Renaissance Art

By: Carly Cassady

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The renaissance was a period of great creativity and intellectual activity, during which artists broke away from the restrictions of Byzantine art. Throughout the 15th century, artists studied the natural world in order to perfect their understanding of such subjects as anatomy and perspective. During this period there was a related advancement of gothic art centered in Germany and the Netherlands, known as the northern renaissance.

During the Renaissance, artists were no longer regarded as mere artisans, as they had been in the medieval past, but for the first time were seen as independent personalities. They found new solutions to formal and visual problems, and many of them were also devoted to scientific experimentation. Mathematical or linear perspective was developed. As a result, the painted surface was regarded as a window on the natural world, and it became the task of painters to portray this world in their art. Artists studied the effect of light out-of-doors and how the eye perceives the diverse elements in nature.

They also developed aerial perspective. Northern painters were as advanced in landscape painting and contributed to the innovations of their southern contemporaries by introducing oil paint as a new medium.

The Renaissance of the arts helped with the development of humanism. The use of classical Latin was revived and often favored at this time. The Renaissance was also a period of avid exploration, which resulted in the discovery and eventual colonization of North and South America.

Botticelli: 1445-1510, Lived in Firenze

1st work: Illustration to the Divine Comedy(Inferno)

1480s, Silverpoint on parchment, completed in pen and ink, colored with tempra Biblioteca Vaticana, Rome, 683*1018

2nd work: The Abyss of Hell 1480s, Colored drawing on parchment, 320 x 470

mmBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome

Botticelli

3rd work: Purgatory X

1490s, Drawing on parchment

320 x 470 mmStaatliche Museen, Berlin

Michelangelo:1475-1564, Caprese and Rome

1st work: Entombment c. 1510Tempera on wood, 159 x 149 cmNational Gallery, London

2nd work:The Doni Tondo c. 1506Tempera on panelGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

3rd work: Martyrdom of St Peter c.1546-50Fresco, 625 x 662 cmCappella Paolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican

Raphael:1483-1520, Urbino and Roma

1st work: Madonna and Child c. 1505Oil on wood, 209,6 x 148,6 cmNational Gallery, London

2nd work: Theological Virtues c.1507Oil on wood, 16 x 44 cm (each)Pinacoteca, Vatican

3rd work: Madonna with Beardless St Joseph c.1506Tempera on canvas transferred from wood, 74 x 57 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Titian:1490-1576, Pieve de Cadore and Venezia

1st work: Assumption of the Virgin c.1516-18Oil on wood, 690 x 360 cmSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

2nd work: The Death of St Peter Martyr c.1527-29Oil on canvasBasilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Madonna with Saints and Members of the Pesaro Family c.1519-26Oil on canvasSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

Masaccio:1401-1428, San Giovanni Valdarno and Roma

1st work: St Jerome and St John the Baptist c.1428Panel, 114 x 55 cmNational Gallery, London

2nd work: Profile Portrait of a Young Man c.1425WoodNational Gallery of Art, Washington

3rd work: St Paul c.1426Tempera on wood, 51 x 30 cmMuseo Nazionale, Pisa

Filippino Lippi:1457-1504, Prato and Firenze

1st work: St Philip Driving the Dragon from the Temple of Hieropolis1487-1502, FrescoStrozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

2nd work: Crucifixion of St Philip c.1502Fresco, Strozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

3rd work: Abraham c.1502Fresco, Strozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Andrea Bregno:1418-1503, Osteno and Roma

1st work: Gateway c.1480sMarbleCappella Sistina, Vatican

2nd work: The Apparition of St Michael to St Gregory1469, MarbleS. Gregorio Magno, Rome

3rd work: Piccolomini Altar c.1503MarbleDuomo, Siena

Cosme Tura:1430-1495, Ferrara

1st work:Allegory of September: Triumph of Vulcan1476-84Fresco, 216 x 320 cmPalazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

2nd work:Allegory of August: Triumph of Ceres 1476-84Fresco, 103 x 84 cm (full fresco: 216 x 320 cm)Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

3rd work:View of the Salone dei Mesi 1476-84FrescoesPalazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

Cimabue:1240-1302, Firenze

1st work: Crucifix c.1280-83Fresco, 350 x 690 cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

2nd work: St Matthew c.1280-83Fresco, 450 x 900 cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

3rd work: St Luke c.1280-83Fresco, 450 x 900 cmUpper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Jan Van Eyck:1394-1441, Maaseik and Bruges

1st work:Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wifec. 1434, Oil on oak, 82 x 60 cmNational Gallery, London

2nd work:The Ghent Altarpiece c.1432Oil on wood, 350 x 223 cmCathedral of St Bavo, Ghent

3rd work: The Madonna with Canon van der Paelec.1436, Oil on wood, 122 x 157 cmGroeninge Museum, Bruges

Adam Elsheimer:1578-1610, Frankfurt and Roma

1st work:Rest on Flight into Egypt c. 1599Oil on copper, 37,5 x 24 cmStaatliche Museen, Berlin

2nd work: Ceres and Stellio1598, Oil on copper, 30 x 25 cmMuseo del Prado, Madrid

3rd work: Flight into Egypt c.1600Oil on copper, 31 x 41 cmAlte Pinakothek, Munich

Ortolano:1487-1524, Ferrara

1st work:Mourning the Dead Christ c. 1522Oil on wood transferred to aluminum panel, 241 x 182 cmGalleria Borghese, Rome

2nd work: Nativity with Saints c.1520sPanel (arched), 279,5 x 156,1 cmGalleria Doria-Pamphili, Rome

3rd work:Tomb of Don Felipe and Doña Juana c. 1519MarbleCapilla Real, Cathedral, Granada

Cecchino del Salviati:1510-1563, Firenze and Roma

1st work:Scenes from the Life of Furius Camillus c.1545FrescoPalazzo Vecchio, Florence

2nd work: Triumph of Furius Camillus c.1545FrescoPalazzo Vecchio, Florence

3rd work:Charity c.1554-58Oil on wood, 156 x 122 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Juan de Juni:1506-1577, Joigny and Valladolid

1st work: Ecce Homo c.1560-70Polychrome woodDiocesan Museum, Valladolid

2nd work: Antigua Altar c.1545-62Polychrome woodCathedral, Valladolid

3rd work: Crucifix c.1560sPolychrome woodConvent of Santa Catalina, Valladolid

Antoine Caron:1521-1599, Beauvais and Paris

1st work:Augustus and the Sibyl c.1575-80Oil on canvas, 125 x 170 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris

2nd work:Merry-go-round with ElephantOil on canvasPrivate collection

3rd work:The Triumph of Winter c. 1568Oil on canvas, 103 x 179 cmPrivate collection

My Top Ten

10) I really liked Merry-go-round with Elephant by Antoine Caron because my favorite ride when I was little was the Merry-go-round and one of my favorite animals are elephants so the picture really caught my attention just by the name.

9) I also like Antigua Altar by Juan de Juni because of how lovely the altar was. It was done so exquisitely and I love all the colors and how big the altar appears to be.

8) Charity by Cecchino del Salviati is another favorite. It shows so much expression but is still calm with the kids. Also very graceful and loving.

7) Ceres and Stelio by Adam Elsheimer. I love how the background is so gloomy but the message and the people are so warm. It looks like they are praying and they just look so happy despise the darkness.

Top Ten Continued…

6) The Madonna with Canon van de Paele by Jan van Eyck. This painting has such great positioning of the people and the beautiful colors. Looks like it shows an average afternoon of life.

5) St Matthew by Cimabue. I love the red church because it looks like a ten year old drew it but is no nicely done that its unreal. Looks very welcoming and friendly and captures my attention very well.

4) St Paul by Masaccio shows a great portrait. It shows pride and honor and reminds me of the statue of liberty because of holding the bible and sword in hands with long lost look of hope in his eyes.

3) Abraham by Filippino Lippi is such intricate work. The painting is so nicely done and beautiful that it makes you wonder how he really did that.

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2) Titian- Assumption of the Virgin- has such a look of despair yet holds so much beauty. Very captivating.

1) The Abyss of Hell by Botticelli is like a tornado which would send you into an abyss and the idea is just awesome. Very cool outcome and also looks like a wine glass and they drank a lot of wine which caused some deaths which is some foreshadowing.