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Constructive Response Question

2. In what ways could we consider Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci a Renaissance Man?

What Will We Learn About?

1.Michelangelo and his works2.Donatello and his works3.Leonardo da Vinci and his

works4.Raphael and his works

The Renaissance

1. Renaissance Arta. Artists were supported by patrons like Isabella d’Este and the

Medicib. Medieval artists used religious subjects to convey a spiritual

idealc. Renaissance artists will portray religious subjects but will use

realistic styles copied from classical models & Greece and Romed. Renaissance painters used perspective which showed three

dimensions on a flat surface with a vanishing point in the middlee. Often times fresco was used: painting on wet plaster

Michelangelo

Famous Artists

a. Michelangeloi. Renaissance man: sculptor, painter, architect, and

poetii. Famous for way he portrayed the human body iii. Famous works:

1. Statue of David, 2. Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 3. Dome of St. Peter’s

David

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Donatello

Famous Artists

b. Donatelloi. Made sculpture more realistic by carving natural postures

and expression that revealed personality.ii. Equestrian Statue of Gattamelataiii. Also sculpted a David- favorite subject of Renaissance

sculptors

Donatello’s David

Leonardo da Vinci

Famous Artists

c. Leonardo da Vincii. Painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientistii. Interested in how things work (veins in a leaf and

muscle work)iii. Famous works:

1. The Mona Lisa2. The Last Supper3. Virgin on the Rocks

The Mona Lisa

The Last Supper

Da Vinci Sketches

Raphael

Famous Artists

d. Raphaeli. Learned from studying Leonardo and

Michelangeloii. One of favorite subjects was Madonna and Child

(Virgin mary)iii. Famous works:

i. School of Athens ii. Marriage of the Virgin

Marriage of the Virgin

Constructive Response Question

2. In what ways could we consider Michaelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci a Renaissance Man?