THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
A new artistic style: the renaissance
Originated in the small italian states
Maintained by patrons
Medici in Florence
Sforza in Milan
Popes of Rome
Was called renaissance because there was a revival of Classical Greek and Roman culture
2 main reasons
The arrival in Italy: Constantinople
The abundance of Roman remains on the Italian peninsula
The phases of the renaissance
Quattrocento
Cinquecento
Trecento
Mannerism
Giotto
Masaccio, Fran Angelico and Botticelli
Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael Sanzio
Tintoretto and Veronese
Architecture
Domes
Florence Cathedral
Columns
Classical capitals and entablatures
Semi-circular arches and coffered ceilings
Church of San Lorenzo
Triangular pediments, friezes, geometric designs and scrolls
Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Longitudinal and central-plan
Tempietto di San Pietro
Italian renaissance architecture
Civil architecture became more important due to the increase wealth of the bourgeoisie
Urban palaces
Town halls
Squares
Hospitals
Theatres
Libraries
Rural villas
Objective was to achieve the harmony of classical architecture
Different metods
Simplicity
They didn't use many decorative features
Open
Can be seen in public squares
Proportion
Buildings symmetrical
Painting and sculpture
Reflected the new mentality
The subjects were realistically represented
New interests
Idealism and serenity
tried to reflect reality
Human body
interested in the anatomy of the human body
The search for balance and proportion
studied the elements of a scene and arranged them symmetrically
New techniques and materials
In the sculpture they used more frequently the marble
In paintings they use the tempera on wooden panels
New subjects
Mythological themes were adopted from Classical Antiquity
More portraits were painted
Nature, landscapes and buildings substituded