Art Styles:

Classical,

Medieval, and

Renaissance

Classical

-People look better than real life.

-Bodies appear active and lifelike, like they could “come alive.”

-Faces are calm and do not show emotion.

Medieval

-Images are very flat, 2D without much depth.

-Usually religious (Mary and Jesus)

-Important figures are larger than others

-Bright colors

-Solid color backgrounds

Renaissance-Uses perspective

-Objects in “back” smaller than those in “front”

-Lifelike, 3D figures

-Lines meet in a single point

-Full, detailed backgrounds.

-Soft, shadowy colors

-Often non-religious

Look at the pieces of art on the following slides

and try to determine during which period they were made.

1. Madonna and Child

2. Bathing Venus

3. Primavera

4. Madonna and Child

5. Grave Stele of Hegeso

6. Pieta

7. The Last Supper