Middle AgesMiddle Agesand and

Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

World Civ.World Civ.

20102010

Middle AgesMiddle AgesArt TechniquesArt Techniques

Saints wear halosSaints wear halos Saints and members of the family of God Saints and members of the family of God

are larger than ordinary people.are larger than ordinary people. Use gold backgrounds and gold features Use gold backgrounds and gold features

to represent the beauty and value of the to represent the beauty and value of the atmosphere of earth.atmosphere of earth.

Landscape was heaven.Landscape was heaven. Egg TemperaEgg Tempera

Renaissance Art TechniquesRenaissance Art Techniques

Ordinary people are portrayed more often.Ordinary people are portrayed more often. Ordinary people grow to the same size as the Ordinary people grow to the same size as the

saints.saints. Halos become faint or non existent.Halos become faint or non existent. Landscape is earth. Examples: Gardens, Landscape is earth. Examples: Gardens,

Forests, buildings that everyday people lived in. Forests, buildings that everyday people lived in. Mathematical perspective is used.Mathematical perspective is used. Oil paintingOil painting True to LifeTrue to Life Window FrameWindow Frame

Renaissance Art TechniquesRenaissance Art Techniques

Ordinary people are portrayed more often.Ordinary people are portrayed more often. Ordinary people grow to the same size as the Ordinary people grow to the same size as the

saints.saints. Halos become faint or non existent.Halos become faint or non existent. Landscape is earth. Examples: Gardens, Landscape is earth. Examples: Gardens,

Forests, buildings that everyday people lived in. Forests, buildings that everyday people lived in. Mathematical perspective is used.Mathematical perspective is used. Oil paintingOil painting True to LifeTrue to Life Window FrameWindow Frame

Madonna and Child in GloryMadonna and Child in Glory

Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of ToursTours

Madonna and Child with St. JohnMadonna and Child with St. John

Adoration of the ShepherdsAdoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of the MagiAdoration of the Magi

The Bean EaterThe Bean Eater

Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of ToursTours

Does St. Martin of Does St. Martin of Tours, wear a halo?Tours, wear a halo?

Where are the figures Where are the figures in this painting?in this painting?

Do their surroundings Do their surroundings look true to life? Why look true to life? Why or Why not?or Why not?

Madonna and Child with St. JohnMadonna and Child with St. John

Do these figures wear Do these figures wear halos?halos?

How do the halos How do the halos differ from the differ from the painting of painting of Miraculous Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Mass of St. Martin of Tours? Tours?

Is Madonna and Child Is Madonna and Child with St. John a Middle with St. John a Middle Age painting or Age painting or Renaissance painting?Renaissance painting?

Adoration of the ShepherdsAdoration of the Shepherds

Do you see any Do you see any halos?halos?

Did they use egg Did they use egg tempera or oil paint? tempera or oil paint?

Describe the Describe the landscape of the landscape of the painting? painting?

Adoration of the MagiAdoration of the Magi

Do the buildings look Do the buildings look true to life?true to life?

What is perspective?What is perspective? Can you find any Can you find any

halos?halos? Which people are Which people are

saints and which are saints and which are ordinary people?ordinary people?

SummarySummary

Draw a Venn Diagram to Compare and Draw a Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast the art techniques of the Middle Contrast the art techniques of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Ages to the Renaissance.

Draw a picture of a farm using the art Draw a picture of a farm using the art techniques in which we talked about techniques in which we talked about yesterday and today.yesterday and today.