Name: Date: Renaissance Art Project

Before you start: What distinguishes Renaissance art from other time periods?

How is the art of the Northern Renaissance different from the art of the Italian Renaissance?

Helpful Websites: (I found them using simple google searches of famous art museums)

• Britain’s National Gallery- Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Van Eyck: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/renaissance-tour

• Our National Gallery (search by time period and artist): http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artists.html?pageNumber=1

• Our National Gallery (15th century Italy): http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ita15.shtm • The Louvre (search the collection): http://www.louvre.fr/en

Directions:

1. Choose a minimum of THREE Renaissance artists. You may use, but are not limited to…

From the Southern Renaissance: From the Northern Renaissance: Masaccio Jan van Eyck Brunelleschi Robert Campin Ghiberti Rogier van der Weyden Donatello Albrecht Durer Fra Angelico Hans Holbein the Younger Pierro della Francesca Lucas Cranach the Elder

Andrea del Castagno Matthias Grunewald Gentile Bellini Pieter Brueghel Botticelli Mantegna Different… Leonardo da Vinci El Greco (Spain) Michelangelo Hieronymus Bosch Raphael Titian Fra Flippo Lippi Artemesia Gentileschi (a woman!) Sofonisba Anguissola (another woman!)

2. For each artist. Find ONE work of art. Copy-paste that work of art into the space below. Then discuss the various features of that work of art. These should include:

• Who the patron was (influences subject)- you may or may not easily find this • Renaissance art characteristics that are present • Any interesting facts about that specific painting

AS SOON AS YOU ARE DONE, CLICK PRINT!

Artist Painting Discussion of the painting Example: Benozzo Gozzoli 15th c. Florence

Journey of the Magi

Medici patron was painted into the scene! This was common in an age where your patron frequently dictated the scene they wanted depicted. Religious theme- The Magi are the 3 Wise Men from the Nativity story. This is a scene from the New Testament, but adapted to Renaissance Italian court styles (notice the dress, castle in the background) Use of individualism (dress and facial expressions), realistic backgrounds (nature, paths, sky, buildings), perspective (larger in front, trails off to a distance), motion, bright colors.

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