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Renaissance Art- Renaissance—meaning, rebirth
Patrons wanted art that showed joy in human beauty and life’s pleasures
More lifelike than in the art of the Middle Ages Studied perspective Italian Giotto one of first to use depth and
emotion. He was from Florence, Italy.
Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - Leonardo was born on 15th April at Anchiano near Vinci
in the Florence area. He was the illegitimate son of a notary, Ser
Piero, and a young woman named Caterina 1482 - He moved to Milan where he carried to the
court of Ludovico il Moro a letter in which his services were recommended as an engineer, architect, sculptor, painter and even musician. Indeed, it was in his capacity as a musician that he was offered a position.
Leonardo da Vinci-life 1495 - He began his best known work, the Last Supper
1499 - The duchy of Ludovico il Moro fell under french
control—he abandoned Milan
1513 -Leonardo moved to Rome on the invitation of the newly-elected pope, Giuliano dei Medici
1516 -Invited to France by King and given the post of "first painter, engineer and architect to the King"
1519 – Died May 2
da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
Perhaps his most famous work
Not signed or dated, but scholars agree it is his.
Started painting about 1503
da Vinci’s Medical Work First to use exploded diagram First to use cross-section Got permission to study dead
bodies, eventually forbidden from further study by the Church when he believed he could take his knowledge and make a person.
Michelangelo-(1475-1564) Started studying in Florence, Italy Huge influence on western art Skills
Sculptor Painter Architect Poet
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Michelangelo-Architect
St. Peter’s Basilica—designed the dome.
Was largest church in Christendom at that time.
Capacity: 60,000 people