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ITALIAN AND EUROPE RENAISSANCE
Italian renaissance
Architecture
Columns
columns with classical capitals and entablatures
Triangular pediments
Semi-circular arches and coffered ceillings
Longitudinal and central-plan
the Tempietto di San Pietro, by Bramante, is a notable example of a circular plan
Villa La Rotonda, by Andrea Palladio, is an example of a square plan
Domes
the most notable example is Florence Cathedral
Italian Renaissance architecture
Places
Hospitals
Town Halls
Squares
Urban places
Theatres
Libraries
Rural villas
Methods
Open spaces
can be seen in public squares
Proportion
the buildings are symmetrical and the different parts are evenly distributed
Simplicity
they did not use many decorative features
The phases of Renaissance
Quattrocento
New Renaissance innovations appeared in Florence
Cinquecento
Rome became the artistic centre
A new style was developed by painters in Venice
Trecento
the early features of the Renaissance appear
The first artist was Giotto
Mannnerism
Harmony and proportion were abandoned
Painting and sculpture
New techniques and materials
Sculpture
more expensive materials like marble were used
painting
frescoes on walls and tempera on wooden panels
New subjects
More portraits were painted due to the increase in demand from nobles, clergy and the upper bourgeoisie
Nature, landscapes and buildings substituted the gold backgrounds of the Gothic artists
mythological themes were adopted from Classical Antiquity
New interests
The human body
Italian painters and sculptors were interested in the anatomy of the human body
The search for balance and proportion
Renaissance artists studied the elements of a scene and arranged them symmetrically
Idealism and serenity
painters and sculptors tried to reflect reality
Europe renaissance
German painting
In Germany the most notable painters were Matthias Grunewald, who specialised in religious themes and Albrecht Durer
woodcutting technique
In this technique, the drawing is done on wood and the outlines of the drawing are carved out to create a relief
French architecture
Architecture was very important in France
Large castles were built and used as luxury residences
They were decorated with Renaissance features, and blended in natural enviroment.
Flemish painting
The Flemish school’s greatest contribution was the oil painting technique
It consists of mixing colours with oil so the paint dries slowly
This allows corrections to be made and for great attention to detail
Main themes
Religion
Portraits with landscapes
There was a great demand for works of art to decorate their homes
Famous painters and their work
Hieronymus Bosch
Known as El Bosco in Spain
developed an original style full of allegories, imaginary worlds and strange beings
Jan Van Eyck
who produced very realistic portraits
Peter Brueghel the Elder
produced works containing landscapes, realistic scenes from everyday life and popular customs
