Early Renaissance

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Early Renaissance
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Early Renaissance

• Florence, Italy Flanders were the main centers
  for Renaissance
• Renaissance means Rebirth
• Renaissance was a time of great cultural
  achievement/study in sciences, philosophy, art
  and literature
• Influenced by Humanism thought to be an approach
  to studying the Greek/Roman classics and the
  human experience, anatomy and all
• A renewed appreciation of classical Greco-Roman
  art
• Invention of moveable type (printing literature
  on large scale, quicker)
• Study of Anatomy

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Why Florence and the Renaissance Flourished

• Pope settled nearby Church had lots of to
  spend on embellishment
• Florence proved itself a formidable area
• Banking center
• The Medicis became the uber patrons of the arts

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Characteristics of Early Renaissance Art

• Religious content treated with a Humanist
  approach
• Content broadened to include Roman history and
  mythology
• Chiascuro Patterns of light and dark values
  that suggest volume
• Emphasis upon proportional studies, linear
  perspective/depth perception, contraposto
  (twisted pose) and realistic expression
• http//www.robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/mado
  nnas.htm

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Notable Artists

• Giotto di Bondone (thought to be the first
  renaissance artist)

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Donatello

• Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi c. 1386
  December 13, 1466

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Donatello
Donatello Madonna of the Clouds, ca.1425-35
The technique of rilievo schiacciato developed by
Donatello and seen in Madonna of the Clouds
featured a fine gradation of the surfaces which
produces the impression of an almost infinite
pictorial space.

• Prophet Jeremiah
• 1427 Marble

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Became a model for consequent equestrian
sculptures for hundreds of yearsmade of
bronze erected independently
Donatello's equestrian statue of Gattamelata at
Padua.
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Fra Angelico

• The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440/1460

The Entombment of Christ, c. 1450
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Sandro Botticelli

• Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi
• Born 1445-1510 approx.
• Botticelli means little barrel it is believed
  the name was applied to his older brother first
• Apprenticed in Filippo Lippis studio
• Soon outshined his mentor and earned the
  patronage of the Medicis
• Painted frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
• Frescoe painting created in the wet plaster of
  a wall.not on the surface like a mural.

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• His style included elongated figures, much like
  those seen in Gothic art
• Tender and sad expressions and gestures
• Use of line and decorative detail in creating
  expressive subjects
• Use of neo-platonism Chrisitian and mythological
  ideas/stories

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Venus and Marsc. 1485Egg tempera and oil on
poplar
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The birth of Venusc. 1485Tempera on canvas
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Primavera Tempera on wood, c. 1482
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Architecture

• Gothic architecture is asymmetrical
• Renaissance architecture is symmetrical
• Use of classical columns and pilasters (flat
  colums with shaft, base and a capital)
• Use of a symmetrical façade
• Use of module to construct

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Filippo BrunelleschiSculptor and Architect,
1377-1446
Church of San Spirito
The Duomo Florence, Italy
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San Lorenzo
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Resources

• http//www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html
  
• http//www.huntfor.com/arthistory/renaissance/earl
  yrenaiss.htm
• http//arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/e
  arly_ren.htm
• http//www.historylink101.com/art/Sandro_Botticell
  i/bio_Botticelli.htm
• http//www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63843.asp
• http//www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Filippo_B
  runelleschi.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatello
• http//www.mimenta.com/Mimenta_Art/Images/Extra20
  Graphics/VA09/Renaissance_Giotto.jpg
• http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb
  /Fra_Filippo_Lippi_009.jpg