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Renaissance Art: Beauty, Science, & Humanism in Italy

Explore Italian Renaissance art, from Medici patronage to detailed depictions influenced by humanism & scientific research. Learn about notable artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, and Donatello.

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Renaissance Art: Beauty, Science, & Humanism in Italy

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  1. Renaissance Art The Italians

  2. Humanism • Renewed interest in Greek and Roman arts, philosophy, scholarly writing • Encouraged secularism and pursuit of worldly pleasures • Interest in beauty and aesthetics • Individual expression was encouraged

  3. Patronage • Medici family was most well known for their patronage • Church continued to be the greatest patron of the arts • Wealthy patrons commissioned portraits • Served as reminders of their worldly success • Subjects were presented in the most favorable way possible—not always accurately • An honor to be represented as a figure from mythology or the bible • Always shown in contemporary clothing, despite the time period of the artwork

  4. Depictions of Medici Family Adoration of the Magi Sandro Botticelli Journey of the Magi BenozzoGozzoli

  5. Scientific Research • Studies in anatomy contributed to realistic portrayals of the body in art • Studies of classical architecture and sculpture influenced proportion and balance • Perspective and forshortening* were formulated with mathematical precision • *Forshortening—the application of linear perspective to human and other forms to help achieve a dramatic illusion of three-dimensional space

  6. The Dead ChristAndrea Mantegna

  7. Notable Artists

  8. Leonardo da Vinci • The epitome of the “Renaissance man” • Accomplished painter, sculptor, scientist, engineer, poet, architect • Designed public buildings, built dams and canals, invented an aircraft and submarine • Wrote treatises on anatomy, optics, geology, physics, and painting • Studied with Verrocchio in Florence—was introduced to great intellectuals and artists of the time • Worked under the patronage of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milanand Francis I in France

  9. The Last Supper

  10. Ginerva de Benci Mona Lisa

  11. Michelangelo • Painter, architect, and sculptor—identified himself as a sculptor first • Lived most of his life in poverty • His paintings revealed such meticulous attention to the human form that they are referred to as “painted sculpture”

  12. David

  13. Sistine Chapel

  14. The Last Judgment

  15. The Creation

  16. Botticelli • Known for his sensitivity for beauty • Created many paintings with mythical themes, later was influenced by Florentine monk Savonarola and turned to religious subjects • Burned some of his paintings on mythical subjects • Was commissioned to paint The Adoration of the Magi by the Church of Santa Maria Novella—featured members of the Medici family • The Birth of Venus remains his most popular work

  17. Birth of Venus

  18. Raphael • Born into an artistic family • Epitomizes Late Renaissance painting • Was commissioned to provide murals for papal apartments of the Vatican, of which The School of Athens is most famous

  19. School of Athens

  20. Donatello • One of the premiere sculptors of 15th century Florence • His most famous sculpture, David was commissioned by the Medici family • David is a life-sized, youthful figure in bronze • Depicts moment after David slays Goliath • Employs contrapposto—a displacement of the hips and straightening of leg to show weight resting on that leg

  21. David

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