Art of the Early Renaissance

Art of the Renaissance :

3/26/2011 1 Art of the Renaissance Aditya Desai…

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Index… Renaissance… Humanism… Workshop System… Innovations of Early Renaissance art… Early Renaissance artists and sculpture… Painters and their works… 3/26/2011 3

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A period from the early 1300’s to roughly 1600 when there was a renewed interest in history literature and art. Renaissance = “Rebirth” Europe’s economic recovery Renewed study of ancient Greece and Rome 3/26/2011 4

Humanism:

Humanism The birth of humanism Humanism was an ideal that focused on the world of mankind as much as a concern for the hereafter. Rejected medieval view of humanity and focused on the goodness of mankind 3/26/2011 5

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Early Period from 1400 to 1500 Artist as a craftsmen Art created by commission Art through imitation 3/26/2011 6

Workshop system:

Workshop system Collaboration of masters and apprentices Family-based Run like a business 3/26/2011 7

Workshop:

Workshop Art was commissioned Apprentice started in early teens Studied under master for several years 3/26/2011 8

Products of the workshop system:

Products of the workshop system Michaelangelo Master – Domenico Ghirlandaio Leonardo da Vinci Master- Andrea del Verrocchio 3/26/2011 9

Innovations:

Innovations Frescoes- art created on damp plaster Oil paints Realistic portrayal of human nature 3/26/2011 10

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This is an example

Innovations:

Innovations Chiaroscurro - use of shadows to show balance of light and dark Science Linear perspective- allowed artist to represent objects in relative sizes 3/26/2011 12

Giotto:

Giotto Giotto is considered to be the most influential artist on Renaissance painting. Father of the Renaissance Giotto’s dignified figures seemed to displace space, to stand upon the ground with real substance and weight. The figures seem to extend both backward, into the picture, and forward, toward the spectator’s space. 3/26/2011 13

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Filippo Bruneleschi (1337-1446):

Filippo Bruneleschi (1337-1446) Florentine architect and engineer First to carry out a series of optical experiments that led to a mathematical theory of perspective. His method of perspective had a dramatic impact on the depiction of 3-dimensional space in the arts 3/26/2011 15

One point linear perspective:

One point linear perspective “View of an Ideal City” 3/26/2011 16

Masaccio (1401-1428):

Masaccio (1401-1428) One of first artists to apply the new method of linear perspective in his fresco of the Holy Trinity Used a barrel vaulted ceiling to imitate with precision the true appearance of architectural space Figures depict accurate human anatomy 3/26/2011 17

The Holy Trinity:

The Holy Trinity 3/26/2011 18

Pierro della Francesca (1416-1492):

Pierro della Francesca (1416-1492) Expressed an obsession with perspective His works are characterized by carefully analyzed architectural spaces and sensitivity to geometric purity of shapes. Wrote several treatises on perspective and geometry 3/26/2011 19

Carefully analyzed perspective and geometry:

Carefully analyzed perspective and geometry The Discovery and Proving of the True Cross 3/26/2011 20

Donatello (1386-1466):

Donatello (1386-1466) New sense of naturalism in sculpture Use of classical contrapposto stance (relaxed not rigid) Statue of David considered first full scale nude since ancient times 3/26/2011 21

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Andrea Mantegna (1430-1506):

Andrea Mantegna (1430-1506) Created unusual vantage points Looking at figures from below Lamentation of the Dead Christ the viewer is looking from the feet of the subject. Deep foreshortening Effectively placed the viewer at the scene, adding to the sense of empathy 3/26/2011 23

Lamentation of the Dead Christ:

Lamentation of the Dead Christ Use of unusual vantage points 3/26/2011 24

Sandra Boticelli (1445-1510):

Sandra Boticelli (1445-1510) First artist to paint a full-length female nude In Birth of Venus the figure occupies the center of the work which was traditionally reserved for the Virgin. This work is possibly the most pagan image of the entire Renaissance. 3/26/2011 25

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Reference The Reference was taken from: www.wikipedia,com Britannica Encyclopedia. www.images.google.in www.renaissance.co.uk Royal Sea l

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