Great Artists of the Renaissance

Renaissance Artists wanted their subjects to be realistic Focused on humanity and emotion Used new techniques Sculptured emphasized realism and the

human form Architecture reached new heights of

design

New Techniques

Frescos Painting done on

wet plaster Gave depth to

paintings

Perspective Making distant

objects appear smaller than those close to the viewer

Made scenes appear 3-D

Filippo Brunelleschi Created a dome in Florence- il duomo Modeled after the Pantheon

Il duomo Pantheon

Leonardo daVinci Renaissance genius Considered himself a painter, but he

was also a sculptor, architect, and engineer

Sketched nature Dissected corpses to learn how the

human body works

A sample of daVinci’sanatomysketches

daVinci’s famous paintings

Mona Lisa- portrait of a woman whose mysterious smile has baffled people for centuries

Is daVinci Mona Lisa?

The Last Supper

A masterpiece of perspective

daVinci’s inventions

Michelangelo Buonarroti Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect,

poet Called a “meloncholy genius”- his work

reflects his many life long spiritual struggles

The David

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u8LDXhFzPo

The Pieta

The Sistine Chapel Took four years to complete Commissioned by Pope Julius II

http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Raphael Admired for his talent and his sweet and

gracious nature Studied great masters, but developed his

own style Famous work: School of Athens Imaginary gathering of great thinkers and

scientists (Plato, Aristotle, Socrates to name a few)

He included himself in the picture along with Michelangelo and daVinci

The School of Athens

Raphael in the back

The Renaissance moves North Began in the region of Flanders(France,

Belgium, Netherlands) Flanders was a thriving center of trade

for Northern Europe From Flanders, the Renaissance spread

to Spain, France, Germany, and England

Jan van Eyck One of the most important Flemish

painters Used rich, realistic detail in his works

Portrait of GiovanniArnolfini and His Wife

“Leonardo of the North” Albrecht Durer- traveled to Italy to study

Italian masters Took these ideas and spread

Renaissance techniques to Northern Europe

He applied his new knowledge of painting techniques to engraving

Engraving- etching a design on to a metal plate with acid

Durer’s nature paintings

What other artist was interested in nature?

Durer self-portrait