RENAISSANCE ART

Renaissance-rebirth

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

Leonardo da Vinci-oils

da Vinci-Adoration of the Magi

da Vinci’s Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci

Lady with Ermine

Around 1483

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.

da Vinci the inventor

Stretching device for making barrels.

Designs for a boat

da Vinci the inventor

Flying Machine

da Vinci-inventor

Model of Flying Machine at Milan Museum

Find more drawings!

Visit the Museum of Milan

www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/default.htm

Michelangelo-(1475-1564) Started studying in Florence, Italy Huge influence on western art Skills

Sculptor Painter Architect Poet

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Michelangelo-The Sculptor

David Madonna and Child

Sculptor Continued

The Pieta-

(Dead body of Jesus in Mother Mary’s arms)

Carved in 1499

Michelangelo-PainterFamous Paintings in the Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo-Architect

St. Peter’s Basilica—designed the dome.

Was largest church in Christendom at that time.

Capacity: 60,000 people

Medical Work—continued

Medical Work—continuedStudy of the Womb Fetus in the womb

Medical Work-continuedStudy of Arm Movement Study of Skeleton