Italian Renaissance Works to Know; Jasper Hs Humanities

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Enigmatic smile

Sfumato

The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci

Demonstrates Renaissance fascination w/ realism, depth, & emotion

Geometric composition (triangles)

Birth of Venus by Botticelli

Idealized realism

Revived interest in Greco-Roman themes; nude

Religious →Secular

La Primavera by Botticelli

Mythological spring scene

Greek interest

Humanistic themes

The School of Athens by Raphael

High point of Renaissance art

Plato & aristotle mentioned

Realistic, perspective, Rome-inspired architectural setting

David by Donatello

1st freestanding male nude since antiquity

David by Michelangelo

Expressive gaze

Strength and focus; idealized

Pieta by Michelangelo

Highly expressive; expression is a mix of sorrow & reverence

Pyramid composition

Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo

Creation of Adam

Fusion of humanistic and religious subject matters

Florentine Il Duomo by Filippo Brunelleschi

Renaissance architecture: Dome, classical elements (like columns)

Showcased religion & wealth

The Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti

Showed shift in citizen’s, patron’s, and leader’s preference for newer renaissance ideals

Narratives from old testament