Essential Question: Essential Question

Essential Question:

• Essential Question:

• How did the Renaissance change art in Western Europe?

• Warm-Up Question:

• Define these terms:
• Renaissance
• Humanism
• Realism
• What factors led to the decline of the Middle Ages Church & rise of the Renaissance?

Realism & emotion

• Realism & emotion

• Classicism: inspiration from Greece & Rome

• Emphasis on individuals & interaction between people

• Geometric arrangements

• Perspective

• Using light & shadows

Donatello was the 1st great sculptor of the Renaissance

• Donatello was the 1st great sculptor of the Renaissance

• Donatello revived the classical (Greco-Roman) style of sculpture that were realistic & could be viewed from all sides
• Donatello’s “David” was the 1st large, free-standing human sculpture of the Renaissance

Michelangelo was one of the most famous Renaissance artists:

• Michelangelo was one of the most famous Renaissance artists:

• He was a painter, sculptor, architect, & poet
• His sculptures & paintings showed realism, detail of the human body, & expression to show personality & emotion

Leonardo da Vinci was a true “Renaissance Man”

• Leonardo da Vinci was a true “Renaissance Man”

• He was a painter & sculptor whose art was known for incredible realism & emotion
• He was also an inventor & scientist whose sketches reveal observations about human anatomy & new engineering technology

Raphael “perfected” Renaissance painting

• Raphael “perfected” Renaissance painting

• He improved perspective and realism by studying Leonardo & Michelangelo
• Raphael became the favorite painter of the Pope because of his amazing detailed paintings showing a combination of famous Greeks & Romans along with Renaissance people

Brunelleschi was Florence’s greatest architect:

• Brunelleschi was Florence’s greatest architect:

• He studied the Roman Pantheon when he built the Cuppolo of Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence
• The dome inspired modern building designs

Draw a Renaissance picture using any 3 of the following:

• Draw a Renaissance picture using any 3 of the following:

• Perspective
• Realism
• Emotion
• Shading
• Everyday life
• Human Interaction