This document provides an overview of Renaissance art in Italy between the 15th and 16th centuries. It features images and descriptions of important architectural works like Brunelleschi's dome for Florence Cathedral and artistic masterpieces such as Donatello's statue of David, Masaccio's fresco of the Trinity, and Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The document also introduces artistic techniques developed during this period including linear perspective, sfumato, and chiaroscuro that enhanced realism in painting. Major artists from the era like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Titian are highlighted through their famous works.

1. Renaissance Aty in Italy
(1400s-1500s)

3. Donatello, David, mid-15th century.

4. Donatello, David, mid-15th century.
Jamb Sculptures from Chartres
Cathedral, 12th century.

5. Brunelleschi, Dome for Florence
Cathedral, 1420-1436.

6. Brunelleschi,
Dome for Florence
Cathedral,
1420-1436.
Chartres
Cathedral,12th-13th
centuries.

7. Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo, mid-15th century.

8. Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

9. Brunelleschi, San Lorenzo,
mid-15th century. Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

10. Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

11. Linear Perspective = creating a
sense of depth in an architectural
space by using orthogonals and a
vanishing point.
Vanishing Point : the point at which
all the orthogonals meet
Orthogonals : name for
architectural lines that head
straight towards or away from the
viewer. They are the lines that are
perpendicular to the picture plane.

12. Masaccio, Trinity, c. 1425.

13. Can you identify the orthogonals in this image?

15. Masaccio, Tribute Money, c. 1427.

16. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.

17. Piero del Polliaolo, Female Portrait,
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1505.
late 15th century.

18. Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, c. 1495.

19. Leonardo da Vinci,
Last Supper,
c. 1495

20. Raphael, School of Athens, c. 1510.

21. Raphael,
School of Athens,
c. 1510.
Aristotle and Plato
Averroes

22. Raphael,
School of Athens,
c. 1510.
Self-Portrait of Raphael
Portrait of
Michelangelo
as Heraclitus

23. Raphael, Madonna of the
Meadows, c. 1505.

24. Raphael, Madonna of the Meadows, c.
1505.
Giotto, Madonna and Child,
c. 1310.

25. Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel
Ceiling, c. 1510.

26. Michelangelo, Creation of Adam Detail, c. 1510.
The Lord God formed the man from
the soil of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living being. -
Genesis 2:7

27. Michelangelo: To Giovanni da Pistoia
"When the Author Was Painting the Vault of the
Sistine Chapel"
—1509
I've already grown a goiter from this torture…
My stomach's squashed under my chin, my
beard's
pointing at heaven, my brain's crushed in a
casket,
my breast twists like a harpy's. My brush,
above me all the time, dribbles paint
so my face makes a fine floor for droppings!
…

28. Michelangelo,
David, 1501-4.

29. Michelangelo, Donatello, David, David, 1501-4.
mid-15th century.

30. Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

31. Botticelli, Birth of Venus,
c. 1486.
Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538.

32. Other / Extras

33. (You can show slides like this after
you have lectured to show
students the types of notes they
should be taking in the beginning
of the semester.)
Example Notes:
David by Donatello is the first
free-standing, life-sized nude
figure made of bronze since
classical antiquity (meaning
Ancient Greece and Rome).
It shows Donatello’s artistic
individuality and innovation; he
pushed artistic and social
boundaries.

34. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona
Lisa,c. 1503-5
Chiaroscuro: Blending highlights
and shadows to create a sense
of depth.
Sfumato: Smoke-like veil that
covers a painting to make it
appear more realistic, like there
is a haze present.
Atmospheric Perspective:
creating a sense of depth in a
scene of nature by making far
off views 1) more blurry 2)
smaller and 3) bluish

35. (You can also throw in “unkowns”
throughout the semester to see if
students have grasped the main points
of your lecture.)
We have not studied this work, but,
based on what you know about
Renaissance art, see if you can identify
the subject, general time frame, and
perhaps even the artist or an artist who
worked in a similar style.
Support your answers with proof from
the painting or your historical
knowledge.

36. We have not studied this
work, but, based on what
you know about Renaissance
art, see if you can identify
the subject, general time
frame, and perhaps even the
artist or an artist who
worked in a similar style.
Support your answers with
proof from the painting or
your historical knowledge.