Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

The Five Themes of the Age in The Five Themes of the Age in “Living Color”“Living Color”

Medieval ArtMedieval Art

Painting…altar piecesPainting…altar pieces

Madonna EnthronedMadonna Enthroned Cimabue, 1280sCimabue, 1280s

Madonna EnthronedMadonna EnthronedDuccio, 1308-1311Duccio, 1308-1311

Renaissance will emphasize NEW Renaissance will emphasize NEW themesthemes

Ad fontesAd fontes HumanismHumanism IndividualismIndividualism New Spirit of InquiryNew Spirit of Inquiry SecularismSecularism

DoryphorusDoryphorus

Mid-fifth century BCEMid-fifth century BCE

Augustus of PrimaportaAugustus of Primaporta

20 BCE20 BCE

Michelangelo’s Michelangelo’s DavidDavid

1501-15041501-1504 Ad FontesAd Fontes for style- for style-

check out that check out that contrapostocontraposto!!

But also humanism, But also humanism, individualism and spirit individualism and spirit of inquiryof inquiry

Ad fontesAd fontes for subjects for subjects

Birth of VenusBirth of VenusBotticelli, 1480Botticelli, 1480

Discovery of HoneyDiscovery of HoneyPiero di Cosimo, 1498Piero di Cosimo, 1498

Ad fontesAd fontes in architecture as well in architecture as well

Humanism and IndividualismHumanism and IndividualismThe Creation of AdamThe Creation of Adam: The Sistine Chapel: The Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo, 1508-1512Michelangelo, 1508-1512

Mona LisaMona LisaLeonardo da Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, 15021502

““the highest and most the highest and most difficult aim is to depict difficult aim is to depict the intention of man’s the intention of man’s soul through gesture and soul through gesture and movement.”movement.”

Spirit of InquirySpirit of Inquiry

Linear PerspectiveLinear Perspective

ForeshorteningForeshortening

Atmospheric via chiaroscuroAtmospheric via chiaroscuro

Harmony and ProportionHarmony and Proportion

Sheer accomplishments in Sheer accomplishments in engineeringengineering

SecularismSecularismArnolfini Marriage PortraitArnolfini Marriage Portrait

Jan Van Eyck, 1434Jan Van Eyck, 1434

All of these…All of these…School of AthensSchool of AthensRaphael, 1510Raphael, 1510

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