Do Now:

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Do Now

• Read A Story That Matters, Painting the Sistine
  Chapel on p. 374
• Who hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of
  the Sistine Chapel?
• What was Michelangelos attitude toward his art?
• How is the authority of the pope evident in this
  story?

• Answers
• Pope Julius II
• Very serious he did not want to finish until he
  was satisfied.
• Michelangelo did not want to paint it, but the
  pope insisted ceiling was finished early to
  please the pope

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THE RENAISSANCE

• Rebirth of Learning
• 1300-1600

"The Arnolfini Marriage by Jan van Eyck
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What was the Renaissance?

• French word means REBIRTH
• Period when scholars (called humanists) become
  interested in Greek and Roman culture
• Period when culture thrived (art, architecture,
  music, and literature)

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How did the culture from the Middle Ages differ
from that of the Renaissance?

• Middle Ages
• Towns small in size and numbers
• Economy based on farming on manor.

• Renaissance
• Towns grow in size and numbers
• Economy based on trade in towns/ cities

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Continued

• Middle Ages
• Nobles have most of power
• Status determined by birth

• Renaissance
• Middle class merchants have most of power
• Status determined by wealth and ability

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Continued

• Middle Ages
• Emphasized faith and tradition
• Glorified god
• Church dominated life

• Renaissance
• Emphasized reason and logic
• Glorified the individual
• Guilds (Jobs) dominated life

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Continued

• Middle Ages
• People did things for glory of god
• Latin language of literature
• Little cultural achievement

• Renaissance
• People did it for Money and Fame.
• French, Italian, Spanish, German, English
• Great cultural achievement

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Where did the Renaissance begin?

• City-states of Northern Italy
• Florence
• Venice
• Milan

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Why did the Renaissance begin in Northern Italy?

• Hint Its the same reason art flourishes in
  cities today.
• from trade and new banking industries to pay
  for artwork.
• Medici family in Florence gave financial support
  to artists to beautify city and mansions

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How did Renaissance art differ from art of the
past?
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Egyptian Art
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Middle Ages Art
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Les Tres riches heures du Duc de Berry
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What general similarities do these early artwork
share?

• One dimensional
• Few colors-early paints mixture of egg, vinegar,
  and dyes.
• Few background details
• Lacked realism

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Now let us examine some art and artists from the
Renaissance!

• What differences do you notice between the early
  artwork and the artwork from the Renaissance?

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Leonardo da Vinci

• illegitimate child from 1452
• Jack of all trades painter, sculptor, inventor,
  scientist
• Many of his paintings today are thought to have
  hidden symbols that show his disdain for the
  church.

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Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa
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Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper original
14ft x 29ft
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Last Supper reproduction
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Today many historians and writers feel Da Vinci
had hidden messages in his works.

• Here are a few of the more popular theories.

• Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code-Best Selling Book
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• Javier Sierras The Secret Supper

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Dan Brown Da Vinci Code

• Why does the apostle John look more like a Jane?
• Theory The apostle is actually Mary Magdalene.

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Javier Sierra The Secret Supper

• Why is Peter holding a Knife?
• Theory Pope descended from Peter-represents
  Popes misguiding Christianity and God.

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Other theories by Javier Sierra

• The one of the three men to Jesus far left is
  drawn with the face of Da Vinci and represent his
  disdain with the church.
• First painting of Jesus or apostles with out
  sanctifying halos sees them as men.

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Womb
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Vitruvian Man Perfect Proportion
"From the roots of his hair to the bottom of his
chin is a tenth of a man's height from the
bottom of the chin to the top of the head is one
eighth of his height from the top of the breast
to the roots of the hair will be the seventh part
of the whole man. " Notebooks of Leonardo
The Phi ratio is often found reflected in nature-
in the spirals of the nautilus, in the growth
patterns of plants, the structure of DNA.
Buildings such as the Parthenon and the Cathedral
at Chartres were built using the Golden
Proportion.
golden ratio (1.618)
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Early Design of the Machine Gun
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Michelangelo
Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
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Michelangelo David
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The Ultimate MasterpieceThe Sistine Chapel
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Creation of Adam
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Temptation and expulsion from eden
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Raphael School of Athens
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The School of Athens Michelangelo
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School of Athens Plato and Aristotle
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Jan Van Eyck Wedding Portrait
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Whats so great about the Renaissance art?

• More realistic
• More detail
• More vibrant colors Oil Paints
• Use of perspective 3-D, uses shading, vanishing
  point

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How perspective works?
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Perspective Study for "Adoration of the Magi"
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Marriage of The Virgin Raphael
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Marriage of The Virgin Raphael
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Andrea Mantegna c. 1480
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How were Renaissance artists suddenly able to
draw with photographic abilities?

• Lets go to another 60 minute clip to find out.