What you need to know Be able to talk about the early Renaissance in the 15th century Examine how the early humanists saw themselves in history Examine the singularity of artists And examine the numerous competitions that led to innovations by many artists during this time Terms Perspective Guild Glazing Humanism Foreshortening in the context of art the start of demonstrating volumes and spatial relationships groups of people that sponsored and took care of artists to show and object that is closer than it actually is a technique in oil painting in which a thin layer of transparent color is applied to enhance the painting The study of human nature history and literature Additional Lecture Information Discussion Questions The Renaissance What is the Renaissance The Renaissance is the revival of ancient literature art and government When did the Renaissance start The Renaissance started in Florence Italy What led to the Renaissance A revival of the ancient arts of antiquity led to the Renaissance What are the three stages of the Renaissance The Early Stage The High Renaissance The Late Renaissance Define the characteristics of Renaissance paintings Renaissance paintings are balanced geometric naturalistic and highly detailed Describe the context around the Renaissance During the Renaissance people were looking back towards the study of ancient history literature art and philosophy It was a rebirth of antiquity and the people of the early Renaissance thought themselves as different than the people of the previous centuries It was also a time where the focus more on the singularity of an individual Trade had manufacture increased leading to the increase of elite families and courtly patrons The division of the papacy in Rome and France also led to a shift in power between the papacy and the elite families as well as an increase in literacy How did scholars perceive the Renaissance The scholars of the Renaissance thought themselves as more advanced and enlightened than the people of the previous century They thought they were living in a new time period How did ideas spread quickly throughout the Renaissance Through the development of the Printing Press by Johannes Gutenberg Innovations What led to the development of perspective Artists revival of antiquity and nature led to the development of perspective Who invented linear perspective Filippo Brunelleschi linear perspective How did oil painting and linear perspective change painting Oil painting and linear perspective allowed for very convincing and realistic painting How did the competitions sponsored by guilds benefit the artists of the Renaissance The competitions sponsored by guilds benefitted artists by leading them to complete many achievements and advancements in art during the Renaissance Other Visual Art Who won the baptistery competition Lorenzo GHiberti won the baptistery competition What was the theme The theme was The Sacrifice of Isaac What was the form of the piece The piece was formed on a quatrefoil What pose does Donatello s sculpture St George St Mark at the Or San MIchele have Contrapose How does Gentile da Fabriano use light in his pieces Gentile uses light as a symbol to carry meaning Describe Donatello s David Commissioned by the Medici family Donatello s sculpture David is the first freestanding sculpture made since antiquity The sculpture was made using the lost wax process One debatable fact about the statue is that it is untraditionally nude and young the age of the statue is also debate The Medici Family and the Papacy Who was the Medici family The Medici family was a prominent banking family who rose to power and commissioned Florentine art What happened when the papacy returned to Rome Once the papacy returned to Rome they regained their power as the artistic center What was a famous building that was commissioned in the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV The famous building produced in the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV was the Sistine Chapel
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