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Rediscovering the
Classical Tradition
Through ArtT.C.I. 7.5.1.3
Classical Period, 500 BC-500 AD
• Sculpture, pottery, murals, mosaics• Show importance of people and gods• Do real tasks of daily living• Calm without emotion• Looks idealized and perfect• Body looks active, in motion• Body often nude• Little sense of background
Identify qualities of the
Classical Period listed in
the previous slide.
Discobolus by Myron created about 450 BC
Classical Art Example
Characteristics of Classical Art
• Figures look idealized, perfect
• Bodies look active, move convincingly
• Bodies are often nude, sometimes draped in togas
• Faces are bland and calm, without emotion
• Scenes show heroic figures or real people doing real tasks of daily life
• Little background or sense of perspective
Narthex Tympanum, Medieval Sculpture, 1120 AD
• Jesus is center figure• Sends apostles (around Him) out to the
world to preach• Tiny figures on bottom and arching around
are those waiting for apostle preachers• Most important (Jesus) is center and
largest• Bodies not important or realistic. Artist
wanted to create religious meaning
Narthex Tympanum, Medieval Sculpture, 1120 AD
Medieval Sculpture Example
Characteristics of Medieval Art
• Subjects are mostly religious
• Figures look flat and stiff with little real movement
• Important figures are large
• Fully clothed, draped in deeply carved, stiff-looking clothes
• Faces are solemn, with little emotion
• Paintings use vibrant colors
• Flat, two-dimensional painted figures
• Backgrounds a single color, often gold, no interest in creating realistic space
School of Athens, Renaissance Art by Raphael, 1510 AD
• Great thinkers of ancient Greece gather to discuss important ideas
• Each figure gestures and actively moves• Figures interacting with other figures• Emotions show how important their ideas
are to them• Arches frame the 2 most important,
Aristotle and Plato• Perspective used to show great space
School of Athens, Renaissance Art by Raphael, 1510 AD
Renaissance Art Example
Characteristics of Renaissance Art• Both religious and nonreligious scenes
• Figures look idealized, perfect
• Bodies may look active, moving
• Bodies may be nude or clothed
• Real people doing real tasks of daily life
• Faces express what people are thinking
• Colors respond to the light that falls on them
• Interest in nature, lots of natural detail
• Full, deep backgrounds with perspective
• Paintings are symmetrical
Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Filippo Lippi
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Filippo Lippi, 1406 AD
• Renaissance• Angel’s emotion: proud• Baby fat, round, like a real baby; reaches toward
mother• Hands draw attention toward Mary’s face• Landscape behind open window• Triangular shape formed by figures
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Bathing Venus, Artist unknown
Bathing VenusArtist Roman, unknown, 300 BC
• Classical• Venus, goddess of love and beauty• Young, beautiful, nude• Graceful and modestly posing• All move inward, emphasizing modesty• Symbolize serenity and balance of
classics
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Venus and Adonis by
Titan
Venus and Adonis by Titan, 1550 AD
• Renaissance• Titan is a Venetian artist who painted this for the
king of Spain• Goddess Venus tries to protect Adonis from the
hunt that will end his life• God of war looks down from the sky• Figures, even dogs all move convincingly • Faces indicate emotion• Deep landscape showing background with light
and air
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Madonna and Child in Majesty
By Cimabue
Madonna and Child in Majesty by Cimabue, 1280 AD
• Medieval• Large (12 ft ) of Virgin Mary and Jesus• Jesus has the look of an older child rather
than infant• Flat characters, edged in gold leaf, looking
heavenly, but not rounded or real• Prophet background smaller than
Madonna, trying to give feel of perspective
Grave Stele of Hegeso
Artist unknown
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Grave Stele of HegesoArtist unknown, 400 BC
• Classical Art• Stele is a grave stone, marker• Wealthy woman is scene of daily life• No suggestion of background, carving not
deep• Figures realistic• Figures balanced and harmonious• Faces calm and smooth
Bayeux Tapestry
Renaissance, Medieval, or Classical Art
Bayeux Tapestryembroidered in 1082
• Medieval• Bayeux Tapestry is majestic, over 70 meter long• Shows William the Conqueror who defeats
Harold of England• Knights swear loyalty• Church supports the king• Bodies stiff and flat• Faces with simple lines, expressionless
Pieta
Renaissance, Medieval,
or Classical Art
Pieta by Michelangelo, 1475 AD
• Renaissance• Mary and Jesus both beautiful and young• Limp figure, emotional grief• Deep folds carved into marble• Triangular, pyramid shape
Art
• Summarize the differences between Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Art. In what ways are they similar?