Renaissance and Baroque Arts

• Francesco Petrarch

  • an important figure in the formation of Renaissance philosophy and literature
  • flourished from the 14th to the 16th century
• Renaissance

  • An art movement
  • visual arts and humanism
  • artists remained as guild members
• Leonardo da Vinci

  • considered one of the three giants of the Renaissance Period
  • uncle of Piero da Vinci
  • displayed talent and interest in different fields
• The Last Supper

  • one of the notable works of Leonardo da Vinci
  • skillful use of perspective by expanding the space through the use of linear perspective
• Key Components of Linear Perspective

  • Vanishing Point
  • Horizon Line
  • Orthogonal Lines
• Vanishing Point

  • where parallel lines seem to meet on the horizon.
  • It shows the viewer's eye level and helps create depth in a picture.
• Vanishing Point

  
• Horizon Line

  • an imaginary horizontal line that represents the viewer's eye level in a scene.
  • It separates the sky from the ground and serves as the baseline for placing vanishing points.
• Horizon Line

  
• Orthogonal Lines

  • These are the diagonal lines that lead towards the vanishing point.
  • They help in guiding the viewer's eye into the depth of the painting or drawing.
• Orthogonal Lines

  
• Michelangelo Buonarroti

  • learned his first lessons in stone carving when he was young
  • known for a lot of notable artworks in the field of painting, sculpture, and architecture
• Pietà

  • one of the famous works of Michelangelo Buonarroti
  • an image of the dead Christ being carried on the lap of his mother
• Pieta

  
• Leonardo da Vinci

  
• Raphael Sanzio

  
• Raphael Sanzio

  • youngest among the three great masters of the High Renaissance, which included Leonardo and Michelangelo
  • known to give expression to a harmonious and balanced vision
• Madonna of the Meadows

  • greatly influenced by da Vinci’s style
  • composed of Madonna, Christ Child, and John the Baptist
• Madonna of the Meadows

  
• Albrecht Dürer

  • was expected to carry on the family’s trade but demonstrated great skill in drawing
  • an engraver (engravings and woodcuts)
• Albrecht Dürer

  
• Melencolia I

  • one of the notable engravings of Albrecht Dürer
  • features an enigmatic and gloomy figure (personify melancholia)
• Melencolia I