1. The Arts of the
Renaissance
Period and the
Baroque Period
2. Renaissance art in Europe
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•Renaissance art includes paintings,
sculptures, architecture, and allied arts
produced in Europe between 1400 and
1600. The word Renaissance literally
means “rebirth” and is the French
translation of the Italian rinascita.
3. Two principal components of
Renaissance style
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•A revival of the classical forms
originally developed by the ancient
Greeks and Romans.
•An intensified interest in
Humanism and assertion of the
importance of the individual.
5. Michaelangelo Buonarroti
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•Michaelangelo was an artist of
extraordinary ability. He is known
primarily as an outstanding painter
and sculptor, but he was also an
accomplished architect and poet.
9. Leonardo da Vinci
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•He was a painter, sculptor, architect,
engineer, and scientist. His
innovations in the field of painting
influenced the course of Italian art for
more than a century after his death.
11. The Last Supper
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•The figure of Christ forms the calm center of the
painting, while the disciples seated to his right
and left respond in agitation to his
announcement that “one of you shall betray
me.” The fourth figure from the left end is Judas,
who betrays Christ and is shown pulling away
from him in the painting.
13. Mona Lisa
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•Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous portrait was
the artist’s favorite painting. Although there have
been many theories about the origin of the
inexplicable smile on the woman’s face, it was
may have been the result of Leonardo’s interest
in natural chiaroscuro (the effect of light and
shadow on the subject).
15. Raphael
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•Giovanni Santi. Being younger,
Raphael was considered during his
time as the next master painter to
inherit the fame of Leonardo da
Vinci.
17. La Belle Jardiniére
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•He studied the works of Leonardo da Vinci
while in Florence and applied some of
Leonardo’s techniques to his own painting.
Raphael’s use of contrasting lights and
darkness, and the relaxed, informal pose
of the Madonna illustrate Leonardo’s
influence on La Belle Jadiniére
19. Donatello
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•Donato di Niccolo di Berto Bardi, known
as Donatello, was the Greatest sculptor
of the early Renaissance. He was
master stonecutter. In addition, he also
had a great understanding of human
behavior as shown in his work titled.
The Penitent Magdalene
21. Statue of Saint Mary Magdalene
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•Donatello created this painted
wooden statue of Saint Mary
Magdalene in about 1455. The
expressive sculpture shows the
repentant Magdalene as a haggard
old woman.
25. Assignment No.2
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•Research Baroque artist and their
artworks, give at least two baroque
artist and give its information (the
maximum sentences is 5 and the
minimum is 3).
27. What is Baroque art?
•Baroque art is the style that
dominated the art of Europe and
some Spanish and Portuguese
settlements in the Americas during
the 16th century till 1750.
28. What are the
important events that
happened during the
Baroque Period?
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29. •Many specific discoveries
influenced art. For example,
Galileo Galilei’s investigations of
the planets account for
astronomical accuracy in many
paintings of the time.
30. •The active trade and colonization
policies of many European nations
accounted for numerous
portrayals and places and peoples
that were exotic to Europeans.
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31. •Religion determined many aspects of
Baroque art. The roman catholic Church was
a highly influential patron, and its counter
reformation, a movement to combat the
spread of Protestantism, employed
emotional, realistic, and dramatic art as a
means of propagating the faith.
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32. •Political situations also influenced art.
The absolute monarchies of France
and Spain prompted the creations of
work that reflected in their size and
splendor the majesty of their kings,
Louis XIV and Philip IV.
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33. What are the distinct characteristics of
arts during the Baroque Period?
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•The use of curvilinear and swirling line to
convey the emotions of life subject, projecting
them to be lifelike and real, makes “baroque”
art piece fascinating. Furthermore, the
emotional drama expressed, which is usually
arranged by the use of “chiaroscuro” (the play of
dark and light), may draw the viewers to be
thrilled.
36. Michaelangel
o Merisi da
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da
Caravaggio, known as
simply Caravaggio, was an
Italian painter active in Rome
for most of his artistic life.
During the final four years of
his life he moved between
Naples, Malta, and Sicily
until his death.
40. Peter Paul
Rubens
He is considered the most
influential artist of the
Flemish Baroque tradition.
Rubens's highly charged
compositions reference
erudite aspects of
classical and Christian
history.
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44. Diego
Rodriguez
de Silva y
Velasquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva
y Velázquez was a
Spanish painter, the
leading artist in the court
of King Philip IV of Spain
and Portugal, and of the
Spanish Golden Age. He
was an individualistic
artist of the Baroque
period.
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48. Rembrandt
Harmenszoo
n van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
Rijn, usually simply known as
Rembrandt, was a Dutch
Golden Age painter, printmaker
and draughtsman. An
innovative and prolific master
in three media, he is generally
considered one of the greatest
visual artists in the history of
art and the most important in
Dutch art history.
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52. Gian
Lorenzo
Bermini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an
Italian sculptor and architect.
While a major figure in the
world of architecture, he was
more prominently the
leading sculptor of his
age, credited with creating
the Baroque style of
sculpture.
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