1 / 80

The Renaissance In Italy

The Renaissance In Italy. Renaissance – 1300s-1500s – “ Rebirth ” Why Italy? – Renewed interest in the culture of Ancient Rome. Artifacts and remains were visible. Italian cities such as Florence survived the Middle Ages and became very strong trading states.

enye
Télécharger la présentation

The Renaissance In Italy

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Renaissance In Italy Renaissance – 1300s-1500s – “Rebirth” Why Italy? – Renewed interest in the culture of Ancient Rome. Artifacts and remains were visible. Italian cities such as Florence survived the Middle Ages and became very strong trading states. Powerful merchant/banking families such as the Medici’s became patrons, economic and political leaders and promoted this growth. Stressed education and individual achievement.

  2. Lorenzo the Magnificent Cosimo de Medici 1478 - 1521 1517 - 1574

  3. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

  4. The Renaissance In Italy Art – reflected classical styles, religion, and individual achievement. Donatello – created life-size sculptures and worked in the perspective LeonardodaVinci – genius in many fields who mixed his knowledge with his art; Ex: Mona Lisa Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel and a genius in many fields Raphael – blend of Christian and classical styles. Famous for his portrayals of the Madonna Anguissola & Gentileschi – famous women artists

  5. The Renaissance In Italy Humanism – focus on worldly subjects rather than spiritual issues Petrarch Creative powers of the human mind Question the classical works Development of the humanities

  6. 1. Realism & Expression • Expulsion fromthe Garden • Masaccio • 1427 • First nudes sinceclassical times.

  7. 2. Perspective • The Trinity • Masaccio • 1427 Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! Perspective! First use of linear perspective! What you are, I once was; what I am, you will become.

  8. 3. Classicism • Greco-Roman influence. • Secularism. • Humanism. • Individualism  free standing figures. • Symmetry/Balance The “Classical Pose”Medici “Venus” (1c)

  9. 4. Emphasis on Individualism • Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke & Dutchess of Urbino • Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.

  10. 5. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures • The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate • Leonardo da Vinci • 1469 • The figure as architecture!

  11. Renaissance Florence

  12. Filippo Brunelleschi1377 - 1436 • Architect • Cuppolo of St. Mariadel Fiore

  13. Filippo Brunelleschi • Commissioned to build the cathedral dome. • Used unique architectural concepts. • He studied the ancient Pantheon in Rome. • Used ribs for support.

  14. Brunelleschi’s “Secret”

  15. Brunelleschi’s Dome

  16. Other Famous Domes Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

  17. The Liberation of Sculpture • David by Donatello • 1430 • First free-form bronze since Roman times!

  18. The Baptism of ChristVerrocchio, 1472 - 1475 Leonardo da Vinci

  19. Vitruvian Man • Leonardo daVinci • 1492 TheL’uomouniversale

  20. Leonardo, the Artist:From his Notebooksof over 5000 pages (1508-1519)

  21. Mona Lisa – da Vinci, 1503-4

  22. ParodyThe Best Form of Flattery? A Macaroni Mona

  23. A Picasso Mona

  24. An Andy Warhol Mona

  25. Mona LisaOR da Vinci??

  26. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498& Geometry

  27. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498 vertical horizontal Perspective!

  28. Refractory Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan

  29. A Da Vinci “Code”:St. John or Mary Magdalene?

  30. Leonardo, the Scientist (Anatomy): Pages from his Notebook

  31. Leonardo, the Inventor:Pages from his Notebook

  32. David • MichelangeloBuonarotti • 1504 • Marble

  33. The Popes as Patrons of the Arts • The Pieta • MichelangeloBuonarroti • 1499 • marble

  34. The Sistine ChapelMichelangelo Buonarroti1508 - 1512

  35. The Sistine Chapel’s CeilingMichelangelo Buonarroti1508 - 1512

  36. The Sistine Chapel Details The Creation of the Heavens

  37. The Sistine Chapel Details Creation of Man

  38. St. Peter’s Basilica

  39. School of Athens 1511 - Raphael

  40. The School of Athens – Raphael, 1510 -11 Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo

  41. Averroes Hypatia Pythagoras

  42. Zoroaster Ptolemy Euclid

  43. Perspective! Betrothal of the Virgin Raphael 1504

  44. The Renaissance In Italy Architecture – rejected the Gothic style and used columns, arches, and domes; Ex: Brunelleschi Literature – poetry, books on politics, “how-to” books Castiglione – Ideals of a man and woman **Machiavelli – “The Prince” – The Ends Justifies The Means

  45. The Northern Renaissance Mid 1400s in Flanders. AlbrechtDurer – known as the “German Leonardo” – studied under the Italian masters and spread the ideas of the Renaissance – works featured religious upheavals and a wide range of interests. Jan & Hubert van Eyck – rich details and the use of oil paints. Pieter Bruegel – used vibrant colors to depict daily life. Peter Paul Rubens – realism, classical themes, and artistic freedom.

  46. Adoration of the Trinity - Durer

  47. Dürer The Last Supperwoodcut, 1510

More Related