Renaissance Art Themes

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1 Renaissance Art Themes Classicism Individualism Secularism Nudes Nature Youth Religion Dead Christ Andrea Mantegna 1

2 Medieval Art One dimensional and always focused on religious themes Sample section of the Bayeux Tapestry 2

3 Renaissance = Bold new artistic techniques Trompe L oeil (deceives the eye) on ceiling of Palazzo Ducale. Mantua, Italy 1474 Fresco 3

4 Art represents the progressive attitude toward man and his capability that resulted in great progress during the Renaissance period Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel / The Vatican / Michelangelo 4

5 Individual Panels from Michelangelo s Sistine Chapel Creation of Adam (Ceiling, Sistine Chapel) 5

6 Individual Panel from Michelangelo s Sistine Chapel Medieval Art Renaissance Art 6

7 Causes of Artistic Change: Weakening of the Roman Catholic Church {Avignon Papacy , Great Schism } Secularization Humanism Expansion of patronage 7

8 Technical Painting Advances: Oil paint Development of three dimensionality (new techniques to illustrate depth and proportion) Shading (or shadowing) Linear perspective Foreshortening (proportion) Atmospheric perspective Chiaroscuro Anamorphic art Emotion Michelangelo Buonarotti s statue of David in the Academia, in Florence 8

9 Linear Perspective The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci 9

10 Linear Perspective The Flagellation Piero della Francesca (1469, oil & tempera on wood) 10

11 Atmospheric Perspective The Madonna of the Chancellor Rolin Jan van Eyck (1434, oil on wood) 11

12 Atmospheric Perspective Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci (1505, oil on cottonwood) 12

13 Chiaroscuro St. Jerome in His Study Albrecht Dürer (silver engraving) 13

14 Anamorphic Art The French Ambassadors Hans Holbein the Younger (1533) Item in bottom center of the painting is the anamorphic art. If viewed from parallel to the painting and diagonally lower, it becomes a three dimensional skull. 14

15 Early Pioneers of Renaissance Artistic Change: Cimabué Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets Tempera on wood AD Known for use of depth, proportion, and emotional expression. 15

16 Early Renaissance Art Pioneers = Giotto di Bondone The Lamentation 1305 Fresco in Arena Chapel of Padua, Italy 16

17 Giorgio Vasari 17

18 Early Renaissance Pioneers = Masaccio Masaccio introduced the idea of chiaroscuro or directional light. Also known for linear perspective and shading. Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden Fresco Holy Trinity 1428 Fresco

19 Sandro Boticelli ( Florence) Birth of Venus 1482 Tempera on canvas 19

20 Virgin of the Rocks Leonardo da Vinci 1485 (oil on wood) Louvre, Paris 20

21 Leonardo da Vinci (Florence / Tuscany ) Mona Lisa , oil on wood 21

22 Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper (Fresco, ) 22

23 Leonardo da Vinci = Renaissance Man Helicopter and Plane Designs Infant in the uterus drawing 23

24 Leonardo da Vinci A good painter has two chief objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul. The former is easy, the latter hard, for it must be expressed by gestures and the movement of limbs. Leonardo da Vinci 24

25 The Roman Renaissance (Pope Julius II moved the center of the Renaissance to Rome in 1503) 25

26 Raphael Sanzio ( ) The School of Athens Fresco, Papal Apartments in Vatican 26

27 Greek philosopher,plato, with the head of Leonardo da Vinci Greek philosopher, Aristotle (with his own head) 27

28 Plato and Aristotle {top middle of fresco} Self portrait of Leonardo 28

29 Greek philosopher, Socrates Greek philosopher,heraclitus, with the head of Michelangelo (theory of constantly changing universe) Euclid (in red chiton), the founder of geometry, with Bramante s head 29

30 Heraclitus (philosopher) with Michelangelo s head {bottom center, left in fresco} Portrait of Michelangelo 30

31 Euclid (in red), with Bramante s {architect of St. Peter s Basilica} head Listen to me, fools! I invented geometry! {bottom right side of the fresco} 31

32 Socrates = famous Greek philosopher (in green chiton at top left side of the fresco) 32

33 Diogenes, Greek philosopher connected with Cynicism 33

34 Diogenes, Cynic philosopher {bottom center of fresco} 34

35 Pythagoras, Greek mathematician and philosopher Ptolemy, Greek founder of geocentric theory of universe (in gold, only back visible) Raphael includes himself (in profile) 35

36 Pythagoras {bottom left side of the fresco} 36

37 Ptolemy (in gold, with back to you) and Zoroaster (white) {bottom right side of the fresco} 37

38 Raphael includes himself (on the left) {middle, right side of the fresco} 38

39 Michelangelo Buonarroti ( , Tuscany) Ceiling of the Cistine Chapel in the Vatican barrel vaulted ceiling Fresco 39

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42 Michelangelo worked under great pressure from Pope Julius II 42

43 Michelangelo Buonarroti individual panels from Sistine Chapel Ceiling The Creation of Adam 43

44 Individual panels from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Vatican The Fall from Grace 44

45 Michelangelo Buonarroti Ceiling of Sistine Chapel Adam & Eve Expelled from Eden 45

46 Michelangelo Buonarotti ( , Tuscany) David Marble 14 3 high Galleria dell Accademia, Florence 46

47 Michelangelo Buonarotti, The Pietà 1499 Marble 47

48 Michelangelo Buonarotti, The Last Judgement fresco on altar wall of Sistine Chapel, Vatican

49 Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch, ) Garden of Earthly Delights (triptych, oil on wood) Museo del Prado, Madrid L= Creation of Eve Ctr= Garden of Earthly Delights R= Hell 49

50 Creation of Eve = Left wing of the triptych, Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch ( , oil on wood) 50

51 Garden of Earthly Delights {central panel in triptych) represents the temptations of earthly life. Nude people cavorting in land of bizarre creatures and unidentifiable objects. Fruit and birds (fertility symbols) and fact that there are so many couples, suggests a message of procreation. Orgy like scenes contrasted with scenes of Hell and the 7 Deadly Sins seems to be a warning to sinners. 51

52 Enlarged panel from the central panel of Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (procreation and fertility overtones) 52

53 Central panel of Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (triptych) 53

54 Hell = right panel of the triptych, Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch Hell is commonly thought to depict the 7 Deadly Sins = 1. Pride 2. Envy 3. Gluttony 4. Lust 5. Anger 6. Greed 7. Sloth 54

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56 GREED!! 56

57 PRIDE & LUST!!! 57

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59 Envious man being eaten by dogs! 59

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62 The Garden of Earthly Delights Hieronymus Bosch (oil on wood, triptych) 62

63 The Venetian Renaissance Titian ( ) Assumption of the Virgin Titian Oil on wood Known for depiction of light through color. Altarpiece for Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. (22, 6 X 11 10!) Notice the golden clouds that almost radiate light! God appears above, ready to receive the Virgin Mary. Below, apostles motion wildly as they witness the ascension. Vibrant color creates drama and intensity! 63

64 Close up of God in Titian s Assumption of the Virgin Titian was known for his ability to paint realistic human hair and use of vibrant colors. 64

65 Close up of the Virgin Mary from Titian s Assumption of the Virgin 65