3. Leonardo da Vinci
- Was born on April 15, 1452.
- He was a son of a lawyer and a peasant.
- He love to examine the formation of rocks and to
follow the courses of rivers.
- He captivated by the flowers, faces and flying
birds.
- He also excelled in mathematics and loved
drawings and modeling figures in clay.
7. Leonardo da Vinci
- Around the age of 14, he was the star pupil of
renowned painter and sculptor Andrea del
Verrocchio.
- Learned from Verrocchio different techniques and
remained with him until da Vinci was 25 years
old.
- Also known for his unconventional ways: he
dissected corpes and made the first drawing of an
unborn child and a series of anatomical sketches.
9. Leonardo da Vinci
- At the age of 21, he made he first drawings of
landscape and discovered the colors of shadows;
not much later, he developed chiaroscuro.
10. - In the dining hall of Holy Mary of Grace in Milan, he painted
the Last Supper.(1520)
11. When the French conquered Milan, Leonardo drifted to Venice
then to Florence where he served as military engineer. During
his stay ,he was busy with the portrait of Mona Lisa.(1503)
13. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- Known as one of the greatest artists in the
Italian Renaissance period.
- Was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Italy.
- He loved to carve in marble.
- He worked day and night, learning to draw
and to cut stone.
- At the age of 13, he was a pupil of
Ghirlandaio, one of the most successful
painters in Florence.
16. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- Decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.In
1512he completed it, which will be the cornerstone
of the high renaissance art.
17. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- He devised a architectural framework for the
ceiling with compartments of various shapes and
sizes.
- In those spaces, he painted 343 figures and 225
of which are 10 ft. to 18 ft. high, if they were
standing up.
18. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- Thirty years after, he returned to the Sistine Chapel to
paint The Last Judgment on the wall.( 1536-1541)
19. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- He carved the statues in the Chapel of San Lorenzo in
Florence. As an architect, he designed the dome for
St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the World.
20. Michelangelo di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni
- He began his last work
in marble, The
Deposition or the
Lamentation over the
Dead Christ.(1547-
1555)
21. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti
Simoni
- Died on February 14, 1564 just weeks
before 89th birthday.
- he was revered by the public as the
“Father and Master of All the Arts,”
and was laid to rest at the Basilica di
Santa Croce.
23. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
- Was born on April 6, 1483, a son of a
painter and poet.
- At age of 11, his talents were already
much talked about.
- At the age of 16, he entered the
studio of Pietro Perugrino, one of the
most honored painters in Italy.
24. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael)
- At age of 18, he skillfully painted like
his master.
- He was into portraiture and
altarpieces.
- At the age of 21, he went to
Florence.
- His drawings were about human
anatomy and movements.
25. Raffaello Sanzio da
Urbino (Raphael)
- From 1504-1507 in
Florence, he produced
a series of
Madonna.(Sistine
Madonna- 1513)
26. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael)
- Was summoned by Pope Julius II to work
in the Vatican.
- He was able to finish numerous
artworks, many of which are found in
the Apostolic Palace in Vatican.
27. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael)
- Four Raphael Rooms that marked High
Renaissance.
-are Room of Segnatura (where School of
Athens is located),Room of Helidorus ,
Room of Fire in the Borgo and Room of
Constantine.
32. Exercise
Answer the following questions below.
1. Create a chart or graphic organizer in
your paper to compare and contrast the
art styles of da Vinci, Michelangelo and
Raphael.
2. What effects did the works of these
artists contribute to the people’s life
during the Renaissance ?explain.
