neo-platonism a philosophy that struggled to reconcile classical philosophies with christianity
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Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French
This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages.
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HumanismThe inspiration of the art of ancient Greece and Rome – human form was the epitome of perfection. Man was
the “measure of all things.” In other words, in the ancient world, man was worshipped instead of God.
Renaissance humanism did not abandon belief in God as modern secular humanism does however, it led to a false assumption of man’s goodness
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Neo-PlatonismA philosophy that struggled to reconcile classical philosophies with
Christianity
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Pieter Brueghel, the Elder; Landscape with the Parable of the Sower; 1557
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Caravaggio; Supper at Emmaus; 1601 - 02
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Donatello; St. Mark; 1411 - 1413
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Michelangelo; Pietà; St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican
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Brunelleschi; St. Maria del Fiore, Italy1418 – 1436Diameter on inside of larger dome is same as the Pantheon in Rome
Cupola
Cupola; Thomas M. Cooley High School, Detroit, Michigan This is a school built in the 20th century in Detroit, Michigan using
Spanish style architecture . The building is on the National Registry of Historic Sites due to the architectural style.
Cupola
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Sandro Botticelli Madonna of the Pomegranate
AD 1487; Tempera on Panel143.5 cm diameter
Workshop of Andre and Giovanni Della Robbia
Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child with St. John the Baptist as a child and two Cherubim
Glazed terra cotta; AD 1500
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Chiaro scuro
Chiaro – lightscuro – dark or obscure
CaravaggioThe Incredulity of St. Thomas1601 – 1602; Oil on Canvas
107 cm X 146 cm 42 inches X 57 inches
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Johannes VermeerThe Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid
AD 1658; oil on canvas45.5 X 41 cm
17 7/8 X 16 1/8 inches
Pieter Brueghel the ElderThe Dutch Proverbs
1559
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri “Guercino”Jesus and The Woman Taken in Adultery
1621; painting982 mm X 1227 mm
38.66 inches X 48.31 inches