1. Art History Lesson Outline
Topic: Italian Renaissance (1500­1600)
Big Idea(s):
Progressing the figure/subject and perspective toward realism
Reading Selection:
http://digital.films.com.erl.lib.byu.edu/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=9055&psid=0&sid=0&State=&title=An%2
0Introduction%20to%20the%20Italian%20Renaissance&IsSearch=N&parentSeriesID=#
­sections 1, 3,9,11
Interactive Attention Activity:
2 min to draw realistic drawing... with your left hand. now 2 min to do same drawing with your right hand.
compare the two. (example that knowledge and experience beforehand helps. this is what the renaissance
did, built on other’s knowledge and experience)
Information and images:
Themes, concepts and ideas: use of media, perspective, proportion and realism, building on previous artists
work
● Lamentation­ Giotto 1305
● School of Athens ­ Raphael 1510
● Vitruvian Man ­ daVinci 1490
● Pieta ­ Michelangelo 1498
● Sistine Chapel 0 Michelangelo 1512
Foundational Knowledge­based Questions:
Name 3 Artists who influenced the Renaissance: da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo
What did da Vinci do that was different from his preceders? his figures (in religious work) looked like real
people
What was something these artists perfected? proportions, perspective,realism
Discussion Questions:
how do these masterworks affect our artwork? Why is it important to study paintings done hundreds of
years ago? Is it beneficial? Why/Why not? da Vinci used many different areas in his art, he mixed it with
math and science­­how can you incorporate other areas into your art?
Artistic Prompt:
Show a progression (or regression) of realism through a series of images. Think about the effects of
proportions, perspective, etc. and how that can play into it.
Resources: (Credit here all sources used so that others can find the same information. There is an easy
citation creator at http://www.easybib.com/)
● "Leonardo Da Vinci." Leonardo. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.

2. ● http://digital.films.com.erl.lib.byu.edu/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=9055&psid=0&sid=0&St
ate=&title=An%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Italian%20Renaissance&IsSearch=N&pa
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● http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/High­Renaissance.html