1. Renaissance 1400-1700 There are in history ever-so-brief moments that explore with new ideas, new ways of expression, and triumphant masterpieces of art. The Renaissance was such a time Rather than trusting in superstitions and beliefs as in the Middle Ages, the world turned to human reason Major writings of ancient Greeks and Muslim Middle East in science, math, and culture were translated from Arabic to Latin. Now everyone had access to them and the world as they knew it…exploded with new ideas.

4. Why Italy?

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6. Venice, Italy Venice full of wealthy, educated merchants

7. Venice During the Renaissance

8. Florence, Italy Florence full of wealthy, educated merchants Especially the Medici family Lorenzo de Medici

10. Renaissance Florence

11. Lorenzo the Magnificent 1478 - 1521 Cosimo de Medici 1517 - 1574

12. Florence Under the Medici Medici Chapel The Medici Palace

14. Brunelleschi’s Dome

15. Dome Comparisons Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington)

20. The Art of the Italian Renaissance

21. Greek Art

22. Zeus or Poseidon c. 460-450 B.C.

23. Three Goddesses (Shestia, Dione, and Aphrodite) C. 438-432 B.C. Nike (Victory of Samothrace) c. 450 B.C.

24. Roman Art

25. Roman Senator and His Wife

26. Medieval Art

28. Can you see any perspective?

31. Giotto The Scrovegni Chapel, or Cappella degli Scrovegni, also known as the Arena Chapel is a church in Padua, Veneto, Italy. It contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305, that is one of the most important masterpieces of Western art

32. Side by Side Renaissance vs Middle Ages

33. Note perspective is achieved by outlining Note perspective is achieved by shading

35. Madonna and Child Fra Filippo Lippi, 1406-1469

36. Adoration of the Magi Sandro Botticelli

38. Dead Christ Andrea Mantegna, 1501

39. Characteristics of Renaissance Art

48. The Renaissance 'Individual'

55. Leonardo, the Scientist (Anatomy): Pages from his Notebook

56. Leonardo, the Inventor: Pages from his Notebook

57. A study of siege defenses. Studies of water-lifting devices. Leonardo, the Engineer: Pages from his Notebook

58. Leonardo, the Artist: From his Notebooks of over 5000 pages (1508-1519)

60. Mona Lisa – da Vinci, 1503-4 ?

61. A Macaroni Mona

62. A Picasso Mona

63. An Andy Warhol Mona

64. A “Mona”ca Lewinsky

65. Mona Lisa OR da Vinci??

66. Refractory Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan

67. The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498 & Geometry

68. horizontal vertical Perspective! The Last Supper - da Vinci, 1498

69. A Da Vinci “Code”: St. John or Mary Magdalene?

70. Ninja Turtles Raphael Sanzio Donatelo Michelango Leonardo Da Vinci

71. Michelangelo Patron: Medici Family

73. Pieta Michelangelo, 1498-99 Michelangelo was 24 years old when he completed the Pieta

75. Michelangelo completed this in his 20s. Statue is given a place of honor outside Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, the seat of the Medici gov’t

79. Other sculptors were envious of Michelangelo’s success. They persuaded Pope Julius II to commission him to paint the ceiling b/c it would eliminate him from the competition in the world of sculpture. Everyone expected him to fail.

80. It took Michelangelo 4 years of painting on a scaffold to complete the work .

81. The Sistine Chapel Details Creation of Man

85. Raphael

86. Madonna and Child

89. Aristotle : looks to this earth [the here and now]. Plato : looks to the heavens [or the IDEAL realm]. The School of Athens – Raphael,

90. Birth of Venus – Botticelli, 1485 An attempt to depict perfect beauty.

91. The Humanists

93. Renaissance Humanists //www.mrdowling.com/images/704erasmus.jpg A person who studied the classics was called a humanist . Humanists recreated classical styles in art, literature, and architecture. Humanists believed that by studying the classics, they could understand people and the world better.

96. Who is this? Machiavelli The Ultimate Gangster

103. The Northern Renaissance

106. Flemish Realism

108. Dutch Realism

111. Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife (Wedding Portrait) Jan Van Eyck 1434

112. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/eyck/arnolfini/arnolfini.jpg The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami; 1434 In the mirror at the back of the room we see the whole scene reflected from behind, and there, so it seems, we also see the image of the painter and witness. We do not know whether it was the Italian merchant or the northern artist who conceived the idea of making this use of the new kind of painting, which may be compared to the legal use of a photograph, properly endorsed by a witness. But whoever it was that originated this idea, he had certainly been quick to understand the tremendous possibilities which lay in Van Eyck's new way of painting. For the first time in history the artist became the perfect eye-witness in the truest sense of the term. Symbolic candle The solitary flame burning in bright daylight can be interpreted as the bridal candle, or God's all-seeing eye, or simply as a devotional candle. Another symbol is St Margaret (the patron saint of women in childbirth), whose image is carved on the high chairback. The mirror is painted with almost miraculous skill. Its carved frame is inset with ten miniature medallions depicting scenes from the life of Christ. Yet more remarkable is the mirror's reflection, which includes van Eyck's own tiny self-portrait, accompanied by another man who may have been the official witness to the ceremony. Symbol of faithfulness Almost every detail can be interpreted as a symbol. The companion dog is seen as a symbol of faithfulness and love. The fruits on the window ledge probably stand for fertility and our fall from Paradise. Even the discarded shoes are not thought to be incidental, but to signify the sanctity of marriage .

113. Jan van Eyck - Giovanni Arnolfini & His Wife (details)

114. van der Weyden’s Deposition (details)

116. Dürer – Self-Portrait in Fur-Collared Robe , 1500

118. Dürer Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse woodcut, 1498

121. England

123. Artist to the Tudors Henry VIII (left), 1540 and the future Edward VI (above), 1543.

124. Multiple Perspectives

125. The English Were More Interested in Architecture than Painting Hardwick Hall, designed by Robert Smythson in the 1590s, for the Duchess of Shrewsbury [more medieval in style].

126. Burghley House for William Cecil The largest & grandest house of the early Elizabethan era.

127. The Low Countries

129. Bruegel’s, Tower of Babel , 1563

130. Bruegel’s, The Triumph of Death , 1562

135. The Impact of Printing The Renaissance saw the development of printing in Europe. Johannes Gutenber g of Germany played a crucial role in the process. Gutenberg’s Bible, printed about 1455, was the first European book produced from movable type.

136. The Impact of Printing Or the Impact of Computers Most papers and magazines are now digitalized. How has the computer changed communication today and an examination of current invasions of privacy?