Art & Dance1450-1600

RENAISSANCE ART

• Shifted away from religious artwork• Wanted to express the beauty of the human body

and natural landscapes• Enhanced realism

RENAISSANCE ART• Began to use a technique called perspective (the

idea that things look different when they are close in contrast to something that is far away. Something close up will look larger)• This gave artwork the perception of depth

4 NINJA TURTLE ARTISTS

1.Donatello2.Raphael3.Michelangel

o4.Leonardo

da Vinci

DONATELLO

• The first modern sculptor• Florence, Italy

Donatello• Sculpted

“David”• Bronze

sculpture• the first

large-scale, free-standing nude statue of the Renaissance

RAPHAEL

• Italian painter and architect• Nickname• The Prince of Painters

Raphael• Painted

many group

• Painted many famous portraits

“School of Athens”

“The Miraculous Draught of Fishes”

MICHELANGELO

• Italian painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer• As a young child, his father

sent him to grammar school, but he had no interest. He instead enjoyed the company of artists• He became an apprentice at

14.• By age 15, he began to be

paid for his artwork

SISTINE CHAPEL

SISTINE CHAPEL

THE CREATION OF ADAM

SISTINE CHAPEL

The slingshot is

held over his shoulder

while the other over-sized hand

holds the rock. Unlike

Donatello, who

depicted the heroic David

with Goliath’s

head at his feet,

Michelangelo selected the tense

moment before the

battle.

STATUE OF DAVID

This famous work of

art depicts

the body of Jesus

on the lap of his

mother Mary

after the Crucifixio

n.

Pietà

LEONARDO DA VINCI

• Leonardo grew up in his father's home, and was exposed to Vinci's painting traditions.

• When he was 15 years old he became an apprentice at a renowned workshop

• Even as an apprentice Leonardo demonstrated incredible artistic talent.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

• Because Leonardo's interests were so varied, he was easily distracted and had trouble completing projects.

• During the 17 years he spent working for the Duke of Milan (1482-1499) he completed only six works• The Last Supper and The Virgin on

the Rocks. • Dozens of paintings and projects were

never completed.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

• Throughout his life his interests led him to develop many talents and become many things including a mathematician, inventor, engineer, scientist, anatomist, painter, sculptor, botanist, architect, musician and writer.

• He has been described as a renaissance man "whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention."

MONA LISA• The Mona Lisa is

among the most recognizable artworks in the world.• Oil painting on

popular wood• Located in the

Louvre museum in Paris, France

MONA LISA

Interesting Facts:1.The Mona Lisa is not insured. “The

Mona Lisa is inestimable. “2.There are 30 layers of paint on Mona

Lisa’s face• The original painting of Mona Lisa

actually had her hair tied back.3.The woman in the painting’s real

name is Lisa Gheradini. Mona means madonna, or my lady.

4.The painting was stolen in 1911 and no one knew it’s whereabouts for 2 years.

THE LAST SUPPER

Renaissance Dance• There was a distinction

between country dances and court dances.

• Court dances required the dancers to be trained and were often for display and entertainment,

• Country dances could be attempted by anyone.

Renaissance Country Dance