art appreciation: midterm review
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Art Appreciation:Mid-Exam Review
As you read through this review, see the questions in red and answer
them as part of your review.
3 Art Questions
1-What is art?Art is the expression of human creative skill and imagination.
Artists tell the story of human history through art!
2-Why should we appreciate art?We live in a visual world – it is important to be able to understand the images we see everyday. It helps to give us the gift of the freedom of choice.
3 Art Questions
What visual images do you see everyday? Do
you notice them?
3-How can every work of art show us Gods truth?Through the beauty of the artists expression we are reminded of Gods truth through that beauty.
The creation of art reflects our Creator (God).
3 Art Questions
Western Art Timeline
Mid
dle
Ag
es (
400-
1400
)
Ren
aiss
ance
(14
00-1
550)
Man
ner
ism
(15
20-1
600)
Bar
oq
ue
(160
0-17
00)
How do the artists in these styles learn from each other? How do
they rebel against each other?
Renaissance Art1400-1550
AnnunciationLeonardo da Vinci, 1475-1480
A little history...• Before the Renaissance (during a time called the Middle Ages), most
people had very hard lives. Their focus was on surviving their daily life.
• From around 1350
-1450, the “Black
Plague” killed ½ of
the population of
Europe.
• Huge economy
shift that created a
Middle Class.
Middle Ages Art
What are some things you notice about art from the
Middle Ages?
A little history...• A major shift in thought – in Florence, Italy, people begin to think
differently about life.• Renaissance means “rebirth.” This rebirth of of classical Greek
and Roman ideas on language, philosophy, art, arcitecture & literature
• Renaissance Humanism: the study of things that promote and exhault human culture.
– Rather than focusing on the spiritual or eternal ideal, it focused on a worldly ideal. Living life in the here and now, exploring and enjoying the present.
– This idea did not exclude Christian ideas, however it did focus more on “man” than God.
...so, Renaissance art became a rebirth of a more classic, natural and realistic way of art.
Giotto di Bondone1266-1377
Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ),between 1304 and 1306
Giotto was a painter, sculptor and architect and is considered the first to heavily contribute to the Italian Renaissance. His use of color and perspective (nearly
100 years before the Renaissance) had a huge
influence on some of the great Renissance artists.
Leonardo de Vinci1452-1519
De Vinci is known as a “Renaissance Man”. He had many talents as an artists – he was a
painter, sculptor, scientist and inventor, with his most famous paintings being the Mona Lisa
and The Last Supper.
Leonardo de Vinci
Mona Lisa (1503-1506)
This is one of the most famous paintings ever painted by de Vinci or any artist. De Vinci used techniques that helped define Renassiance art at
the time – a natural, realistic perspecive using light and shadow in
such a way that the painting looks more like a photo. He also used a technique known as sfumato that
blended light and dark colors, again aiding in the realisic nature of the
painting.
Michelangelo Buonarroti1475-1564
Michelangelo was also a sculptor and painter. His great attention to
detail as well as his poetry, architecture and engineering ideas made him one of the great artists of
the Renaissance.
Painted by: Jacopino del Conte, after 1535
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sistine Chapel (1508-1512) is painted on the celing of the large Papal Chapel within the Vatican. Michelangelo painted 9 scenes from the Book of Genesis.
Detail: the face of God
The School of Athenss (Raphael, 1510-1511) comes from a time when the status of artists had dramatically risen. This captures so much of what the Renissance was about – the glorification of classical
themes (art, language, mathematics, philosophy) and the glorification of man.
The Madonna and Child in MajestyCimabue, 1280
Madonna Enthroned Giotto di Bondone, 1310
Painted sometime between 330-550
Madonna and Child with two angelsFilipo Lippi, 1465
What differences do you see between the 4 paintings of the
Madonna & child?
Lasting Effects
• Oil on canvas• Realistic perspective
• Sfumato• Lighting techniques to create a more
natural look
Mannerism& Baroque Art
Self-Portrait in a Convex MirrorParmigianio, 1524
The Storm on the Sea of GalileeRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1633)
Mannerism - History
Protestant Reformation• 1517: Martin Luther wrote “95 Theses”. This began the Reformation.• Key Ideas:
– A call to purify the church.• Where was all the money going? • Why did the church have so much control over everything?
• A belief that the Bible, not tradition, should be the soul source of spiritual authority.
• The Reformation divided Europe into Protestant and Catholic.
The Art• The term Mannerism: Italian word maniera which means style or
manner.• Renaissance art was focused on art being realistic, • Mannerist art was more interested in creating and showing off their own
style.
Mannerism – What is it?
Characteristics of Mannerism• Awkward or unusual poses
• Distortion of Figures– Elongated figures (i.e. neck), disproportionate body parts (i.e. small or
large hands)
• Manipulation of Space– Logical boundaries ignored
• Confusing on purpose
Why did Mannerist artists make their paintings confusing
on purpose?
Mannerism - Pontormo
Entombment Jacopo Carucci (known as Pontormo) 1528
Joseph in Egypt (1515-1518)
Monsignor della Casa (1544)
In what ways do these
paintings show characteristics of
Mannerism?
Mannerism – El Greco
Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes (1599)
View of Toledo (1596/1600)
Baroque – What is it?
Characteristics in Baroque Art:• Emotionally intense• Movement• Drama
– Use of color– Light and dark
• Extravagant ornamentation• Back to a more realistic look
Artists• Caravaggio, Italy, 1571-1610• Rembrandt, Dutch, 1606-1669
Baroque – Caravaggio
The Conversion on the way to Damascus (1601)
The Crucifixation of St. Peter (1601)
What themes did Caravaggio like to paint?
Baroque – Rembrandt
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