2. Renaissance art appeared in the
Italian Peninsula in the 15th
century
and it spread to the rest of Europe.
It was the predominant style in the
15th
and 16th
centuries.
Two stages:
-QUATTROCENTO (15th
century):
Main development in Italy. Main
centre: Florence. Main patrons: the
Medici family.
-CINQUECENTO(16th
century):
Extension to Europe. Main centre:
Rome. Main patrons: the Popes.
3. MAIN FEATURES
-Inspiration on Antiquity
(Greece and Rome):simplicity,
harmony, proportions, straight
lines…
-Rejection of the elaborated
decoration of Gothic art
-Interest in representing ideal
beauty
-Study of nature and the human
body
PITTI PALACE,
Florence
SLAVE, Michelangelo
4. Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent
ROLE OF PATRONS
Rich members of the bourgeoisie
and the Church were the
commisioners of many works of
art, as a sign of social prestige.
5. ARCHITECTURE
-Use of simple and classical
elements.
-Smaller and proportioned
buildings, adapted to
human scale.
-Search for harmony and
order.
-Austere decoration.
MEDICI-RICARDI PALACE, FLORENCE
25. SCULPTURE
BUST OF GIULIANO DI MEDICI,
VERROCCHIO
LORENZO DI MEDICI,
VERROCCHIO
-Interest in representing human beauty
and proportioned bodies
-Inspiration in Greek and Roman sculptures
-Different types of sculptures: busts, portraits,
tombs, equestrian statues
DAVID, MICHELANGELO
26. GATES OF THE BAPTISTERY OF SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE, FLORENCE,GHIBERTI
Isaac´s sacrifice
The story of Joseph