HST 111 Lecture 6 9 17 12 Renaissance Art Architecture Recognize a shift to secularism throughout art architecture The Ren Artist wanted to capture perfection of the human body very lifelike aspect to their pieces Wanted to paint sculpt draw reality Main similarity between medieval art Ren Art subject matter Even if we see a change to secularism religion religious imagery still imp t Most imp t rel image The Madonna Medieval art took inspiration from Byzantine art figure is presented in tile so everything is one dimensional Catholic church regarded the human body as inherently sinful bodies should be covered up clothed makes it very difficult to tell gender of people depicted in art Glorification of the human body to the Church is wrong This is where Medieval Ren Art diverge Ren Art all about glorifying the human body instead of hiding it Ren Art defined gender very obviously naked figures in works Ren Art also depicted Greek Roman and esp Pagan gods Representation of Pagan gods is strictly forbidden by the Church Ren Art purpose of art is to mimic nature Giotto Ren Artist one of the first to use perspective in art Also did a fantastic job of representing nature Uccello pr You SILL oh the master of defining perspective also was a mathematician Used math to present an accurate lifelike rendition Botticelli sp used pagan imagery perspective to depict reality Ren Art overall very detailed each character has it s own unique expression Large obvious cathedrals were included to illustrate the awe inspiring power of God Cathedrals domes were depicted as being open light when in reality these buildings were narrow and dark ominous Cathedrals went from a space wholly about God medieval to a place that was about God and his worshippers This was part of a movement to depict a human centered world a place for humans not just for the divine 1480 1520 called the High Renaissance Characterized by a shift in artistic power from Florence Milan to Rome Golden age for Da Vinci Raphael Michaelangelo Da Vinci Vitruvian Man wanted to know the EXACT dimensions of the human body how to represent it almost to a scientific level of accuracy Da Vinci also drew practical diagrams designs of military horse drawn carts pictures of hands Even in Da Vinci s non secular art Madonna Jesus were still present Artists became celebrities seen as artistic geniuses Extra value placed on work from specific artists i e a Michelangelo painting instead of referring to the work by its given name Artist was just as important as what he she was painting Artists were commissioned or employed by the very wealthy to decorate houses create final resting places design churches The Northern Renaissance Changes occurred in Germany Holland as well not just Italy Characterized by the use of oil based paints as opposed to water based or egg based paints Oil based paints granted access to a much larger color palette again furthering the amount of detail in the pieces Key Points Sculpture Use of the nude Use of metals Working in round rather than relief Key Points Painting Perspective esp Van Eyck Uccello Egg tempera shifts to use of oil based paints Religious painting declines while genre painting mythology portraits etc increases but Religious images are still very imp t Key Points Artists Artists become known celebrities Artists are commissioned to work Studios are formed and apprenticeship programs initiated Art for hire the beginning of commercial art