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Page 1: RENAISSANCE ART.  Adopted the attitudes of classical artists  Interested in people and the natural world  What people looked like, how their bodies

RENAISSANCE ART

Page 2: RENAISSANCE ART.  Adopted the attitudes of classical artists  Interested in people and the natural world  What people looked like, how their bodies

Adopted the attitudes of classical artists Interested in people and the natural world What people looked like, how their bodies

moved, facial expressions changed.Wanted paintings to look realistic Use of Perspective

Method that gave pictures depth and distance Look 3 dimensional

FOCUS OF RENAISSANCE ART

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CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST

Renaissance art often covered religious

topics, but with a different

focus.

Body shape and positioning is more realistic

Use of landscape in

the background.More natural

color choice

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VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Children have child-like

characteristics

More expression

shown in faces

Landscape in background

Movement

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BIRTH OF VENUS

Also focused on Greek/Roman Subjects; The Goddess Venus

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Incorporation of architecture

Bodies in motion

Jesus is important in this painting, but there’s a lot going on as well

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Parallel lines meet at a center point; as shown in these images.

VANISHING POINT

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WEDDING PORTRAIT

Art also included more secular ideas.

Use of perspective:

Painting looks 3

dimensional, some things

are close while others look further

away.

Vanishing point: It gives the painting its

depth. Can you find it in this painting?

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PAINTING #1MEDIEVAL OR RENAISSANCE?

How do you know?

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PAINTING #2MEDIEVAL OR RENAISSANCE?

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PAINTING #3MEDIEVAL OR RENAISSANCE?

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PAINTING #4MEDIEVAL OR RENAISSANCE?

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