Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance ArtArt
Sunrise Senior CollegeSunrise Senior College
Gerard NeCastroGerard NeCastro
March 7, 2013March 7, 2013
Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance ArtArt
IntroductionIntroduction
PreliminariesPreliminaries
Thank YouThank YouScheduleScheduleReadingsReadingsReligious and SecularReligious and Secular
Medieval and RenaissanceMedieval and Renaissance
TimeTimeGeographyGeographyDisposition and AttitudeDisposition and AttitudeVisionVisionThe BodyThe Body
ChronologyChronology
Medieval BeginsMedieval BeginsOstrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy – 493
Medieval Ends and Renaissance BeginsMedieval Ends and Renaissance BeginsGutenberg Bible – 1454Gutenberg Bible – 1454
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Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s
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Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s
Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Lives of the Artists, 1550Lives of the Artists, 1550
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Dante, 1265 – 1321Dante, 1265 – 1321The Divine Comedy, 1300sThe Divine Comedy, 1300s
Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Georgio Vasari, 1511 – 1554Lives of the Artists, 1550Lives of the Artists, 1550
Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337
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Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
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Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
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Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441Jan Van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
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Chester Mystery Plays, 1560sChester Mystery Plays, 1560s(Medieval)(Medieval)
GeographyGeography
Disposition and AttitudeDisposition and Attitude
Wealth and PowerWealth and Power Investigation of Our WorldInvestigation of Our World
VisionVision
Intuitive PerspectiveIntuitive PerspectiveAtmospheric (Aerial) PerspectiveAtmospheric (Aerial) PerspectiveLinear PerspectiveLinear PerspectiveForeshorteningForeshortening
Intuitive PerspectiveIntuitive Perspective
Raphael. The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio), 1504.Raphael. The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio), 1504.
Atmospheric Perspective 1Atmospheric Perspective 1
Masaccio – The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1428Masaccio – The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1428
Atmospheric Perspective 2Atmospheric Perspective 2
Leonardo – Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1480Leonardo – Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1480
sfumatochiaroscuro
Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective
Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective
Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective
Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481Pietro Perugino – Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter, 1481
ForeshorteningForeshortening
Andrea Mantegna – Andrea Mantegna – The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1490The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1490
ForeshorteningForeshortening
The Body 1The Body 1
Cimabue - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1280.Cimabue - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1280.
The Body 2The Body 2
Botticelli – The Birth of Venus, c. 1486.Botticelli – The Birth of Venus, c. 1486.
The Body 3The Body 3
Botticelli - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1490.Botticelli - Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1490.
The Body 4The Body 4
Girolamo Savonarola, 1452–1498. Bonfire of the Vanities.