Renaissance Art - Unit 3

Unit 3 - The Renaissance

End of Quarter 3

DISTRICTS PULLING GRADES

- 3RD QUARTER ENDS FRIDAY, MARCH 29

All of Units 1 and 2

3.1.4 -due 3/12

3.2.2 - due 3/15

3.3.4 - Due 3/21
3.4.2 - Due 3/26

with Quarter 3 ending on the 29th, be sure to complete this!

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​Due Dates

Multiple Choice

The Renaissance started in the 14th century and flourished in _______ where there were abundant riches due to trades with the Ottoman Empire.

• Hawaii

• The Netherlands

• France

• Italy

LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI

(1404 - 1472) A Florentine mathematician, artist, and writer who emphasized
the study of nature and balance in art. He wrote several treatises on the arts,
one of which became the blueprint for mathematically based linear
perspective.

Alberti changed the philosophy behind art-making. His famous book on painting introduced the idea
that art should study and imitate nature, and that in order to be a truly beautiful work, it must be done in
perfect proportion and perspective.

Major works:
art-theory treatises: de pittura (on painting), 1436; de re aedificatoria (on architecture), ca. 1460.

BRUNELLESCHI:
(1377 - 1446) A FLORENTINE ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, AND ARTIST WHO IS
CREDITED WITH BEING THE FIRST PERSON TO USE GEOMETRY AS A
BASIS FOR LINEAR PERSPECTIVE IN PAINTING.

Introduced a mathematically correct form of

linear perspective

1.Dome of the Cathedral of Florence, 1419-1436

2.Ospedale degli Innocenti, 1419

3.Pazzi Chapel, 1441-1460

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EARLY RENAISSANCE

THE MEDICI FAMILY

Multiple Choice

How did the Medici family contribute to the Renaissance?

• They were patrons of the arts

• They killed off anyone who challenged their power

• They went on a crime spree

• They formed the first government that collected taxes

Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, ca. 1486

A tempera painting by Sandro

Botticelli, circa 1486, that depicts
the goddess Venus after she has
emerged from the sea. It highlights

Botticelli's focus on the poetic

elements of the Classical world. It
does not use perspective and has
the S-shaped curves typical of the

International Gothic style.

https://smarthistory.org/sandro-botticelli-the-birth-of-venus/

•The use of light creates believable forms without the use

of precise mathematical perspective.

•Figures from Greek mythology are used to inspire faith in

the Christian God.

•Symbolism is used to represent a contrast between

spiritual innocence and a soul awakening to reason.

Leonardo da Vinci

Most important contribution to Western art was the idea of scientific observation

connected art with science

His own scientific investigations led to his depictions of the human form.

Introduced and used sfumato – the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms

Influenced by Van der Weyden

Used geometric composition

Multiple Choice

Humanism, which was intellectually what The Renaissance was based on, was all about __________.

• the value of human beings and their capacities

• conforming to the religious constructs of the Medieval Ages

• weapons

• cuisine

Da Vinci:

Mona Lisa

Michelangelo:

The Sistine Chapel

Raphael:

The School of Athens

Match

Match the following

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

The Last Supper

The Mona Lisa

La Pieta

• The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

• The Last Supper

• The Mona Lisa

• La Pieta

Multiple Choice

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

• Raphael

• Michaelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

Multiple Choice

Which three artists are from the Renaissance Art Period?

• Andy Warhol, Pollock, and Edgar Degas

• Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci

• Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, and Rembrandt

Multiple Choice

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• realism

• perspective

• idealism

• distancism

All of Units 1 and 2

3.1.4 - 3/12

3.2.2 -3/15

3.3.4 - 3/21 = will cover in class
3.4.2 - 3/26 = will cover in class

with Quarter 3 ending on the 29th, be sure to complete these!

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​Due Dates