THE RENAISSANCE: SCULPTURE

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT Independent Italian

States Bourgeoisie:

traders, bankers Rome as the centre

of Christianity Patronage

RENAISSANCE: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Revival of Classical Greek and

Roman Culture Anthropocentrism: Humans

became the centre of philosophical and artistic reflection

Rationalism and critical thinking: explain the world through science and rational thinking (end of theocentrism)

Importance of knowledge: intellectual curiosity, new techniques

Desire to create order, proportion and harmony.

Use of math and rationality: scale and proportion

CHRONOLOGY Trecento (14th century): evolution and remains

from Gothic style Quattrocento (15th century): harmony and

proportion Cinquecento (16th century): Mannerism (from 1530 till the Baroque):

dramatic effects, harmony and proportion are abandoned…

SCULPTURE

SCULPTURE

Harmony Realism Idealism and serenity: ideal

beauty, physical and spiritual beauty.

Anthropocentrism: anatomy of the human body. Nudes. The body reflects the feelings.

Balance and proportion: symmetry, piramidal composition.

Peace and pleasure. Optimism

Perspective: to give depth and volumen to scenes, objects and figures.

Creating reliefs with various depths.

New techniques and materials Mainly marble, stone

and bronze Freestanding

sculptures (3D) and reliefs.

Subjects: Religious Classical Antiquity:

mythology (nudes) Portraits Nature, landscapes,

buildings, cities…

SCULPTURE

CUATROCENTO

GHIBERTI: 1403-24 , “PUERTAS DEL BAPTISTERIO” PRIMERAS PUERTAS (NORTE)

GHIBERTI: (1425-52), “LAS PUERTAS DEL PARAÍSO” , BAPTISTERIO DE FLORENCIA

GÉNESIS: CREACIÓN Y EXPULSIÓN

ABRAHAM: SACRIFICIO DE ISAAC

DONATELLO :“SAN JORGE”

DONATELLO “SAN JORGE”

”DONATELLO “DAVID”

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DONATELLO, “DAVID”

DONATELLO: CONDOTTIERO GATTAMELATA

DONATELLO “MAGDALENA PENITENTE”

CINQUECENTO

MIGUEL ANGEL : “DAVID”

MIGUEL ÁNGEL, “PIEDAD” VATICANO

MIGUEL ÁNGEL: TUMBA DEJULIO II

MIGUEL ÁNGEL “MOISÉS”

MIGUEL ÁNGEL: ESCLAVO REBELDE Y ESCLAVO MORIBUNDO(MUSEO LOUVRE)

MANIERISMO

MIGUEL ÁNGEL: “PIEDAD FLORENTINA”, “ PIEDAD RONDANINI”, “PIEDAD PALESTRINA”

GIAMBOLOGNA, “EL RAPTO DE LA SABINA”

GIAMBOLOGNA, “MERCURIO”

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