This document provides an overview of Renaissance art and key concepts about the Renaissance period from the 1300s to 1550. It discusses causes of the Renaissance like the rediscovery of Greek/Roman ideas and art. Renaissance art is characterized by elements like perspective, realism, contrast between light and dark, and depicting humanism in Greek/Roman styles. The document lists and shows images of famous Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, Donatello, Da Vinci, and Raphael and some of their iconic works. Students are assigned a task analyzing Renaissance paintings or creating original art in the Renaissance style.

1. Bellringer
1. Relevant announcement

2. Bellringer
1. In what two ways did the Gutenberg change
European culture?
2. What is your favorite type of art?
3. Do you consider this painting art? Explain

3. Renaissance Art
Students will analyze Renaissance Art
The Tribute Money by Masaccio. (1386 AD)

4. The Renaissance 1300’s - 1550
• French Term for
“rebirth”
• Time of great
creativity
• Started in Florence
• Draw Italy in your
notes label Florence,
Rome, Venice, Milan

5. Review: Causes of The Renaissance
• Rediscovery of
Greek & Roman
ideas and art
• Bubonic Plague
• Merchant Class
• Printing Press

6. Renaissance Art
• Patron
• Slates: What do you
patronize?
• 2 groups of patrons
during Renaissance?
• Merchants support
artists ($$$$)
• Church also support
artists ($$$$)
Mona Lisa (1507) Leonardo Da Vinci

7. Mona Lisa Clip
• 2 reasons painting is so
amazing
• 1507

8. Renaissance Style
CHARACTERISTICS Or
elements
• Perspective (distance)
• Realism (nature)
• Contrast (light vs. dark)
• Humanism (people,
Greek/Roman Style)

9. Which leads us to:
• 4 most famous
Renaissance
artists:
• Michelangelo
• Donatello
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Raphael Sanzio
• But there were
many more

10. On your slates
• Renaissance element:
• How its shown:
• cross

11. The
Annunciation
(1334)
Artist: Taddeo
Gaddi

12. Fire in the Borgo. (1514)
Artist: Raphael Sanzio

13. The Birth of Venus (1485)
Artist: Sandro Botticelli

14. The Presentation of the Virgin.
(1440) Artist: Paolo Uccello

15. Title: The Virgin
and Child and St
Anne. (1510)
Artist: Leonardo
Da Vinci

16. Title: Pope
Julius II
(1512)
Artist:
Raphael
Sanzio

17. Sistine Chapel

18. Michaelangelo

19. Sistine Chapel Ceiling . (1512)
Artist: Michelangelo

21. • Birth of the Virgin
• Francisco
Carnevale 1467

22. Birth of the Virgin
Cappella Tornabuoni,1490

23. Judith beheading Holoferenes
(1599) Caravaggio

24. Judith
Beheading
Holofernes
Artemisia
Gentileschi

25. Judith and the Head
of Holofernes
Giovanni Baglione
1608

26. The Flagellation of Christ. (1512)
Artist: Piero della Francesca

27. Answer Closure Questions
With your partner
• What was the Renaissance?
• How can you identify a Renaissance
painting?

28. Renaissance Art Assignment
Choose 2 assignments to do
• Draw a new picture of something this room or at
the school the Renaissance Style (be sure to
include at least three elements of Renaissance
art) NO COPYING
• Analyze and review 5 Renaissance paintings,
describe and explain how they show
characteristics and your own thoughts on each
• Write a short story using a Renaissance person
as a character (1 page, day in the life)
• Page 385 #1, page 387 #5, 6, 8