The document discusses major artists of the Renaissance period in Italy such as Bernini, Donatello, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, and Bellini. It provides information on their notable works and artistic styles. Key aspects of Renaissance art mentioned include a focus on depicting the natural world, nudity, and achieving proportion, balance and harmony. Sculptors like Bernini and Donatello created works fusing different artistic mediums. Painters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Bellini were renowned for their realistic portraits and frescoes reflecting classical influences.
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The document discusses major artists of the Renaissance period in Italy such as Bernini, Donatello, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, and Bellini. It provides information on their notable works and artistic styles. Key aspects of Renaissance art mentioned include a focus on depicting the natural world, nudity, and achieving proportion, balance and harmony. Sculptors like Bernini and Donatello created works fusing different artistic mediums. Painters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Bellini were renowned for their realistic portraits and frescoes reflecting classical influences.
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The document discusses major artists of the Renaissance period in Italy such as Bernini, Donatello, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, and Bellini. It provides information on their notable works and artistic styles. Key aspects of Renaissance art mentioned include a focus on depicting the natural world, nudity, and achieving proportion, balance and harmony. Sculptors like Bernini and Donatello created works fusing different artistic mediums. Painters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Bellini were renowned for their realistic portraits and frescoes reflecting classical influences.
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RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE - the term renaissance was derived from the Italian word rinascit which
means rebirth - it was a period of reviving classical learning, literature and the arts - art focused on the imitation or depiction of the natural world - nudity was an aspect present in different masterpieces - art had the goal to promote proportion, balance and harmony BERNINI - Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1860) - Considered as the greatest sculptor of the 17th century - Baroque style of sculpture - He created works that fused architecture, sculpture and painting through his marble works - The Ecstacy of Saint Theresa (1647-52, located at the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome) - Monument for Urban VIII (1627-47, defined iconography of future papal funerary monuments) - Trevi and Four River Fountains DONATELLO - 1386 - 1466 - greatest Florentine sculpture of his age - The Annunciation (1433, carved from limestone, located in Santa Croce, Florence) - Made sculptures in bronze - He was requested to do another youthful sculpture of David in bronze; stands over 5 feet tall and signifies the allegory of civic virtue over brutality MICHAELANGELO - Michaelangelo di Lovodico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 1564) - Neo Platonist - Ceiling of the Sistene Chapel (1508 1512) - David (1501-1504, 18 ft tall) - Pieta (1499) DA VINCI - Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) - Theme of his creations reflected the boldness and freshness of his depiction of reality - True Renaissance Man (well versed with things outside art, such as sciences, engineering, and such) - First artist to study proportions of humans - Mona Lisa (1502) - The Last Supper (1498) - Vitruvian Man (1485, mix of science and art, shows that there is no universal set of proportion for the human body)
RAPHAEL - Raffaello Sanszio (1483 -1520) - famous for frescoes in the Vatican palace - The School of Athens (reflects classical influence on Renaissance art) - Revolutionized portrait painting through his creation of the portrait of Julius II - the "cartoons" that are on the tapestries of the Sistine Chapel - The Resurrection of Christ (1499-1502, oil painting on wood, prevalent dramatic style of composition) BELLINI - Giovanni Bellini (1460-1516) - Influence was build upon techniques with the use of new paint and color - Painted Agony in the Garden - Lady Combing Her Hair (1515, one of his final works) SOURCES http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bern/hd_bern.htm http://www.biography.com/people/donatello-21032601?page=2 http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesmm/a/michelangelo.htm http://legacy.mos.org/LEONARDO/artist.html http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Leonardo-Da-Vinci.html http://www.raphaelsanzio.org/ http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Bellini.html
