3. History
Renaissance, “Rebirth,"
is considered to have
started in Florence, Italy
around the years 1350 to
1400.
The start of the
Renaissance also was the
end of the Middle Ages.
the Renaissance was an
age in which artistic,
social, scientific,
and political thought
turned in
4. Art
Medieval art tended to be
very flat and nearly always
had religious overtones.
The Renaissance saw a
flourishing of new artistic
techniques.
Introduction
7. Architecture
Renaissance architecture is the
architecture of the period
between
the early 15th and early 17th
centuries in different regions
of Europe.
The Renaissance style places
emphasis on symmetry,
proportion, geometry and the
regularity of
parts as they are
demonstrated in the
architecture.
Orderly arrangements of
columns, pilasters and lintels,
Sant'Agostino,
Rome,
Giacomo di
Pietrasanta,
1483
9. The plans of Renaissance
buildings have a square,
symmetrical appearance
in which proportions are
usually based on a
module. Within a church
the module is often the
width of an aisle.
Sant' Andrea, Mantua.
10. The Roman orders of
columns are used:-
Tuscan, Doric, Ionic,
Corinthian and
Composite. During the
Renaissance, architects
aimed to use columns,
pilasters, and
entablatures as an
integrated system.
Tuscan order
11. The dome is used
frequently, both as a
very large structural
feature that is visible
from the exterior, and
also as a means of
roofing smaller spaces
where they are only
visible internally.
12. Roofs are fitted with flat or
coffered ceilings. They are not
left open as in Medieval
architecture. They are
frequently painted or decorated.
The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo
Buonarroti
1508 - 1512
13. External walls are
generally of highly-
finished ashlar masonry,
laid in straight courses.
Internal walls are
smoothly plastered and
surfaced with white-
chalk paint.
14. Door usually have
square lintels. They
may be set within an
arch or surmounted by
a triangular or
segmental pediment.
Openings that do not
have doors are usually
arched and frequently
have a large or
decorative keystone.
Ghiberti – Gates of
Paradise Baptistry Door,
Florence (1425 – 1452)
15. Windows may be paired
and set within a semi-
circular arch. They
have square lintels and
triangular or segmental
pediments, which are
often used alternately.
Windows are used to
bring light into the
building and in domestic
architecture, to give
views.
Stained glass, although
sometimes present, is
16. Door usually have
square lintels. They
may be set within an
arch or surmounted by
a triangular or
segmental pediment.
Openings that do not
have doors are usually
arched and frequently
have a large or
decorative keystone.
Ghiberti – Gates of
Paradise Baptistry Door,
Florence (1425 – 1452)
17. Windows may be paired
and set within a semi-
circular arch. They
have square lintels and
triangular or segmental
pediments, which are
often used alternately.
Windows are used to
bring light into the
building and in domestic
architecture, to give
views.
Stained glass, although
sometimes present, is
19. St. Peter's Basilica
Is a Late Renaissance church
located within Vatican City.
Designed principally by
Donato
Bramante, Michelangelo,
Carlo Maderno and
Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
St Peter's is the most
renowned work of
Renaissance architecture and
remains one of the largest
churchesin the world.
21. Statues in the piers
of the dome
Francois
Duquesnoy’s
sculpture of
St. Andrew
was the first
to be started,
but it took a
long time to
complete. St.
Andrew is
shown with his
characteristic
X-shaped
cross.
St. Veronica,
by Francesco
Mochi. She is
displaying the
Veil of
Veronica (vera
icona, or true
icon), which
she used to
wipe Jesus
St. Helena of
Constantinople,
sculpted by
Andrea Bolgi (a
Bernini pupil).
Helena was the
mother of
Emperor
Constantine.
Made from four
blocks of
marble.
Longinus holds
the spear with
which he
pierced the side
of Jesus on the
22. The Sistine Chapel
It is famous for its
architecture and its
decoration that was
frescoed throughout by
Renaissance artists
ncluding Michelangelo,
Sandro Botticelli,
Pietro Perugino,
Pinturicchio and
others.
23. Exterior & Interior
of the Sistine Chapel
The Chapel is a high
rectangular
brick building, its exterior
unadorned by architectural
or decorative details.
The internal spaces are
divided
into three stories of which
the
lowest is huge, with a
robustly vaulted basement
with several utilitarian
The ceiling of the chapel is a
flattened barrel vault
springing from a course that
encircles the walls.
25. Furniture in this age was crude
a massive with classical motifs
in reliefs.
Chairs became larger and more
ornate with high, richly carved
backs.
Tables commonly took a
rectangular form, with scrolling
on the legs.
Artists began using marble
or mosaic designs on table
tops.
Poorer people's chairs often cassone: the marriage chest
Italian Renaissance Cabinet
Sgabello
26. Lighting was mainly
obtained through
windows and
clearstories but
these are a few
examples of
renaissance inspired
lighting.
28. Since this era was enjoyed
by
the rich, their drapery were
of very lush quality like
tapestry, rich velvet or
brocatelle (a type of silk
strengthened with
linen).Until
the latter part of the 16th
century in England, window
curtains were virtually non-
existent.
When curtains did finally
make an appearance, they
were made from one piece of
fabric hung on an iron rod
29. Although their colors
improved immeasurably
during the Renaissance
it mirrored that of
middle ages.
Red: symbolized high
social status, royalty,
Power and prestige. In
the Church, red was a
symbol of authority
other colors include
Orange, Yellow,
Green, shades of
brown, black and
Painting of Philip the Good, Duke of
Burgundy by Rogier van der Weyden, from a
dedication page of the Chroniques de
Hainault, 1400-1464.
31. Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a
Florentine artist.
one of the great masters
of the High Renaissance.
who was also celebrated as
a painter, sculptor,
architect, engineer, and
scientist.
Leonardo produced a
relatively small number of
paintings, many of which
remained unfinished.
he was nevertheless an
extraordinarily innovative
33. “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of
black, because all things in nature are dark except
where exposed by the light.” ― Leonardo da Vinci
“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains
nothing that it takes in.” ― Leonardo da Vinci
34. Michelangelo
Michelangelo was born on
March 6, 1475, in a town
near Florence.
Michelangelo could
possibly be the greatest
artist and sculptor who
has ever lived. His
paintings and sculptures
have changed the meaning
of art forever.
Michelangelo lived to the
age of 89, and died in
