Art during the Renaissance and Baroque La Pieta

Periods This famous work of

art depicts the body of
Renaissance was the period of economic Jesus on the lap of his
progress. The period stirred enthusiasm for the Mother Mary after the
study of ancient philosophy and artistic values. Crucifixion. The theme
Italian Renaissance began in the late 14th century. is of Northern origin,
It was an era of great artistic and intellectual popular by that time in
achievement with the birth of secular art. The focus France but not yet in
was on realistic and humanistic art. Italy. Michelangelo's
Art was characterized by accurate anatomy, interpretation of the
scientific perspective and deeper landscape. Piet is unprecedented in Italian sculpture. It is an
Painters depicted real-life figures and their important work as it balances the Renaissance
sculptures were naturalistic portraits of human ideals of classical beauty with naturalism.
beings. Leonardo Da Vinci
Architecture during this period was characterized The Ultimate Renaissance Man he is widely
by its symmetry and balance
considered to be one of the greatest painters of all
Renaissance architecture is the European time and perhaps the most diversely talented
architecture of the period between the early 14th person to have ever lived.
and early 17th centuries in different regions, Works: The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, Vitruvian man,
demonstrating a conscious revival and the adoration of the magi, and the virgin of the
development of certain elements of ancient Greek rocks.
and Roman thought and material culture.
Stylistically, Renaissance architecture followed. Mona Lisa
Gothic architecture and was succeeded by Baroque The Mona Lisa is a half-
architecture. Developed first in Florence, with length portrait painting by the
Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators, the Italian Renaissance artist
Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian Leonardo da Vinci that has
cities. The style was carried to France, Germany, been described as "the best
England, Russia and other parts of Europe at known, the most visited, the
different dates and with varying degrees of impact most written about, the most
sung about, the most
Famous Renaissance Artworks and Artist parodied work of art in the
Michelangelo Buonarotti world".The Mona Lisa is also
one of the most valuable paintings in the world. It
He was considered as the greatest living artist of holds the Guinness World Record for the highest
his lifetime, and since then he was considered as known insurance valuation in history at one
one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of hundred million dollars in 1962
his works in paintings, sculpture, and architecture
rank among the famous in existence. Sculptures: Raphael Santi
Pieta, Bacchus, Moses, David, dying slave, dawn, Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the
and dusk. He also two of the most influential works
High Renaissance period. His works was admired
in fresco in the history of western art: the scenes for his clarity of form and ease of composition and
from the book of genesis and the last judgment on for its visual achievement of the interpreting the
the altar wall ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Divine and incorporating Christian Doctrines.
He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and Together with Michelangelo and Da Vinci, he
poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic formed the traditional trinity of great masters of that
of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence period. His Main contributions to art were his
on the development of Western art. Considered to unique draftsmanship and compositional skills
be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he Transfiguration
has since been described as one of the greatest
artists of all time. Despite making few forays The Transfiguration is the
beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he last painting by the Italian
took up was of such a high order that he is often High Renaissance master
considered a contender for the title of the Raphael. Commissioned
archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival by Cardinal Giulio de
and fellow Florentine Medici client, Leonardo da Medici, the later Pope
Vinci. Clement VII (15231534)
and conceived as an
altarpiece for the
Narbonne Cathedral in France, Raphael worked on
it until his death in 1520. The painting exemplifies
Raphael's development as an artist and the
culmination of his career. Unusually for a depiction
of the Transfiguration of Jesus in Christian art, the
subject is combined with an additional episode from
the Gospels in the lower part of the painting
Donatello
Donatello was one of the Italian great artists of the
period. He was an early Renaissance Italian
sculptor from Florence. He is known for his works
on bas-reliefs, a form of shallow relief sculpture. His
works included the following statues and relief:
David, Statue of St. George, Equestrian Monument
of Gattamelata, Prophet Habakkuk, and the Feast
of Herod
David
The story of David and
Goliath comes from 1 Samuel
17. The Israelites are fighting
the Philistines, whose best
warrior Goliath repeatedly persons who have an air
offers to meet the Israelites'
best warrior in man-to-man
combat to decide the whole
battle. None of the trained
Israelite soldiers is brave
enough to fight the giant
Goliath, until David a shepherd boy who is too Christ.
young to be a soldier accepts the challenge. Saul,
the Israelite leader, offers David armor and
weapons, but the boy is untrained and refuses
them. Instead, he goes out with his sling, and
confronts the enemy. He hits Goliath in the head
with a stone, knocking the giant down, and then
grabs Goliath's sword and cuts off his head. The
Philistines withdraw as agreed and the Israelites
are saved. David's special strength comes from
God, and the story illustrates the triumph of good
over evil.
Baroque Period
The term Baroque was derived from the
Portuguese word barocco which means Jupiter and a Faun, Ecstasy
irregularly shaped pearl of stone. It describes a of St. Teresa, Apollo and
fairly complex idiom and focuses on painting,
sculpture, as well as architecture. After the idealism
of the Renaissance, and the slightly forced nature
of mannerism, Baroque art above all reflects the
tensions of the age notably the desire of the
Catholic Church in Rome to reassert in the wake of
the Protestant Reformation.
Although always in conflict with simple, clear, and
geometric concepts of classicism, the Baroque
existed in varying degrees of intensity, from a
simple animated movement of lines and surfaces,
to a rish and dynamic wealth
Baroque was a period of artistic styles in
exaggerated motion, drama, tension, and grandeur.
The style started in Rome, Italy and spread to most
of Europe. The RCC highly encouraged the
baroque style to propagate Christianity while the
aristocracy used Baroque style fot architecture and
arts to impress visitors, express triumph, power and
control.
Famous artworks and artists
Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi da Caravaggio
(1571-1610)
He is an Italian artist who wanted to deviate from
the classical masters of the Renaissance. He was
an outcast in his society, because of his own
actions and the lack of modesty and reverence for
religious subjects in his own paintings. Perhaps he
started out as a specialist in his paintings in still life,
especially of fruits.
Studies of single figures followed, but they are
clumsier than the fruit which gives their savor of
originality and charm. Caravaggios models at this
periods were either
himself or young
of being promising but
wicked. Among his
famous paintings were:
Supper at Emmaus,
Conversion of St. Paul,
and Entombment of
Conversion of St. Paul
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bernini was an Italian artist and the first Baroque
Artist. He practiced architecture and sculpture,
painting, stage design, and
was also a playwright. He
was also last in the list of
dazzling universal geniuses.
As a prodigy, his first
artworks date from his 8th
birthday. Among his early
works were: The Goat
Amalthea with the Infant
Daphne and David.
Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was
well known for his paintings of mythical and
figurative subjects, landscapes, portraits, and
Counter-Reformation altarpieces. His
commissioned works were mostly religious
subjects, history paintings of magical creatures,
and hunt scenes. His famous works were: Samson
and Delilah, Landscape with a tower, Portrait of
Helene Fourment, and The Three Graces.
Portrait of Helene Fourment

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Rembrandt was a brilliant Dutch realist, painter,
and etcher. He is generally considered as one of
the greatest painters and printmakers in European
arts. He followed no particular faith, but was
interested in spiritual values and often chooses
religious subjects. Rembrandt shares with Rubens
the revolution whereby painting came to depict the
m0ore personal aspects of the painter: his own
home and his family. No artist has painted himself
as often as did Rembrandt. His concept of himself
continued to deepen in
grasp and subtlety, while
his technique grew more
daring. His well-known
work was his Self-portrait
in Old Age. Rembrandt
had produced over 600
paintings, nearly 400
etchings, and 2,000
drawings.
Self-Portrait

Diego Velasquez
Velasquez of Spain developed out of the Baroque.
He was one of the finest masters of composition
and one of the most important painters of the
Spanish Golden Age. He worked out solutions to
pictorial problems of design that transcend the style
of any period. Velasquez was the case of a painter
who discovered his avocation almost at the very
start of his career. The passiom for still life
frequently emerges in Velasquezs art. His famous
works were: The Surrender of Breda, Las
Meninas(The Maids of Honour), Los Barachos(The
Drinker), and Maria Theresa.

Las Meninas-(The maids of honour)