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Art Comparison Slides
Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance art? You decide.
Classical ArtClassical ArtIdealized figuresActive bodies
Naked, sometimes in togasFaces without emotion
Real tasks from daily lifeLittle background or sense of perspective
Examples: sculpture, pottery, murals, mosaics
Roman Copy of Myron’s Discobolus
Why?
•Naked
•Idealized
•Active
•Heroic
•Sculpture
Medieval ArtMedieval ArtReligious subjects Flat, stiff subjects
Important figures are largeFully clothedLittle emotion
Flat, two dimensionalSingle color background, often gold
Examples: stained glass, sculpture, manuscripts, paintings, tapestries
Why?
•Religious figure is
large
•Flat, lifeless figures
•Little emotion
Frankish artist, 1279
Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtReligious and non-religious scenes
Idealized, perfect figuresActive, moving bodiesNude or clothed bodies
Real people doing real tasksFaces express feelings
Interest in nature, lots of natural detailFull, deep backgrounds with perspective
Paintings are symmetrical Examples: sculptures, murals, drawings, paintings
Fresco located in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Raphael’s School of Athens A.D. 1510
Your turn…Which is it?
Why?This is definitely Renaissance art
because…
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1. Renaissance
Filippo Lippi.
Madonna and Child
with Angels.
A.D. 1406
2. Classical
Bathing Venus marble
sculpture Roman artist
3. Renaissance
Titian’s Venus and Adonis A.D. 1580
4. Medieval
Cimbaue’s Madonna and
Child in Majesty
A.D. 1280
6. Classical
Grave Stele of Hegeso
c. 400 B.C.
5. Medieval - Bayeux Tapestry A.D. 1082
7. Renaissance
Michelangelo’s
Pieta
A.D. 1475
The End