ARTS OF RENAISSANCE PERIOD
Preparedby: Daniel M.Alcazarin
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RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1400-1600)
• Renaissance-was theperiodof economicprogress.Theperiodstirred enthusiasm
for studyof ancient philosophy andartisticvalues.
• Italian Renaissancebeganin thelate 14thcentury.It wasaneraofgreat artistic
andintellectual achievementwith thebirth of secularart.
• Renaissanceart wascharacterizedbyaccurate anatomy, scientific perspective,
anddeeper landscape.
• Renaissancepainters depictedreal-life figures andtheir sculpture andbalance.

FAMOUS RENAISSANCE ARTWORKS
AND ARTIST AND THEIR SCULPTURE

MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMONI(1475-1564)
MichelangelowasanItaliansculptor,
painter, architect, andpoet. Hewas
consideredthegreatest livingartist inhis
lifetime, andever sincethenhewas
consideredasoneofthegreatestartists of
all time.Anumber of hisworksin
paintings,sculpture,andarchitecturerank
amongthefamousinexistence.

PIETA
• Pieta, is theportrayalof pain that hadalways beenconnected with theidea of redemptionas
represent bytheseated Madonnaholding Christ’s bodyin herarms.
• Michelangeloconvinceshimselfandhisspectatorsofthedivinequalityandthesignificanceofthese
figures bymeansof earthly andperfectbeauty,butofcourse, thesearehuman standards.

DAVID

DAVID
• It isa 5.17-metre(17.0ft) marblestatueofa standingmalenude.The statue
representstheBiblical heroDavid,afavouredsubject in theart of Florence.Originally
commissionedasoneof aseriesof statuesof prophets tobepositionedalongthe
roofline oftheeastendof Florence Cathedral, thestatuewasplacedinstead in apublic
square,outsidethePalazzoVecchio,theseatofcivic governmentin Florence, in the
Piazza della Signoria whereit wasunveiledonSeptember8th, 1504.

BACCHUS(1496-1497)
Isamarblesculpture.Thestatueis
somewhat over-sizedanddepictsBacchus
theRomangodof wine,inareelingpose
suggestiveof drunkenness.
Bacchusisdepictedwithrollingeyes. Sitting
behindhimis afaun,whoeatsthebunchof
grapesslippingout of Bacchus'sleft hand.
Withits swollenbreastandabdomen,both
theslendernessof ayoungmanandthe
fleshinessandroundnessof womanare
portrayed.

DYINGSLAVE-IN
• DyingSlaveseemsto besinkingintoadeepsleep.Farfromdying,thefigure in
Michelangelo’sDyingSlaveseemsto beabandoninghimselftotheeffects ofanintoxicant.
Little resistanceis shownin thesilkycontoursof thearchedback,extendedleftarms,and
relaxedabdomen.
• Michelangelovisualizedthefiguresasimprisonedin thehugeblocksof marble,andonlyby
carefully removingtheexcessstonecouldhefree them.Intheircreation,andin their final
impact,thetwoslavesmaysymbolizedthesoul’sstruggleagainstthebondsof temptationand
sin.

DYINGSLAVE-IN

DAWN
Dawn istheonlyfemalenude Michelangelo
ever sculpted.Ayouthfullysmooth, yet powerful
bodyturnstowards theobserver. Hefeatures
arebynomeansserene: thedarkeyesare
deepset intheir shadowy sickest. Shewearsa
turbanandabandaroundher chest inthestyle
of slaves’garments.

DUSK
• In the spirit of an allegory of time, the deceased were coupled with figures
representing the times of the day whose gender was determined by Italian
grammar, The thoughtful figures of Dusk and Dawn are endowed with soft
outlines as they gracefully adorn the edge of the sarcophagus.

DUSK AND DAWN

LEONARDODI SER PIERODA VINCI (1452-1519)
• Leonardo Da Vinci-was a painter,
architect, scientist, and mathematician. He
was popularized in present times through
the novel and movie, “Da Vinci Code.”
• He is known as the ultimate “Renaissance
man” because of his intellect, interest,
talent, and his expression of humanist and
classical values.

TheLastSupperisa late15th-centurymuralpaintingby Leonardo da Vinci
in therefectory of theConventof SantaMaria delle Grazie,Milan. It is oneof
theworld's most famouspaintings.
THE LAST SUPPER
(the most reproduced religious painting of all time)

MONALISA
• The Mona Lisaisa half-lengthportrait
of awomanbytheItalianartist
LeonardodaVinci, whichhasbeen
acclaimedas"thebest known, themost
visited, themost writtenabout, the
most sungabout, themost parodied
workof art intheworld
(the most famous and most parodied portrait)

THE VIRTRUVIAN MAR
TheVitruvianMarisapenandinkdrawingdoneonpaper
with awashover metal-point accompaniedbyhandwritten
notes.In the drawing, twomalefigures aresuperimposed
uponeachother.Thefigures are shownwith armsandlegs
extended indifferingdegrees ofextension.One figure
showsthelegsslightly apartandthearmsextendedstraight
out fromtheshoulders. Theother figureshowsthelegs
moderatelyspreadandthearms extendedpartwayabove
theshoulders. Inbothfigures, theheadandtorsoare
completelysuperimposed.Themalefiguresareinscribed
withinacircle andasquare,showingthegeometric
proportionof thehumanbody
.

THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI
FromtheMattheanVulgateLatin sectionAMagisAdoraturis thenametraditionallygivento
thesubjectin theNativityif Jesusin artin whichthethreeMagi,representedaskings,
especiallyin theWest,havingfoundJesusbyfollowingstar,laybeforehimgifts of gold,
frankincense,andmyrrh,andworshiphim.Onenteringthehouse,theysawthechildwith
Maryhismother;andtheykneltdownandpaidhimhomage.

VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS

VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS
IsthenameusedfortwopaintingsbyLeonardodaVinci,ofthesame subject,
andof acompositionwhich is identical exceptfor severalsignificantdetails.The
versiongenerally consideredthe prime version,that is theearlier of thetwo,
hangsinTheLouvrein Paris andtheotherin theNational Gallery,London.The
paintings arebothnearly 2metres(over 6feet)highandarepaintedin oils.
Both paintings show the Madonna and Child Jesus with the infant John
the Baptist and an angel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings
their usual name.

RAFFAELLO SANZIO DA URBINO
Raphael wasanItalianpainter and
architect of theHighRenaissancePeriod.
Hisworkswasadmired for itsclarityof
formsandeaseof compositionandfor its
visualachievementofinterpretingthe
DivineandincorporatingChristian
doctrines.
URBINO(Raphael) (1483-1520)

THE SISTINE MADONNA
TheMadonnaholdsherchild asshefloatson
aswirlingcarpet of clouds, sheisflankedby
St.Sixtus andSt. Barbara.Atthefort of the
paintingaretwoangels(cherubs) whogazein
wistfull contemplation.Therehasbeenlots of
speculationabout thesadness, or even
petrifiedexpressionsonthefaceof theVirgin
andtheinfant Jesus.

THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS
ReferstoafamousfrescopaintedbyRaphaelin
theApostolicPalaceinVaticanCity. Thefresco
waspaintedbetween 1510 and1511 andisone
of four frescoespaintedbyRaphael intherooms
nowknownasthe“Stanzedi Raffaello”.Schoolof
Athenswasthesecondfrescocompletedinthe
roomanddepictsRaphael’sinterpretationof
philosophyasabranchof knowledge. Showinga
gatheringof Greekphilosophersengagedin
variousactivities,thefrescoisconsideredaprime
exampleof HighRenaissanceart andconsidered
Raphael'smasterpiece.

THE TRANSFIGURATION
Thetransfiguration of Jesusis anevent
reportedintheNewT
estament whenJesus
is transfiguredandbecomesradiant in glory
uponamountain.
It wasRaphael’slast paintingonwhichhe
workedonuptohisdeath.

WasanearlyRenaissancesculptorfromFlorence.
Heisknownfor hisworkinbas-relief, aformof
shallowrelief sculpture. Hestudiedclassical
sculpture, andusedthistodevelopafully
Renaissancestyleinsculpture, whoseperiodsin
Rome.Heworkedinstone, bronze, wood,clay
,
stuccoandwax, andhadseveral assistants, with
fourperhapsbeingatypicalnumber.Thoughhis
best-knownworksweremostlystatuesintheround,
hedevelopedanew
, veryshallow
, typeof bas-
relief forsmallworks,andagooddealofhisoutput
waslarger architectural reliefs.
DONATO DI NICCOLO DI BETTO BARDI
(Donatello) (1386-1466)

DAVIDSTATUE
• Davidisthetitleof twostatuesof
thebiblical heroDavidbythe
ItalianearlyRenaissance sculptor
Donatello. Theyconsist of anearly
workinmarbleof aclothed figure
(1408-09), andafar more
famousbronzefigurethat isnude
between itshelmet andboots, and
datestothe1430s or later. Both
arenowinthe MuseoNazionale
del Bargello inFlorence.

STATUE OF ST.GEORGE
• Donatello carvedhis statueof St. Georgefor theguild
of armorersandswordmakersinFlorence. Likethe
statueof St.Mark, thestatueof St.Georgewas
destined for theguild’s niche inthebuilding
of Orsanmichele. Because theguild wasof average
size, it couldonly affordastatueof marble, rather than
of bronze.
• St.Georgewasthepatronsaint of thearmorer’sguild
andwasknownasamilitary figure, onewhowaswell-
knownintheByzantineEast, but whowasalsoknown
bytheCrusaders whobattledMuslimforcesintheHoly
Land.

EQUESTRIAN MONUMENT OF GATTAMELATA
IsasculpturebyItalianearlyRenaissance
artist Donatello,datingfrom1453locatedin
thePiazzadelSantoin Padua,Italy,today.It
portraystheRenaissancecondottiero
Erasmo daNarni, knownas"Gattamelata",
who servedmostlyundertheRepublicof
Venice, whichruled Paduaat thetime.

PROPHETHABACUC
• LoZuccone isamarblestatuethat depicts the
Biblical prophet Habakkuk. It wasacommissioned
workfor theDuomoinFlorence andwas
completedbetween 1423-1425.
ThenameZuccone originatedfromthelongand
angular shapeof thefigure's headandtranslates
inItalianas"pumpkin."Thespectacularly life-like
statueisfraught withtension andcladinthe
flowing robesthat aretypical of most of
Donatello's prophets. His faceis tilted slightly
downwhichgives thefigureahumbleexpression
uponhisgaunt face.

THE FEAST OF HEROD
• The Feast of Herod is a bronze relief
sculpture created by Donatello circa 1427.
It appears on the baptistry of the Siena
Cathedral in Italy. It is one of Donatello's
earliest relief sculptures, and his first
bronze relief.
• The Feast of Herod is a bronze panel (60
by 60 centimeters) made by Donatello
around 1427. Donatello tells the story of
John the Baptist's death in the sculpture.
It shows John the Baptist's head getting
served to King Herod by his assassin.

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