Kells Christ Enthroned”

11. Renaissance Natural Backgrounds Raphael’s “Young Woman with Unicorn”

12. Middle Ages Scenes appear flat Athelstan, King of England from 924 or 925 to 939, presenting a book to St Cuthbert, chief saint of the English far north, the earliest surviving royal.

13. Renaissance Use of perspective to show depth Part of Raphael’s “School of Athens”

14. Middle Ages Scenes have no clear light source “Descent to Hell” by Duccio

15. Renaissance Use of light and shadow are realistic Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

16. Middle Ages Gothic architecture (especially for churches) tall and thin Notre-Dame de Chartres, France

17. Renaissance Buildings “hugged the earth” and had columns, arches, and domes Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duoma)

18. Middle Ages Most churches shaped like crosses Abbey Church of St.-Denis near Paris

19. Renaissance Circular or square churches common Baptistery of Florence by Brunelleschi

20. Middle Ages Homes usually simple squares

21. Renaissance Homes built around courtyards