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Renaissance in Italy - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Mythology, allegory, history and portraits.
  - - - Painters focused on faithful representation of the human figure
      - Was considered the essence of beauty
        
        Meant a command of drawing was more important than colour.
    - - Position of the figures could not distrupt the harmonious balance
    - - Was used to depict areas of lightand shadow
      - Perfecting the use of depth.
    - - Artists experimented with and developed
      - The technique of perspective.
  - - - Works of Masaccio or Piero della Francesca.
      - The most important arts in this period
        
        Was Boticelli, who painted many different subjects
  - - - Examples of monumentality and mastery of depth.
      - Raphael was a prolific painter.
        
        Tried to paint very pleasant, sweet scenes...
    - - Painters focused on colour, movement and natural landscapes.
      - Titian and Tintoretto were prominent members of this school.
- - - - Architects returned to the use of columns
      - Returne imitating Ancient Greek and Roman designs.
    - - Designed buildings which found harmony
      - In shapes and proportion, adapting to human ideals.
    - - Semi-circular arches, barrel vaults and domes were used.
      - The elements were combined with architraves in many buildings.
    - - Churches continued to be built
      - Civil building: hospitals and palaces, also gained importance.
  - - - Desgined this
        
        Dome of Florence Cathedral
        
        Basilica di San Lorenzo.
      - Alberti
        
        Designed this
        
        Basilica di Sant'Andrea in Mantua
        
        Tempio Malatestiano, in Rimini .
  - - - Most important works of architecture of 16th century built in Rome
      - Buildings became more monumental and began in
        
        Began to scrupulously respect ancient architectural orders
        
        Bramate designed the most important building of the century.
        
        St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican.
- - - - Use of variety of material, specially marble, bronze, wood.
      - Wood was mainly used in religious sculptures.
    - - Mythologica/historical themes/portraits added
        
        Added to traditional religious themes
    - - Two main forms of sculptures
        
        Sculptures in the round
        
        Observable from various angles.
        
        Free-standing sculptures
        
        Relief sculptures
        
        Carved directly onto flat surfaces
    - - Characterised by balance
      - Inspired by the Ancient Greek and Roman approach.
      - Artists studied anatomy and the proportions of the human body.
  - - - Rome became another centre of sculpture next to Florence
      - Michelangelo was the greatest artist.
      - Was an sculptor, architect and painter at the time.
        
        Michelngelo's work shows new developments in monumentally
        
        And also a style called terribilita
        
        The style was characterised
        
        By the contained strength
        
        And great expressiveness of the figures.
    - - City of Florence was the most important centre for sculpture (15)
      - Works of Ghiberti and Donatello were important
        
        Ghiberti
        
        Depicted landscapes and depth to create reliefs on the doors
        
        Do this on the doors of the Florence Baptistery
        
        Know as the Gates of Paradise.
        
        Donatello
        
        Excellent knowledge of human anatomy.
        
        Created balanced sculptures of nudes.
        
        He do this with seren facial expressions.
- - - - Changes first began on Italian Peninsula
        
        Two major artistic periods
        
        Quattrocento
        
        Cinquecento