Leonardo Da Vinci •Name of Artwork: - THE ANNUNCIATION •Year/Date art created: - 1472-1475 •Where created: - Florence, Italy •Where located today? - Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy •Why created? - Made as an altarpiece for the Convent of San Bartolomeo of Monte Oliveto, just outside Florence. Leonardo's mentor, Andrea del Verrocchio, started the work and Leonardo was left to finish it •Why/How considered Renaissance? - The trees, the mountains, and the river in the background show depth (perspective) and the beauty of natural landscapes. The folds in the clothing of the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary are shaded creating the illusion that they are 3-dimensional (perspective). The Angel Gabriel is casting a shadow onto the grass (perspective) Sheridan Medosch Period 1 10/15/15
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Leonardo Da Vinci
• Name of Artwork: - THE ANNUNCIATION• Year/Date art created: - 1472-1475• Where created: - Florence, Italy• Where located today? - Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy• Why created? - Made as an altarpiece for the Convent of San Bartolomeo of Monte Oliveto, just outside Florence. Leonardo's mentor, Andrea del Verrocchio, started the work and Leonardo was left to finish it• Why/How considered Renaissance? - The trees, the mountains, and the river in the background show depth (perspective) and the beauty of natural landscapes. The folds in the clothing of the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary are shaded creating the illusion that they are 3-dimensional (perspective). The Angel Gabriel is casting a shadow onto the grass (perspective)
Sheridan Medosch Period 1 10/15/15
Michelangelo Buonarroti• Name of Artwork: - THE TORMENT OF SAINT ANTHONY• Year/Date art created: - 1487-1488• Where created: - Florence, Italy• Where located today? - Kimbell Art Museum, Fortworth, Texas• Why created? - When he was trying his hand at painting for the first time, he chose to replicate the wood engraving by Martin Schongauer, which at the time was owned by his mentor, Domenico Ghirlandaio• Why/How considered Renaissance? - The trees, rivers, and hills in the background show depth (perspective) and the beauty of natural landscape. Saint Anthony's belt is painted behind his arm, showing depth (perspective). He is floating in the air through his rigorous practice of asceticism, which comes from the Greek word áskēsis (Greek and Roman classics). The rocks in the lower left corner of the painting are shaded to show the ridges of the rock, which shows depth (perspective)
Raffaello Raphael
• Name of Artwork: - ST. MICHAEL• Year/Date art created: - 1504-1505• Where created: - Florence, Italy• Where located today? - The Louvre Museum, Paris, France• Why created? - Commissioned to express appreciation to Louis XII of France• Why/How considered Renaissance? - The boulder and castle in the background show depth (perspective). The folds in Saint Michael's clothing are shaded to create the illusion that they are 3-dimensional (perspective). Saint Michael is proudly defeating Satan (dignity of humans)
Donatello di Niccolò
• Name of Artwork: - THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GATTAMELATA• Year/Date art created: - 1453• Where created: - Piazza del Santo, Padua, Italy• Where located today? - Piazza del Santo, Padua, Italy• Why created? - After the death of Erasmo of Narni (who the sculpture portrays), Donatello was paid by Narni's family to create a sculpture to honor him• Why/How considered Renaissance? - The painting is not related to religion (secularism). The sculpture honors Narni (dignity of humans). The sculpture was sculpted to lifelike proportions (realism). The scuplture is 3-dimensional and has depth (perspective)
