16 th  Century Italian Art High Renaissance and Mannerism
Rome with Renaissance and Baroque Monuments
Who are the Masters? Leonardo da Vinci :  superb master of line, pioneer of  sfumato , inventor, naturalist, and  painter of the soul’s intent . Raffaelo Sanzio(a.k.a Raphael):   younger master painter who incorporated elements of Leonardo and Michelangelo into his own unique style. Michelangelo Buonarroti :  master of sculpture, also excellent painter and architect, the man in demand. Bramante :  major architect who favored classical buildings rejuvenated the central-plan design. Venetian masters Bellini, Giorgione, Titian Palladio (architecture)
High Renaissance Time period between 1495-1520 Centers around the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo Divinely inspired artist-genius Documentation Continued use of printmaking Visual Arts= fine or liberal art Women?????
Leonardo da Vinci A true “Renaissance Man” Considered an expert in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, as well as engineering, military science, botany, anatomy, geology, aerodynamics and optics Left over 10,000 pages of drawings, ideas, sketches and notes Considered painting to be the supreme form of art
da Vinci,  Vitruvian Man , c. 1492
da Vinci,  Virgin of the Rocks ,  c. 1485
DA VINCI,  The Last Supper,  c. 1495-1498
 
Da Vinci,  Mona Lisa ,  c. 1503-1505
 
RAPHAEL Trained in Umbria by Perugino ( Christ Delivering the Keys the Kingdom to Saint Peter ) Famous for paintings of the Madonna and Child Young master moved to Rome; influenced by Bramante Absorbed elements of the work of Leonardo and Michelangelo to create his own unique style Talented, popular, and beloved artist who died young (entombed in the Pantheon)
Raphael Marriage of the Virgin,  1504 The Small Cowper Madonna,  1505
Raphael , Madonna with the Goldfinch , 1505
Madonna in the Meadow , 1505-06 Maddalena Doni,  1506
SCHOOL OF ATHENS, 1509-1511
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stanza Della Segnatura, Vatican, Rome
RAPHAEL Galatea,  1513
 
Raphael,  Baldassare Castiglion , c 1514
Michelangelo,  PIETA , 1498-1500
David, 1501-04
 
Michelangelo,  Moses ,  c. 1513-1515
Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-1512
 
Creation of Adam detail
 
Last Judgment , 1534-1541
 
Sistine Chapel detail at the beginning ( left ) and final stage ( right ) of the restoration process.
 
Bramante, Tempietto, 1502?
Bramante’s design for St. Peters
St. Peter’s Basilica present day
 
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI, Saint Peter’s (looking northeast), Vatican City, Rome, Italy, 1546–1564..
Bramante  Michelangelo
Venetian Art Was a Republic like Florence Wealthy because of trade Supported artists and craftspeople First artists to use oil paint in Italy Focus on light and known for rich color Isolated from the Church so subject matter is less religious and often sensuous
ANDREA PALLADIO, Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, ca. 1566–1570.
ANDREA PALLADIO, plan of the Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, ca. 1550–1570. (1) dome, (2) porch.
Andrea Palladio,  San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice , 1565
Alberti vs. Palladio
aerial view of San Giorgio Maggiore
interior of San Giorgio Maggiore
GIOVANNI BELLINI and TITIAN,  Feast of the Gods , 1529.
GIORGIONE DA CASTELFRANCO (and/or TITIAN?),   Pastoral Symphony , ca. 1508–1510.
Titian,  Madonna of the Pesaro , 1519-1526
Titian,  Venus of Urbino , 1538
Giorgione,  Sleeping Venus , 1510
Tintoretto,  Last Supper , 1594
 
Veronese,  Christ in the House of Levi , 1573
Correggio,  Assumption of the Virgin , 1526-1530, Parma Cathedral
 
Mannerism 1520- end of 16 th  century Begins w/ death of Raphael in 1520 Emerges out of late Renaissance Reaction to rationality, balance and proportion of Renaissance art Known for exaggeration and artificial (instead of naturalistic) qualities
Pontormo,  Descent from the Cross , 1525-1528
 
Parmigianino, Madonna with the Long Neck, 1534-1540 Raphael
Correggio,  Jupiter and Io , c. 1532
Bronzino,  Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time , 1546
Bronzino,  Portrait of a Young Man , c. 1530’s
Raphael,  Baldassare Castiglione  c. 1514 Bronzino,  Portrait of a Young Man , c.1530’s
Bronzino , Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, c. 1540 Summer Spring
Quinten Matsys,  Grotesque Old Woman , c. 1525
Leonardo DaVinci
Giovanni da Bologna,  Abduction of the Sabine Women,  1583
 
 
 

16th c. italian renaissance & mannerism