The document discusses changes in art during the Renaissance that illustrate changes in how humans viewed themselves and their relationship to the world. During the Middle Ages, art focused on religion and learning centered around the church. Renaissance art began depicting saints and other figures in a more natural, human way rather than ideally. Artists also began using techniques like linear perspective and oil paints to represent three-dimensions and textures more realistically.

1. Kris Jacobson CIL 505 8/4/11 Adapted from Renaissance Connection

2. How Humanism Changes Renaissance Art Changes in art illustrate changes in the Renaissance view of people and their place in the world.

3. Middle Ages Middle Ages last from the 3rd Century through the 13 th Century Learning is centered around the church and religion Artistic subjects are religious

4. Art in the Middle Ages Most art has religious subjects Figures always wear clothes Saints have halos The size of figures reflects their importance ( hieratic scale ) Background is often gold, representing heaven Figures are represented ideally, not as individuals Used tempera (egg-based) paints Jacopa di Cione Madonna and Child in Glory 1360/65 Tempera and gold on panel

5. Begins in the 14 th Century People begin to read the literature of Classical Greece and Rome People begin learning about government, philosophy and art from these Classical writings People began to study the natural world, astronomy, math, and engineering Humans and their relationship to the world become a major focus of art, science, and literature Artists created works outside of the church and began to sign their own works. Renaissance

6. Art in the Renaissance Saints are depicted as more human Saints are the same size as humans Halos fade and eventually disappear Natural landscape is used as background Perspective is used to create the appearance of 3 dimensions Oil paint gives a more natural appearance of light and shadow and texture Giovanni Agostino da Lodi Adoration of the Shepherds About 1505 Oil on wood panel

7. Compare the Two Paintings

8. Do the artists use hieratic scale ? How are the halos different in each painting? Do the landscapes look true to life in each picture? Why or why not? How do the artists represent distance in each painting? Can you tell if the artists used tempera or oil paints ? Questions

9. Details Duccio di Buoninsegna Maestà, 1308-1311 Tempera on wood Guiliano Bugiardini Madonna and Child with St. John, 1510 Oil on panel