classical ideas & models in renaissance art, architecture & sculpture
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CLASSICAL IDEAS & MODELS
IN RENAISSANCE ART, ARCHITECTURE & SCULPTURE
The Medici PalaceMichelozzo di Bartolommeo, c1391-1472 Sometimes called
Riccardi Medici Palace
Note the Roman architectural features
The Foundling HospitalFilippo Brunelleschi, 1377-1446
Note the Roman architectural features and perfect proportion and perspective
The adoration of the MagiSandro Botticelli, 1445-1510
Note the Roman ruins in the background
Spiritual scene at the centre of the painting
The Slaughter of the InnocentsDomenico Ghirlandiao, 1449-1494
Note the Roman architectural features e.g. Roman arches, Corinthian columns, pediment, proportion, use of perspective
La PrimaveraSandro Botticelli, 1445-1510
Note the Pagan gods and the use of mythological figures
Classical Allegory and Illusions
Detail of the Three Graces
Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli, 1445-1510
Note the Pagan gods and the use of mythological figures
Classical Allegory and Illusions
BacchusMichelangelo, 1475-1564
Nude, lifelike sculpture expressing human emotions
PietaMichelangelo, 1475-1564
Lifelike sculpture Expressing human
emotions
DavidMichelangelo, 1475-1564
Nude, lifelike sculpture
DavidDonatello, c1386-1456
Nude, lifelike sculpture
Tomb of Lorenzo de MediciMichelangelo, 1475-1564
Classical illusions
Classical illusions
Tomb of Leonardo BruniBernardo Rossellino, 1409-1464
Death of St FrancesGiotto di Bondone, c1266-1337
Proto Renaissance Art Natural, lifelike figures Emotions expressed, Realism Use of three dimensional space Rounded figures replace stiff figures of the Middle Ages
The Sistine ChapelMichelangelo, 1475-1564
High Renaissance Art
Note the anatomy of the human body
Nude males
The Vitruvian ManLeonardo da Vinci,
1452-1519
The Tribute MoneyMasaccio, 1401-1428
Use of 3 dimensional space – foreground, mid-ground & background
Figures dressed like Ancient Roman Senators Realism of facial expressions
The School of AthensRaphael Sanzio, 1483-1520
Greek & Roman figures
Greek & Roman architectural features
Balance & symmetry