RenaissanceA STUDY OF the artworks of

Leonardo da Vinci&

Michelangelo&

Raphael

By Adib, Callum & Emma

Renaissance -Was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the

14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the

Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of

Europe. Produced paintings using vivid, unrealistic

and contrasting colours for emotional effect.

Traditionally, this intellectual transformation has

resulted in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge

between the Middle Ages and the Modern era.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

His full name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci

He was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer.

He most famous painting was the Mona Lisa

Comparison of two artworks by Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa The Last Supper

Mona Lisa•The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a seated woman, Lisa del Giocondo.•Her facial expression has been frequently described as enigmatic.• The ambiguity of the subject's expression, the monumentality of the composition, and the subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.• The image is widely recognised, caricatured, and sought out by visitors to the Louvre, and it is considered the most famous painting in the world.

The Last Supper

The Last Supper is a 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este.

It represents the scene of The Last Supper from the final days of Jesus as it is told in the Gospel of John 13:21, when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him.

Michelangelo (1475 - 1564)His full name is ‘Michelangelo di Lodovico

Buonarroti Simoni’Was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor,

architect, poet, and engBorn 6 March 1475 at Caprese near Arezzo,

Republic of Florence He died 18 February 1564(1564-02-18)

(aged 88)Rome, Papal States (present-day Italy)ineer.

Comparison of two artworks by Raphael The Creation of Adam (1511 - 1502)

The Crucifixion of st. Peter (1546-1550)

“The Creation of Adam”, (1511)

• It illustrates the Biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam, the first man.

• Adam's finger and God's finger are not touching. It gives the impression that God, the giver of life, is reaching out to Adam and Adam is receiving..

The Crucifixion of St. Peter (1546-1550)It is housed in the

Cappella Paolina, Vatican Palace, in the Vatican City, Rome. It is the last fresco that Michelangelo painted.

Michelangelo concentrated the attention on the depiction of pain and suffering.

The faces of the people present are contracted in a horrified grim, and several of the observers seem going to die.

Raphael (1483 -1520)His full name is Raffaello Sanzio da UrbinoWas an Italian painter and architect of the

High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.

Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

Comparison of two artworks by Raphael The Mond Crucifixion, - 1502

The Wedding Virgin

The Mond Crucifixion”, (1502)

•An early work influenced by Perugino•It was originally an altarpiece in the church of San Domenico in Città di Castello, near Raphael's hometown of Urbino. •The painting shows Jesus on the cross, who is looking peaceful even though he is dying. •There are two angels catching his blood in chalices. •On Jesus' left kneels Mary Magdalene, with John the Evangelist standing behind her. On his right Mary (mother of Jesus) stands, and St. Jerome, to whom the altar was dedicated, is kneeling. At the foot of the cross is the inscription "Raphael of Urbino painted this” in silver letters.

The Marriage of the Virgin (1504)The Marriage of the Virgin,

also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting.

Completed in 1504 for a Franciscan church in Città di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph.

It changed hands several times before settling in 1806 at the Pinacoteca di Brera.

Bibliography

Websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael