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Comparing Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci: Masters of the Renaissance

This discussion explores the careers and contributions of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, two of the most influential figures of the Renaissance. Both artists began their journeys in the Italian city-state of Florence and were pivotal in advancing art and human knowledge in various fields. Leonardo was a true Renaissance man who excelled in painting, engineering, and anatomy, while Michelangelo left a lasting legacy as a master sculptor and painter, known for masterpieces like the David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Comparing Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci: Masters of the Renaissance

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  1. Warm Up #9 • Compare and contrast Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci? • What Italian City State did both of these masters begin their careers in?

  2. Review • Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man who helped push human knowledge forward in the fields of painting, engineering, architecture, anatomy and more. • Michelangelo became a master painter, architect, poet and sculpture, creating such masterpieces as the David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

  3. Do Now: Set up Cornell notes (17) the title & essential question are below. Renaissance Advances What advances were made during the Renaissance in math and science?

  4. Key Terms • Filippo Brunelleschi • Nicolaus Copernicus • Heliocentric • Galileo Galilei • Gerardus Mercator

  5. I. Mathematics • The rise in the need for accurate accounting by merchants helped push a renewed interest in Mathematics • Rise in banking in Italian city-states. Led by the Medici family. • Luca Pacioliwas the first to publish symbols for square root, positive numbers and negative numbers. • Math is used to improve art. Golden ratio makes depth look more accurate in paintings with linier perspective. • New formulas in math also help engineers make new designs.

  6. II. Architecture • Architects were also able to use these new mathematical concepts to strengthen buildings • Resurgence of classic building elements: arches, domes, columns, etc… • FilippoBrunelleschi came up with a design for a massive dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence • Herringbone pattern to support stone beams. • Built without support of scaffolding. • Biggest dome in the words at this time.

  7. III. Astronomy • Nicolaus Copernicus came up with the radical idea that our solar system was heliocentric (centered around the sun). • Galileo Galilei was able to craft telescopes that enabled him to see the moons of Jupiter and the craters on our Moon • Support the idea of a heliocentric universe.

  8. IV. Cartography (art of mapmaking) • As trade increased so did the need for better maps, measurements of the earth and its landmasses. • Trade brought better tools of navigation from other cultures(magnetic compass and astrolabe) • GerardusMercator of Flanders developed a cylindrical projection that is still widely used today • The invention of printing made maps much more widely available

  9. Who did it? • I’ll show you a famous work, you tell me who made it.

  10. David by Donatello

  11. School of Athens – Raphael

  12. Lady with an Ermine – Da Vinci

  13. Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli

  14. David Raphael

  15. Creation of Adam: Sistine Chapel Michelangelo

  16. La Primavera - Sandro Botticelli

  17. Mona Lisa - Da Vinci

  18. The David byMichelangelo

  19. Homework • Finish notes. • Chapter 11.2 Review #s 1a, 2b, 3a, 4a, 4b Honors will also do #5.

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