Renaissance Period

Renaissance Period

•       Means rebirth or awakening

•       Began in Italy in the late 14^th century

•       Renewed interest in Ancient Greece & Rome, philosophy, literature, and the arts

Vitruvian Man

•       is Leonardo da Vinci's own reflection on human proportion and architecture, made clear through words and image.

•       Development of new technologies like the printing press

•       New system of astronomy

•       Discovery and exploration of new continents

Early Renaissance

•       Artists believed that art should be developing and moving

•       Emphasis on color, space, and light elements

•       Focused on the human body and people doing mundane activities

•       Realism dominated the art expression

Late Renaissance

•       Mannerism was developed to focus on style or manner and less on substance

•       Roman rule was depicted through paintings of anguished people

•       Gothic style was also developed from this period

•       Spread to other European nations as well

•       Symbolism was widely used

Humanism

•       Turned away from medieval scholasticism and renewed interest in Greek and roman thought

Individualism

•       Showed individual people instead of groups

Secularism

is a belief system that rejects religion, or the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education. The principles of separation of church and state and of keeping religion out of the public school system are an example of secularism.

Classicism

•       Characterized by classic Roman and Greek influences

Nature

•       Depicted outdoor scenarios

Anatomy

•       Focused on defined and precise human anatomy

Linear perspective

•       The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Depth

•       Used light and shading to create the illusion of space and depth

Leonardo Da Vinci

•       Considered as the ultimate “Renaissance Man” for works focusing on intellect, humanist and classic values

Michelangelo Buonarroti Simoni

•       Works focused on the human body
•       Most notable for sculptures but is also known for his paintings

Raphael Sanzio

•       The youngest of the Three Great High Renaissance Masters

•       Skillfully demonstrated the classical ideals of beauty, serenity, and harmony