sean, ian and johny. michelangelo buonarroti, raphael sanzio leonardo da vinci and… titian
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Sean, Ian and JohnySean, Ian and Johny
Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti,,
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
And…And…
Titian
Titian• Venice• Colorful• Subtle colors comparing to that of
Raphael • Paintings are mostly related to
mythology and religion
Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Representative of the heroic phase of Renaissance art, who’s an architect, poet, painter, engineer, and sculptor
• An Age of generalist education
Pieta
• Lifeless Jesus held by young Virgin
• Protective pyramidal shape
• Monumental statement on the meaning of Christian Sacrifice
David
• Biblical David• Freestanding
larger-than-life statue
• Defiant presence
• Powerful rather than graceful
Sistine Chapel ceiling
• Ambitions of Pope and heroic aspirations of Michelangelo are reflected.
• Creation and Fall of Humankind in Genesis illustrated
• High-keyed, clear, bright colors used• Michelangelo minimized setting, symbolic
details but maximized grandeur of figures.
Creation of Adam
• God and Man• Equal in size and
muscular grace• The moment of
fulfillment sought by Adam
• Potential divinity of humankind
Dome of Saint Peter’s
• “ Colossal order”• Enormous double shell of brick and stone
demonstrate that plan’s impractical. ˙ Inspired and affected many copies
RaphaelRaphael
Fashionable Portraits:1. Accuracy2. Incisiveness -> it means clear and precise or direct and sharp
Portrait • Baldassare Castiglione• At the page 383• Figure16.8• It shows self-confidence
and thoughtfulintelligence
RaphaelRaphaelRaphael composition:1. Clarity2. Harmony3. Unity of designThe Alba Madonna: (at page 417)
1. clear, bright colors, precise draftsmanship 2. composed by simple geometric shapes
Female saints:( idealized)
1. Sweetness and light
2. sentimental facial expressions
3. theatrical poses e.g. St. Catherine.
RaphaelRaphael
The School of Athens:1. Illustrate the philosophy 2. Ultimate tribute to the rebirth of
classical humanism in the age of the Renaissance
3. Shows the Culmination of a style:
a.Spatial clarityb.Decorem, C.Balance and Grace
The school of Athens
Appolo
Plato or Leonardo
Socrates
Raphael
Aristotle
PythagorasMichelangelo or Heraclitus
• Aerial perspective “Though other artists had already begun to create some of theseeffects in their work, Leonardo was the first to make carefulmeasurements and suggest rules for applying them realistically inpainting. He called the subject aerial perspective”.
• Linear perspective“Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating theillusion of space and distance on a flat surface”. Other techniques: Clarity Symmetry Order
Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci : : TechniquesTechniques