Themes
How did the role of the artist change in the Renaissance?
Artists are recognized by name as skilled intellectuals. Some seen as geniuses, no longer just craftspersons
The relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon
Linear Perspective
The colors Plato is wearing are symbolic of
Wind and Fire
Title of Raphael's fresco focused on Philosophy
The School of Athens
Birthplace of the Renaissance
Florence
What is humanism?
Shifting focus to human experience and potential, achieved through studying the humanities and classics to create well-rounded, eloquent individuals. A focus on individualism and intellectual advancements over divinity.
using contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects and figures
Chiaroscuro
Whose David can be characterized by a more idealized and athletic figure
Michelangelo
Who is the artist who developed a system for representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface?
Filippo Brunelleschi
What does "Renaissance" mean?
A rebirth
How does Renaissance artwork differ from Medieval Artwork?
Focus on realism and realistic space, focus on humanism over divine symbolism
A subtle blending of colors and tones to create soft, imperceptible transitions
Sfumato
What do Raphael's four frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura represent?
The Four Branches of Human Knowledge - A universal interest in and respect for the humanities
In Holy Trinity, this artist is one of the first to utilize linear perspective
Masaccio
Why would one want to be a patron of the arts?
To bring honor to one’s faith, city, and self
Align yourself with the patronage of Roman patricians and Emperors
What do Renaissance artwork and Medieval Artwork have in common?
Religious (Christian) subjects
The further away an object, the less clear they are, and the more they take on the value and hue of the background
Atmospheric Perspective
How does Fra Angelico use light in The Annunciation?
The effects of light are shown realistically in the space, except for Gabriel (a divine figure). For Gabriel it is used symbolically - he does not have a shadow and seems to be a source of light himself
Name one innovation that Brunelleschi used to build the dome of Florence Cathedral
double shell, horizontal supports, skeleton frame, pulleys, interlocking stones
What are the three elements of linear perspective?
Horizon line, vanishing point, orthagonals