RenPP

The Classical Period

• covered height of Greek culture & Roman Empire from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D.

• figures idealized

• bodies look active

• faces without emotion - heroic figures or real people doing daily life tasks

Medieval Period

• Europe, lasted from 500 to 1400 - characterized by feudalism and the Catholic Church

• subjects mostly religious

• figures look flat and stiff with little real movement

• important figures are large

• faces solemn with little emotion

• vibrant colors

• backgrounds a single color

Renaissance Period

• began in Italy around 1400 and lasted until 1650

• people rediscovered the writings and artworks of the Greeks and Romans 

• both religious and non-religious scenes

• figures look idealized

• bodies look active

• people doing real tasks of everyday life

• faces express what people are thinking

• colors respond to the light that falls on them

•  interest in nature

•  full deep backgrounds

Sandro Botticelli

• 1445 - 1510 Florence, Italy

• lived in Florence his entire life except for 1 trip to Rome to paint frescoes in the Sistine Chapel

• apprenticed as a goldsmith

  • pupil of the painter Fra Filippo Libbi

The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

La primavera, Sandro Botticelli

Albretch Durer

• 1471 -1528 Nuremberg, Germany

• most famous German Artist of his time

• helped to modernize German art by combining medieval devotional imagery and Renaissance mythological subjects

• left for Italy after he was married in 1494

• 3 major journeys to Italy show different periods in his life

Self Portrait 1498, Albretch Durer

Self Portrait 1500, Albretch Durer

The Four Apostles, Albretch Durer

Pieter Bruegel

• 1525 - 1569, Flemish Artist

• rejected influences of Italian Renaissance - portrays realistic situations in contemporary settings

• both of his sons Pieter & Jan become painters

The Peasant Dance, Pieter Bruegel

The Peasant Wedding Feast, Pieter Bruegel

Jan Van Eyck

• 1390-1441

• Flemish painter

• uncertainty on his early works - whether or not he was assisted by his brother

• only 9 of his paintings still exist - signed and dated - 4 are religious subjects and 5 are portraits

Giovanni Arnolfini and Wife, Jan Van Eyck

Raphael

• Born April 6, 1483 - Died April 6, 1520 age 38

• received his earliest training from his father

• many of his paintings are of the Madonna

• very acute portraits

The Betrothal of the Virgin, Raphael

The School of Athens, Raphael

Titian

• About 1485 - 1516

• studied under Bellini for a while

• painted for Charles V of Spain and his son Philip II

Pesaro Madonna, Titian

Michelangelo

• Sculptor

David, Michelangelo

Gigantic 14 foot 3 inches marble statue

• took 3 years to complete

  • supposed to reflect the power and determination of the Republic of Florence

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Michelangelo

The creation of Man, Michelangelo

The last Judgment, Michelangelo

Pieta, Michelangelo

Leonardo de Vinci

• Was good at Many things

• Known as the Renaissance Man

• Good at a lot of things

The Last Supper, Leonardo De Vinci

The Mona Lisa, Leonardo De Vinci

Ginevra de Benci, Leonardo de Vinci

The Virgin of the Rocks, Leonardo De Vinci