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THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Italian renaissance painting and sculpture
perspective
revolutionary new technique
give depth and volume to
scenes
objects
figures
true representation of reality
The Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
placing the figures in different planes
putting the background more distant
perspective was achieved
creating reliefs with various depths
other methods to create depths
perspective.
blurring the background
contrasts of light and shadow to create volume
the birth of Venus
painted by
Florentine Sandro Botticelli
end of 15th century
tempera technique
The patron
was a member of the powerful Medici family
Many features of Renaissance art can be seen there
inspiration
classical mythology
clear symmetry
the nude
Painting and sculpture
reflected the new interests of society
The human body
revived the nude as a subject
interested in the anatomy of the human body
The search for balance and proportion
that guided the view of the observer
pyramidal composition
Renaissance artists studied
elements of a scene
arranged them symmetrically
figures were portrayed in proportion
Idealism and serenity
aimed to portray an ideal beauty
idealism
perfect faces and bodies
Mona Lisa
one most famous portraits of feminine beauty
tried to reflect reality
new techniques and materials
sculpture
Reliefs were replaced
by freestanding sculptures
could be contemplated from all angles
more expensive materials
like marble
Ancient techniques used in paintings
frescoes on walls
tempera on wooden panels
new oil technique was adopted
used to paint on cloth canvasses
new mentally
reflected in
painting
sculpture
subjects were realistic represented
were also adopted new pictorial techniques
perspective
use of oil paints
new subjects
adopted during the Italian Renaissance
More portraits were painted due to
increase in demand from
clergy
upper bourgeoisie
nobles
Equestrian portraits became popular
gold backgrounds of the Gothic artists
were substituted by
landscapes
buildings
Nature
became the defining feature of all compositions
portrayed with enormous accuracy and detail
addition to themes related to
Christianity
mythological themes were adopted
The phases of renaissance
began at the end of the Middle Ages
phases
Quattrocento
In Florence
new Renaissance innovations appeared
harmony
proportion
most important
sculptors
Ghiberti
Donatello
painters
Masaccio
Fra Angelico
Botticelli
architects
Brunelleschi
Alberti
15th century
Cinquecento
16th century
In Venice
new style was developed
spread throughout Europe
Rome became the artistic centre
Trecento
end of Gothic art
early features of the Renaissance appear
14th century
first artist was Giotto
Mannerism
beginning in 1530
abandoned
proportion
harmony
most important
painters
Venetians
Tintoretto
Veronese
Florentines
Pontormo
Bronzino
sculptors
Cellini
Giambologna
Architecture
Greek and Roman art
columns
entablatures
classical capitals
Semi-circular arches
coffered ceilings
domes
Triangular pediments
friezes
geometric designs
scrolls
Longitudinal and central-plan
Italian renaissance architecture
civil architecture
became more important due
increased wealth of the bourgeoisie
hopitals
theatres
squares
libraries
town hall
rural villas
urban places
Renaissance architects
achieve the harmony of classical architecture
methods
simplicity
didn't use many decorative features
open
diaphanous spaces
seen in public squares
proportion
buildings are symmetrical
different parts are evenly distributed
not as tall as Gothic buildings
maintain harmony
Renaissance
artist
could dedicate exclusively to creation
maintained by patrons
paid them for their work
patrons included
Sforza in Milan
Popes of Rome
Medici in Florence
was called renaissance because was
revival of Classical Greek
Roman culture
main reasons
arrival in Italy of Greek scholars
fled Constantinople after its conquest by the Turks
brought classical works with them
abundance of Roman remains
discovery of new archaeological remains
on the Italian peninsula
Humanist spirit created a new artistic style
originated in the small Italian states
