art and patronage italians were willing to spend a lot of money on art. / art communicated social,...
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Art and PatronageArt and Patronage Italians were willing to spend a lot of
money on art./ Art communicated social, political, and
spiritual values./ Italian banking & international trade
interests had the money.
Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds.
Therefore, the consumption of art was used as a form of competition for social & political status!
PerspectivePerspective
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
First use First use of linear of linear
perspective!perspective!
Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!Perspective!
The The TrinityTrinity
MasaccioMasaccio
14271427
What you What you are, I once are, I once was; what I was; what I am, you will am, you will
become.become.
Emphasis on IndividualismEmphasis on Individualism Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre:
The Duke & Dutchess of UrbinoThe Duke & Dutchess of Urbino
Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.
Artists as Artists as Personalities/CelebritiesPersonalities/Celebrities
Lives of the Lives of the Most Most Excellent Excellent Painters, Painters, Sculptors, andSculptors, andArchitectsArchitects
Giorgio VasariGiorgio Vasari
15501550
Renaissance Renaissance FlorenceFlorence
The Wool FactoryThe Wool Factoryby Mirabello Cavalori, 1570by Mirabello Cavalori, 1570 1252 – first gold 1252 – first gold
florinsflorins minted minted
Florentine lion:Florentine lion:symbol of St. symbol of St.
MarkMark
Lorenzo Lorenzo the Magnificentthe Magnificent
1478 - 15211478 - 1521
Cosimo de Cosimo de MediciMedici
1517 - 15741517 - 1574
Florence Under the Florence Under the MediciMedici
Medici ChapelMedici Chapel
The Medici PalaceThe Medici Palace
Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
Commissioned to build the cathedral dome./ Used unique
architectural concepts. He studied
the ancient Pantheon in Rome.
Used ribs for support.
Dome Dome ComparisonsComparisons
Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)
Ghiberti – Ghiberti – Gates of ParadiseGates of ParadiseBaptistry Door, Florence – 1425 - Baptistry Door, Florence – 1425 -
14521452The Winner!The Winner!
Vitruvian Vitruvian Man Man
Leonardo daLeonardo daVinciVinci
14921492
TheTheL’uomoL’uomo
universauniversalele
The Renaissance “Man”The Renaissance “Man” Broad knowledge about many things in
different fields.
Deep knowledge/skill in one area.
Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge.
The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.
Self-Portrait Self-Portrait -- da Vinci, -- da Vinci, 15121512
1452 - 15191452 - 1519
Artist
Sculptor
Architect
Scientist
Engineer
Inventor
Leonardo, the Scientist Leonardo, the Scientist (Biology):(Biology):Pages from his Pages from his NotebookNotebook
An example of An example of the humanist the humanist desire to desire to unlock the unlock the secrets of secrets of nature.nature.
Michelangelo BuonorratiMichelangelo Buonorrati
1475 – 15641475 – 1564
He He represented represented the body in the body in three three dimensions dimensions of sculpture.of sculpture.
The Sistine The Sistine ChapelChapel
MichelangelMichelangelo Buonarrotio Buonarroti
1508 - 15121508 - 1512
The Sistine Chapel’s The Sistine Chapel’s CeilingCeiling
Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo Buonarroti1508 - 15121508 - 1512
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520)1520)
Self-PortraitSelf-Portrait, 1506, 1506 Portrait of the Artist Portrait of the Artist with a Friendwith a Friend, 1518, 1518
Raphael’sRaphael’s Madonnas Madonnas
Sistine MadonnaSistine Madonna Cowpepper MadonnaCowpepper Madonna
The School of Athens The School of Athens – – Raphael, 1510 -11Raphael, 1510 -11 One point perspective.
All of the important Greek philosophers and thinkers are included all of the great personalities of the Seven Liberal Arts!
A great variety of poses. Located in the papal apartments
library. Raphael worked on this commission
simultaneously as Michelangelo was doing the Sistine Chapel.
No Christian themes here.
The School of Athens The School of Athens – – Raphael, 1510 -11Raphael, 1510 -11
Raphael
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Pope Leo X with Cardinal Pope Leo X with Cardinal Giulio deMedici and Luigi De Giulio deMedici and Luigi De Rossi Rossi by Raphael, 1518-1519 by Raphael, 1518-1519 A Medici Pope.A Medici Pope.
He went through He went through the Vatican the Vatican treasury in a treasury in a year!year!
His extravagances His extravagances offended even offended even some cardinals some cardinals [[as well as Martin as well as Martin LutherLuther!].!].
Started selling Started selling indulgencesindulgences..
Birth of VenusBirth of Venus – – Botticelli, 1485Botticelli, 1485
An attempt to depict perfect beauty.An attempt to depict perfect beauty.
Botticelli’s Venus Motif.Botticelli’s Venus Motif.
10¢ Italian Euro coin.10¢ Italian Euro coin.
2002 Euro Coin2002 Euro Coin
Jan van Eyck (1395 – Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)1441)
More courtly and aristocratic work./ Court painter to
the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good.
The Virgin and Chancellor Rolin, 1435.
Albrecht Dürer (1471-Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)1528)
The greatest of German artists.
A scholar as well as an artist.
His patron was the Emperor Maximilian I.
Also a scientist/ Wrote books on
geometry, fortifications, and human proportions.
Self-conscious individualism of the Renaissance is seen in his portraits.
Self-Portrait at 26, 1498.
The English Were More The English Were More Interested in Architecture Interested in Architecture
than Paintingthan Painting
Hardwick Hall, designed by Robert Smythson in the Hardwick Hall, designed by Robert Smythson in the 1590s, for the Duchess of Shrewsbury [more 1590s, for the Duchess of Shrewsbury [more
medieval in style].medieval in style].