Renaissance and Baroque Artworks
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The document discusses several key figures and developments during the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe. It describes Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael as the three great masters of the Renaissance known for their realistic paintings and sculptures depicting religious subjects accurately. It also discusses St. Peter's Basilica as the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture. During the Baroque period, the document outlines Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velasquez as influential artists known for their dramatic religious works and use of light, movement, and illusion. Their art propagated Christianity and expressed power for the Catholic Church and aristocracy.
Renaissance and Baroque Artworks
- 2. Renaissance Period in Europe (14th 17th century) regarded as the cultural bridge between middle age and modern history. The birth of secular art(worldly things). Focus on realistic and humanistic art. Renaissance art was characterized by accurate anatomy (symmetry and balance), scientific perspective, and deeper landscape. As the classical Greeks believed in the harmonious development of the person through a sound mind, by the practice of athletics, the Renaissance held up the ideal of the well-rounded person, knowledgeable in a number of fields such as philosophy, science, arts, including painting and music and who applies his/her knowledge to productive and creative activity.
- 3. St. Peters Basilica Most Renowned work of renaissance architecture Papal Enclave (Vatican) Designed by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- 5. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet Considered to be the greatest living artist in his lifetime and one of the greatest artist of all time. Artworks: Pieta, Bacchus, Moses, David, Dying Slave, Dawn and Dusk. Most influential fresco in history of western art: Genesis and Last Judgement on the altar of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
- 7. PIETA Portrayal of pain and redemption Represented by seated Madonna holding Christ body in her arms.
- 8. Leonardo di ser Piero Da Vinci (1452- 1519) Italian painter, architect, scientist and mathematician. Know as the ultimate renaissance man. Considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time. Artworks: The Last Supper (Most reproduced painting of all time), Mona Lisa (The most famous and parodied portrait) Other works: The Vitruvian mar, The Adoration of the Magi, Virgin of the Rocks.
- 10. MONA LISA Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo Pronounced in modern Italian as Monna Lisa Mona = My Lady, Madame
- 11. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) (1483-1520) Italian painter and architect. Know as the ultimate renaissance man. His work is admired through interpreting the divine and incorporating Christian doctrines. Formed the trinity of great masters of that period. Artworks: The Sistine Madonna, The school of Athens and The Transfiguration.
- 12. TRANSFIGURATION Last Painting which he worked on up to his death. Commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de Medici (Late Pope Clement VII). Conceived as an Altarpiece for Narbonne Cathedral in France.
- 13. Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (Donatello) (1386- 1466) Italian sculptor of Florence. Arworks: Bas relief, David, Statue of St. George, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata, Prophet Habacuc, and the Fest of Herod.
- 14. DAVID Image of the Biblical Hero David First know free standing nude statue. Made out of Bronze. Another david was made of Marble
- 15. BAS - RELIEF
- 17. Baroque Derived from the Portuguese word Barocco which mean irregularly shaped pearl or stone The Roman Catholic Church highly encouraged the Baroque style to propagate Christianity while the aristocracy used Baroque style for architecture and arts to impress visitors, express triumph, power, and control. Baroque painting illustrated key elements of Catholic dogma, either directly in Biblical works or indirectly in imaginary or symbolic work. The gestures are broader than Mannerist gestures: less ambiguous, less arcane, and mysterious. Baroque sculpture, typically larger than life size, is marked by a similar sense of dynamic movement, along with an active use of space. Baroque architecture was designed to create spectacle and illusion. Thus the straight lines of the Renaissance were replaced with flowing curves.
- 18. Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi da Caravaggio (1571- 1610) Better know as Caravaggio Outcast in the society because of his own actions, lack of modesty and reverence for religious subject in his own paintings. Started out as a specialist in his paintings of still life (inanimate objects) Models were either himself or young persons who have an air of being promising but wicked. Artworks: Supper at Emmaus, Conversation of St. Paul and Entombment of Christ.
- 19. Conversion of St. Paul Painting on the story of Saul of Tarsus converted to an apostle of Christ. The conversion on the road to Damascus.
- 20. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) Italian artist and first baroque artist. He practiced architecture, and sculpture, painting, stage design, and was also a playwright. First artwork date from his 8th birthday. Artworks: The Goat Amalthea with the infant Jupiter and a faun, Damned Soul, and Blessed Soul. He also made a sculpture of David Other works: Piazza San Pietro and Ecstasy of St. Teresa.
- 21. Ecstasy of St. Teresa Made out of Marble Located in Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria (Rome) Pictures Saint Teresa of Avila
- 22. Peter Paul Rubens (1577- 1640) Flemish (Dutch / Belgian) Baroque painter. Well known for his paintings of mythical and figurative subjects, landscapes, portraits, and Counter- Reformation altarpieces Artworks were mostly religious subjects, history paintings of magical creatures, and hunt scenes. Artworks: Samson and Delilah, Landscape with a Tower, Portrait of Helene Fourment, and The Three Graces
- 23. Portrait of Helene Fourment She was the wife of Peter Paul Rubens
- 24. The Three Graces The painting was held in the personal collection of the artist until his death, then in 1666 it went to the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, before hanging in the Museo del Prado.
- 25. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch realist, painter and etcher. Interested in spiritual values and often chooses religious subjects. Rembrandt shares with Rubens the revolution whereby painting came to depict the more personal aspects of the painter: his own home and his family. Rembrandt had produced over 600 paintings, nearly 400 etchings, and 2000 drawings. His well- known work was his Self portrait in Old Age.
- 26. Self - Portrait A painting of his self
- 27. Diego Velasquez (1599- 1660) One of the finest masters of composition and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. The passion for still life frequently emerges in Velasquezs art. Artworks: The Surrender of Breda, Las Meninas (The maids of honour), Los Borachos (The Drinkers), and Maria Theresa.
- 28. Las Meninas (The maids of honour) Created this work 4 years before his death. Served as a European Baroque period art. Margaret Theresa, the eldest daughter of the new Queen is the subject of the painting