Renaissance Art Critique

Internet Search 2012

Your group is assigned one work Your group is assigned one work of art from the period of the of art from the period of the RenaissanceRenaissance

Your responsibilities are as follows:Your responsibilities are as follows:

1) Using the internet, research your 1) Using the internet, research your assigned work of artassigned work of art

2) Print a picture of the work of art2) Print a picture of the work of art 3) 3) As a groupAs a group, write a bulleted list , write a bulleted list

describing how the art reflects the five describing how the art reflects the five elements of Renaissance artelements of Renaissance art

4) 4) On your ownOn your own, write a brief paragraph , write a brief paragraph of review describing your own feelings of review describing your own feelings about the art—what do you like or about the art—what do you like or dislike about it, what makes it good or dislike about it, what makes it good or bad, what emotions do you feel looking bad, what emotions do you feel looking at the art? It is an opinionated response.at the art? It is an opinionated response.

5) 5) As a groupAs a group, write a brief paragraph , write a brief paragraph regarding the history of the artist.regarding the history of the artist.

6) Copy down the website where you 6) Copy down the website where you found information about and images of found information about and images of your work of art.your work of art.

www.wga.huwww.wga.hu 7) Report your research to the class.7) Report your research to the class.

Additional Instructions:

You need to print all of your group’s work You need to print all of your group’s work on no more than two pages. Make it on no more than two pages. Make it brief, but concise. Make sure all group brief, but concise. Make sure all group member’s names are on your sheets. member’s names are on your sheets. Be sure to proofread your work. Your Be sure to proofread your work. Your oral report needs to be brief, concise, oral report needs to be brief, concise, and thoughtful. Remember, we are and thoughtful. Remember, we are stressing the elements and ideals of the stressing the elements and ideals of the Renaissance.Renaissance.

Elements of Renaissance ArtElements of Renaissance Art

1)1) HumanismHumanism: human nature, human personality, : human nature, human personality, human emotion, human intellect, classical human emotion, human intellect, classical education.education.

2) 2) PerspectivePerspective: Utilizing tools of geometric or : Utilizing tools of geometric or parallel perspective.parallel perspective.3) 3) RealismRealism: life-like, three-dimensional, realistic : life-like, three-dimensional, realistic shading, natural world, human body/anatomy.shading, natural world, human body/anatomy.4) 4) ReligionReligion: religious figures, Mother and child, : religious figures, Mother and child, Biblical stories and heroes.Biblical stories and heroes.5) 5) BalanceBalance: elements of equal with a focal point, : elements of equal with a focal point, dominance, center of interest. dominance, center of interest.

What is the first thing that What is the first thing that attracts your eye to a attracts your eye to a work of art or what the work of art or what the artist wants to emphasize artist wants to emphasize the most?the most?

1)1) Rafael: Rafael: School of AthensSchool of Athens2)2) Rafael:Rafael: Sistine MadonnaSistine Madonna3) Durer: 3) Durer: Lamentation for ChristLamentation for Christ4) Masaccio: 4) Masaccio: The TrinityThe Trinity5) Brunelleschi: 5) Brunelleschi: Sacrifice of IsaacSacrifice of Isaac6) Michelangelo: 6) Michelangelo: Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel7) Michelangelo: 7) Michelangelo: Pieta Pieta8) Michelangelo: 8) Michelangelo: DavidDavid9) Leonardo da Vinci: 9) Leonardo da Vinci: Mona LisaMona Lisa10) Leonardo da Vinci: 10) Leonardo da Vinci: The Last SupperThe Last Supper11) Jan van Eyck: 11) Jan van Eyck: Portrait of Giovanni Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and WifeArnolfini and Wife12) Donatello: 12) Donatello: St. George St. George 13) Donatello: 13) Donatello: DavidDavid

Sistine Madonnaby: Raphael

School of Athens by: Raphael

Lamentation of Christby: Albrecht Durer

Trinityby: Masaccio

Sacrifice of Isaacby: Brunelleschi

Sistine Chapelby: Michelangelo

Davidby: Michelangelo

Pietaby:

Michelangelo

Mona Lisaby: Leonardo da Vinci

Last Supper by: Leonardo da Vinci

Giovanni Arnolfini & Wifeby: Jan van Eyck

Davidby: Donatello

Birth of Venus by: Botticelli