Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
(1452-1519)
Musical
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a musicians model in Council of Trent. As the Renaissance era closes a new tipe of music was written, the madrigal. The most important composers were: Gesualdo. Luzzaschi Marenzio.
ART BACKGROUND
Artists began to use the tone contrast, and the sfumato and chiaroscuro were developed by Leonardo da Vinci and Giorgione. These were the new techniques in the manipulation of light and darkness that were developed during the begining of the 16th century, especially in the Northern part of Italy.
In this period, artists began to represent non-religious themes.
ART BACKGROUND
The most famous painters from the High Renaissance are Leonardo da Vinci (The Last Supper), Raphael (The School of Athens, and Michelangelo Buonarroti (Sistine Chapel celing). Mannerist artists, who rebelled against the principles of High Renaissance, tried to represent figures in illogical spaces.
ART BACKGROUND
ARCHITECTURE
Filippo Brunelleschi (Florence Baptistry) Arnolfo di Cambio (Florence Cathedrals dome) Michelozzo Michelozzi (Palazzo Rucellai and Basilica of Santa Mara Novella). He also was the author of a book called: De re Aedificatoria
LEONARDOS INVENTIONS
His
most famous invention is the Vitruvian man. It was a perfect design of the human body based on Vitruvius proportions (an ancient roman architect). He also invented a revolutionary car made of wood that would propel itself with the help of some springs and gearwheels.
LEONARDOS INVENTIONS
He invented a flying machine that was equipped with seats and controls for the pilot. It also had flapped wings. He made a kind of helicopter. It was designed for being operated by four people, although that, it never flew. He did a span 720-foot bridge, for retreates in wars.
LEONARDOS STUDIES
He also studied anatomy, he drew many studies of the human skeleton, the heart and vascular system, the sex organs, and other internal organs. He made the first draw of a fetus in the uterus. He also dissect human corpses at the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova.
LEONARDOS INVENTIONS
Because he loved the sea he did many drawings of a dive equipment. The suit was made up leather and among other things it included a bag for urinate in it. In that period of time the black death asolated Europe so he designed a model of a city that would have ventilation systems.
PAINTINGS
His most famous paintings are:
Annunciation (1475)
23 years
Gioconda (1502)
50 years
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.astroseti.org/vernew.php?codigo=2535
http://www.epdlp.com/pintor.php?id=402 http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/monografia/leonardo/ http://www.redesc.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_qu epaso/leonardo_da_vinci.htm
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renacimiento
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinquecento