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

renaissance

constantinople

medici

sforza

popes

human body

giotto

masaccio

leonardo da vinci

tintoretto

realistically

tempietto di san pietro

church of san lorenzo

florence cathedral

landscapes

tempera

town halls

hospitals