Name:Date:World Civilizations

The Renaissance

WORDS TO KNOW:

WORD DEFINITON

RENAISSANCERebirth/renewed interest in human – centered classical art, lit and learning

CLASSICISMRespect for ancient Greek and Roman art, architecture, literature and philosophy

1st came about during the Italian Renaissance Fall of Byzantine Empire Rising trade with muslim empires Flood of knowledge from Greece and Rome Classics came back that were banned by the Church

SECULARISM Focus on worldly rather than religious matters – religion is still important but not the focus of all art

Separation of church from govt., life and art – still important but can be separate

INDIVIDUALISMEmphasis on the dignity and worth of the individual person

Differs from feudalism & manorial where people needed each other

SCHOLARSHIPEmphasis on reasoning, questioning and experimentation -education

DIFFERENCES IN ART

MEDIEVAL ART RENAISSANCE ART

All art is religious or a portraitMore variety of subject matter

Genre scenes of ordinary/earthly life

Unscientific Spaceless,

No shadows Figures stiff and unrealistic

Scientific 3 dimensional Depth of field

Human expression

No free standing sculpturesFree standing sculptures

No nudesNudes

RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS ARTIST/NAME OF PAINTING

INFORMATION

Leonardo da VinciThe last supper

First painting on wet dry wall

Commissioned by duke

1st artist to clearly identify the apostles

Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa

One of the most famous paintings

Uses math to center female form in the center of the painting

Seated in from of imaginary landscaping – one of the first to do so

DonatelloDavid

MichelangeloDavid

1st unsupported standing bronze

Standing on giant Goliath’s head

Commissioned by the Medici family

Controversial because figure is nude

Portrayed Medici’s humanist ideals

Michelangelo’s masterpiece

Portray biblical King David

Contemplating battle not like Donatello’s victorious statue

MichelangeloCreation of AdamSistine Chapel