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Art of the Italian Renaissance
Ms. Rosenberg
Western Civilizations I
Art Genres Painting Sculpture Architecture
New Techniques in Art Perspective used to create three
dimensional effects
Shading
Realism
Reemergence of Classical architectural
elements (columns, arches, domes,
arcades)
Lorenzo Ghiberti Florentine designer, sculptor, goldsmith,
architect and writer
to create numerous bronze works because of his
unrivaled skills
Figures reminiscent of Classical styles
Gates of Paradise
1425-1452, bronze, 16 feet 7 inches tall
Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect and sculptor
Often in competition with Ghiberti for art
commissions
Highly secretive, often difficult to work with
Pioneer in perspective and use of the vanishing
point
Duomo of the Santa Maria del
Fiore (Florence Cathedral)
Donatello Master sculptor of bronze and marble
Studied under Ghiberti
Connoisseur of the Ancients - works contain
some of the earliest examples of classical
lettering styles
Worked under the patronage of the Medici
David
1444-1446, bronze, 5 feet 2 inches tall
Sandro Botticelli 1445-1510, Florence
Studied with painting masters
Under the patronage of the Medici
Intensely classical themes relating to mythology
Subject matter changed under influence of
Savonarola
Primavera 1482, Tempera on wood, 203 x 314 cm
Birth of Venus 1485, Tempura on canvas, 67 7/8 x 109 5/8 in
Leonardo da Vinci
Worked under the patronage of various Italians and Europeans
Skilled in the arts, architecture, and mechanical engineering
Produced thousands of sketches of countless subjects (anatomical designs, weaponry, etc.)
Generally failed to finish his projects
True Renaissance Man
The Last Supper
1495-1497, fresco, 15 x 29 feet
Mona Lisa
1503-1506, oil on
wood, 30 x 21 inches
Michelangelo Buonarroti Studied under Ghirlandaio, spending time living
with the Medici
Studied anatomy in order to perfectly portray
the human form
Difficult to work with, very tempermental
Regarded as the greatest living artist at age 37
Exceptional sculptor, architect, and painter
Split time between Florence and Rome
Pieta
1489, marble,
5 x 6 feet
David
1501-1504, marble, 13 feet tall
The Sistine Chapel
1509-1512, fresco
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
1509-1512, fresco
The Last
Judgment
The Sistine Chapel
1535-1541
Laurentian
Library
Reading Room
Library Exterior
Rome
Raphael Santi Skilled painter and architect
Studied under Leonardo and Michelangelo,
evidence of their influence exist in his work
Work generally had calmer styles, more popular
with the general population
Heavily influenced by Greco-Roman sculpture
School of Athens
1510-1511, fresco
Pythagoras
Averroes Epicurus
Socrates
Heraclites
Plato Aristotle
Raphael
Ptolemy
Euclid
Diogenes
Alexander
Apollo Athena