Art of the Middle Ages vs Art of the Renaissance
Art of the Middle Ages
Comparing Middle Ages and Renaissance Art
Flat
Hierarchical Structure – Important people made to seem larger
Religious themes
Simple
Less choice of / blending of colors
Italian Renaissance Art
Notice the use of perspective
Italian Renaissance Art
Use of perspective (3D)
Still often religious, but w/ characters seeming more human
Realistic
More choice of / blending of colors
Pieter Bruegel
Northern Renaissance Art
Use of perspective (3D)
More about daily life. Less about religion
Realistic
More choice of / blending of colors
Some Renaissance Masters
Leonardo da Vinci
Note the use of color, texture
and shading
Brunelleschi's Dome on the Florence Cathedral
Quick Quiz
For each of the paintings below, write down whether it is from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance
A Portrait of Sir
Thomas More,
By
Hans Holbein