Renaissance Art

Mrs. MinksWorld History

Peyton High School

Vitruvian Man

Birth of Venus

Why are those two pieces of art (Vitruvian Man

and Birth of Venus) considered to be Renaissance Art? (make your best guess)

What is your interpretation of the art?

Entrance Ticket

Seven Characteristics of Renaissance Art

Renewed emphasis on the individual Real expressions on faces

1) The Renaissance was a rebirth of the value of the

individual

Medieval depiction of Jesus

"Christ at the Column" by Antonello da Messina

Greater emphasis

on anatomically correct human bodies

Renaissance thinkers considered the human body to be a beautiful thing

2) The Renaissance also saw the rebirth of naturalism

Medieval art was two dimensional–height and

width Renaissance artists employed "tricks" to add

depth to their works

3) Renaissance artists added the perspective of depth to

their art

Michelangelo's "Last Judgement"

Medieval Art was

exclusively religious in nature

Renaissance art began a trend toward painting scenes that were not religious

Renaissance art often portrayed scenes from Greek and Roman mythology

4) Renaissance artists portrayed non religious

themes

In Medieval times, the Church was the main

source of funding for art During Renaissance individuals started

commissioning art for private ownership Painter would put patron right into religious

scenes!

5) Renaissance art was often privately owned

Paolo Veronese's "Supper at Emmaus“ – Jesus with the patron’s family and pets!(Patron – person who commissioned the art)

Revival of sculpture An increased interest in archeology to

rediscover the Classical culture

6) Renaissance art expanded into sculpture and

architecture

Moses by Michaelango

St. Peter’s Basillica

Medieval artists were considered to be simple

craftsmen Many Renaissance artists became celebrities

in their lifetimes Most art historians consider the two most

famous artists of the Renaissance to be Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

7) Renaissance artists became as famous as their

works