MU #1 Renaissance Art

What were the two main features that separated Renaissance art from Medieval art?

1.Emphasis on regular people

2.Use of classical figures, architecture, and style

What did visual art emphasize?

Humans are worthy of being art subjects, not just God

Who were commonly used classical figures?

Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, Socrates

What was the classical style of architecture?

Marble pillars and buildings

What did Renaissance Art emphasize?

Detail and effort

What was geometric perspective?

Technique that allowed artists to create more realistic art

What did paintings and sculptures portray?

Real, 3-D characters

-Raphael, School of Athens

What did art begin to start showing at the time?

Regular people in normal situations (common in Northern Renaissance)

-Leonardo Davinci, Mona Lisa

-Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson

What did patrons hire artists to do?

Hired artists to paint themselves or their families in geometric, realist style

What did the Catholic Church hire Renaissance artists for?

Sculpt, design religious statues

-Michealangelo Sistine Chapel

-Brunelleschi’s Cathedral in France