Renaissance Art

Hummanism

focus on worldly subjects rather than religious issues

Renaissance

rebirth of classical antiquity

What is a guild?

It's an organization of people in the same craft or trade

quatrefoil

Having 4 leaves

Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac

• This was an entry into a competition to create new bronze doors for the Florentine baptistery

• Shows an angel about to stop Abraham

• Swerling Gothic robes

• made of many bronze layers, more heavy n expensive

Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac

• This was another entry to the competition for the Florentine baptistery

• Shows an angel on its way to stop Abraham

• Figures recall classical statuary

• one layer, lighter n cheaper

Who won the competition?

It's unclear who won

Ghiberti, Gates of Paradise doors

• Sculptor abandoned the Gothic quatrefoil frame with biblical scenes

Ghiberti, Isaac & His Sons (Gates of Paradise)

• Shows the linear perspective to create the illusion of distance

Brunelleschi, Dome of Florence Cathedral

• made the dome by doing a double shell around a skeleton of ribs (ribs hold inner & outer walls toghether)

Nanni Di Banco, Four Crowned Saints

• Made for the stone & wood carvers guild

• 4 martyred patron saints are shown

Donatello, Saint Mark

• Made for the Linen guild

• Uses the contropposto, inspired by Classical greek art

Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi

• Used the international Gothic style

• Blends the naturalistic details w/ late gothic splendor

Masaccio, Tribute Money

• Story: Tax collector comes for the tax, Jesus sends Peter to get a fish which will have a coin, then Peter gives the coin to the Tax collector

• 3 stories that show the sequence of the story in one artwork

Biotticelli, Primavera

• Made for the Madici family, not religious

• Shows the revival of Classical subject matter, Story of "love"

• Story of supposed "love"= Chloris gets sexually abducted by Zephyrus and marries her (then turns to Flora)

Perugino, Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter (Sistine Chapel, Rome)

• Jesus is giving the keys to Peter to heaven

• Perspective is shown

• References the Archs like the Arch of Constantine