Renaissance MuseumRenaissance MuseumBy: Lia TaylorBy: Lia Taylor

Erin ShupeErin Shupe

Phillip GureckiPhillip Gurecki

Christopher RockChristopher Rock

OverviewOverview

Theme: Religion’s reform Theme: Religion’s reform in art and the new in art and the new religious image of the religious image of the RenaissanceRenaissance

Purpose: To show how Purpose: To show how Renaissance art portrays Renaissance art portrays religion/ views on the religion/ views on the Church, and how the Church, and how the Church’s influence Church’s influence decreased during the decreased during the Renaissance. Also, it is to Renaissance. Also, it is to show how Renaissance show how Renaissance art differed from Medieval art differed from Medieval art.art.

Design Approach: The art in our museum reflected on our purpose for the following reasons: The artist applied new techniques to traditional biblical images, as well as making the scenes appear that they occurred during the Renaissance.

Examples of Art and Sculptures in Examples of Art and Sculptures in the Museumthe Museum

David By MichelangeloDavid By Michelangelo

This shows the Greco-This shows the Greco-Roman roots of the Roman roots of the Renaissance as well as Renaissance as well as an example of a classical an example of a classical Renaissance artist. This Renaissance artist. This fits the theme because fits the theme because the art shows religion, yet the art shows religion, yet the picture is of an the picture is of an individual, and it has individual, and it has realistic physique, unlike realistic physique, unlike Byzantine paintingsByzantine paintings

Virgin and Child With Two Angels Virgin and Child With Two Angels Playing Music by Memling HansPlaying Music by Memling Hans

This picture shows the This picture shows the Madonna and child, yet Madonna and child, yet their clothing is that of the their clothing is that of the Renaissance. She is also Renaissance. She is also holding a book, which is holding a book, which is the education part of the the education part of the Renaissance. This Renaissance. This painting thus shows a painting thus shows a combination of the old combination of the old religious ideas as well as religious ideas as well as new Renaissance ideas.new Renaissance ideas.

The Virgin and Child by MasaccioThe Virgin and Child by Masaccio

The baby Christ in this The baby Christ in this appears very babyish, not like appears very babyish, not like a grown man like Byzantine a grown man like Byzantine paintings. This indicates that paintings. This indicates that perhaps the painter cared perhaps the painter cared more about the realism of the more about the realism of the painting versus the religious painting versus the religious value of it, because Christ as a value of it, because Christ as a baby does not indicate a divine baby does not indicate a divine presence as much as a presence as much as a Byzantine painting would. This Byzantine painting would. This painting also uses proportions painting also uses proportions and light. This art piece adds and light. This art piece adds the skill of Renaissance the skill of Renaissance paintings into the religious vibe paintings into the religious vibe of the Renaissance.of the Renaissance.

The Annunciation with Saint The Annunciation with Saint Emidus by Crivelli CarloEmidus by Crivelli Carlo

This painting shows the This painting shows the annunciation of saint Gabriel. This annunciation of saint Gabriel. This painting is highly in the painting is highly in the Renaissance style. In this painting Renaissance style. In this painting there is Renaissance detail, there is Renaissance detail, realism, clothing, architecture, and realism, clothing, architecture, and a Renaissance city. There are also a Renaissance city. There are also many symbols.many symbols.Apple=Adam, fault of manApple=Adam, fault of manGourd=Resurrection of ChristGourd=Resurrection of Christ

This integrates the Renaissance style, This integrates the Renaissance style, ideas, and architecture into a ideas, and architecture into a deeply religious picture. This deeply religious picture. This integration is common for integration is common for Renaissance paintings, where a Renaissance paintings, where a biblical scene is depicted as very biblical scene is depicted as very modern.modern.

Virgin of The Rocks By Leonardo Virgin of The Rocks By Leonardo Da VinciDa Vinci

This painting does what most This painting does what most paintings of the Renaissance paintings of the Renaissance did: it applies Renaissance did: it applies Renaissance style and painting skill to style and painting skill to painting of biblical figures. This painting of biblical figures. This painting does not, however, painting does not, however, show a biblical scene. Instead show a biblical scene. Instead it shows a scene that never it shows a scene that never happened in the bible. This happened in the bible. This painting also shows painting also shows individualism, because each of individualism, because each of the figures has a unique face. the figures has a unique face. Also applied is perspective, Also applied is perspective, which adds a photographic which adds a photographic quality to the painting that was quality to the painting that was not found in Middle Age not found in Middle Age paintings.paintings.

Saint Mark By DonatelloSaint Mark By Donatello

This sculpture has an amazing This sculpture has an amazing amount of detail. This in a amount of detail. This in a natural pose and even his natural pose and even his veins are visible. His clothing veins are visible. His clothing is draped and he looks as if he is draped and he looks as if he could walk out of the sculpture. could walk out of the sculpture. This offers great contrast to This offers great contrast to Medieval sculptures, which Medieval sculptures, which contrast to the symmetry and contrast to the symmetry and unrealistic nature of art from unrealistic nature of art from the Middle Ages. A Middle Age the Middle Ages. A Middle Age sculpture also would not have sculpture also would not have clothing fall realistically over clothing fall realistically over the body of a figure.the body of a figure.

Scene on the Moment of Man’s Scene on the Moment of Man’s Creation By MichelangeloCreation By Michelangelo

This painting shows the new view of This painting shows the new view of man’s relation to God and religion in man’s relation to God and religion in the Renaissance, and that he was the Renaissance, and that he was close to God. Also the painting close to God. Also the painting shows an idealized human, which shows an idealized human, which was something that was typical of was something that was typical of Greek sculptures. This would differ Greek sculptures. This would differ from the typical art of medieval man, from the typical art of medieval man, which would depict God as a light, which would depict God as a light, or at least with a halo. This picture or at least with a halo. This picture depicts God as a human. Typically depicts God as a human. Typically Medieval art would not show God Medieval art would not show God and just any man in the same and just any man in the same painting. Instead a Medieval painting. Instead a Medieval painting would probably depict a painting would probably depict a holy figure in the proximity to God, holy figure in the proximity to God, not just man. Another topic of not just man. Another topic of interest is the proportions and skill interest is the proportions and skill of the painting, which contrast to the of the painting, which contrast to the medieval paintings, which were not medieval paintings, which were not made with the same skill as this made with the same skill as this painting was.painting was.

School of Athens By RaphaelSchool of Athens By Raphael

This painting does not focus This painting does not focus on religion at all, which is why on religion at all, which is why it fits into the theme. Instead of it fits into the theme. Instead of glorifying God this painting glorifying God this painting glorifies man and his past glorifies man and his past achievements without God. It achievements without God. It shows thinkers of the past shows thinkers of the past without God: Socrates, without God: Socrates, Diogenes, and Aristotle. Diogenes, and Aristotle. Medieval people forgot this Medieval people forgot this past conveniently, and focused past conveniently, and focused on God and thus their on God and thus their paintings for the most part paintings for the most part were about Godwere about God