Renaissance Art

HAM 2026 Unit 2

← What is the title of this work, who painted it, which version is it out of the Madonna depictions, and what period is it from?

Madonna and Child with Two Angels. Fra Filippo Lippi | Period: Early Renaissance | Significance: Humanizes Mary by portraying her with greater naturalism and emotion

← What is the name of this work, artist, and what period is it from?

Birth of Venus. Artist: Sandro Botticelli | Period: Early Renaissance |

← Who painted this during what period? What technique did it use to reflect the styles of its period specifically

Lady with an Ermine. Leonardo da Vinci | Period: High Renaissance | Significance: Uses perfect linear perspective and realistic human emotion to dramatize Christ's announcement that one disciple will betray him.

←What is the this piece called, who painted it, and how did it reflect the styles of its period?

School of Athens. Artist: Raphael | Period: High Renaissance | Significance: Celebrates Renaissance humanism in an idealized architectural setting.

←What was this piece called, which version is it out of the Madonna depictions, who painted this, and how did it reflect the styles of its period?

Madonna with the Long Neck (the 5th version) Artist: Parmigianino | Period: Late Renaissance (Mannerism) | Significance: Rejects High Renaissance balance through exaggerated proportions

←What is the this piece called, who painted it, and how did it reflect the styles of its period?

Entombment of Christ Artist: Jacopo Pontormo | Period: Late Renaissance (Mannerism) | Significance: Uses emotional intensity and unnatural forms to challenge Renaissance ideals of realism and harmony.

←What is the this piece called, who painted it, and what period was it painted?

Self-Portrait Artist: Albrecht Dürer | Period: Northern Renaissance

←What is the this piece called, who painted it, and how did it reflect the styles of its period?

The Arnolfini Portrait Artist: Jan van Eyck | Period: Northern Renaissance | Significance: Demonstrates the Northern Renaissance focus on extraordinary attention to detail in everyday life.

Who painted the Hunters in the Snow during what period? How did it reflect its period’s style?

Pieter Bruegel the Elder | Period: Northern Renaissance / Late Renaissance | Significance: Focuses on everyday life and the human relationship with nature through a detailed winter landscape.