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THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Humanist spirit created a new artistic style,
Renaissance
originated in the small Italian states
Artists could dedicate themselves
they were maintained by patrons,
Medici in Florence
the Sforza in Milan
or the Popes of Rome
revival of Classical Greek and Roman culture
Constantinople greeks
on the Italian peninsula
THE PHASES OF THE RENAISSANCE
There were various phases:
Trecento
The first artist was Giotto.
Quattrocento
painters are Masaccio, Fra Angelico and Botticelli.
architects are Brunelleschi and Alberti
sculptors are Ghiberti and Donatello
Cinquecento
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael Sanzio
Mannerism
painters Bronzino and Pontormo
Tintoretto and Veronese,
sculptors Cellini and Giambologna
ARCHITECTURE
the following features were adopted
Domes
examples are Florence Cathedral
Columns
columns with classical capitals and entablatures
Semi-circular arches
coffered ceilings
triangular pediments
friezes, geometric designs and scrolls
Longitudinal and central-plan
circular, square, Greek cross
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
civil architecture became more important
new architectural style in Italian cities
main ones are:
Urban palaces
Town halls.
Squares
Hospitals
Theatres
Libraries
Rural villas
objective was to achieve the harmony
they used different methods:
Simplicity
Open
Proportion
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
NEW INTERESTS
Idealism and serenity
The human body
for balance and proportion
NEW TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS
case of sculpture
more expensive materials
used more frequently
replaced by freestanding sculptures
used in painting,
frescoes on walls and tempera
new oil technique was adopted
NEW SUBJECTS
new themes adopted
were the following
Classical Antiquity
portraits
Nature, landscapes and buildings
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
using the tempera technique.
inspiration from mythology of Venus
symmetry to the composition
perspective.
aerial perspective
